… at that time when Arular happened the world was so much more cultured. We had way better fucking music. People were having way better sex. People were eating way better food. It's like we had progression, and now it's like all we have is electronic music. People have to take drugs to pretend they're having a great time, and the world has become way more aggressive and backwards and gentrified.

Artistically, we're not setting off enough fireworks in the art scene. There's no fucking fireworks in the fashion scene. You know everything is sort of repetitive and, no, I don't think any new art has brought anything new to the table, whether it's visually, sonically or a lifestyle-based thing or a topical thing. What Arular did was something positive. It added color and tones and concepts into arenas where those things weren't everyday things. Those things weren't common.

M.I.A.