[ WP ] Humanity is admitted to the Galactic Republic , however they have to meet one condition : to ban the production and distribution of music . Turns out humanity is the only species in the galaxy to create music , and its emotional affects are so potent it can incapacitate or entrance most species ' .

Interviewer: As I understand it, you were there when the war began. 
 
 Brigadier General Snider: Yeah. 
 
 Interviewer: … 
 
 Brig. Gen. Snider: Called before a senate to defend music from a bunch of pricks that just don ’ t get it. 
 Deja-fuckin ’ -Vu man… 
 
 He avoids the subject, the tension in the air is thick. 
 
 Interviewer: What about the Senator ’ s Son? 
 
 Brig. Gen. Snider: Fuck you. 
 
 His eyes grow cold, I understand why they fear the man. 
 I grow nervous, but press the subject. 
 
 Interviewer: Please Sir, it is important to know what really happened when the cameras cut off. 
 
 Brig. Gen. Snider: *Sigh* 
 Stupid little sonovabitch got in way over his head 
 
 He spits the words out harshly, but a smile touches his face. 
 
 See, there were a bunch of kids mingling with the Enemy ’ s kids. 
 Some kind of cultural-get-to-know-you-better-crap. 
 Anyways, one of the bigwigs had a kid, who thought it would be a bright idea to sneak in a couple tracks on an ipod or some shit. 
 They found out… 
 
 Interviewer: Please go on. 
 
 Brig. Gen. Snider: They say they nabbed the kid on his way to school, but fuck man, he had to have planned it… 
 
 Interviewer: I ’ m sorry, can you elaborate? 
 
 Brig. Gen. Snider: Come the big day, they bring out the kid, tied up, like an old timey execution bull shit. 
 And they say some high and mighty crap about “ proving ” our loyalty to the treaty. 
 Kid is 12 years old and has more balls than anyone I ’ ve ever met. 
 
 Interviewer: I ’ m sorry? 
 
 Brig. Gen. Snider: He knew they ’ d kill him, but I guess the kid also knew how important music is to being human. 
 They knelt the kid down center stage- 
 
 Interviewer: And then the cameras stopped rolling. 
 
 Brig. Gen. Snider: On his knees, in his school uniform, the kid, Angus, smiles. He fuckin ’ smiles. 
 His last words, I shit you not, are, “ To those about to Rock, I salute you. ” 

