Famous Vegans - No Age

No Age, 2008.

No Age

No Age is a two-person American indie rock band, consisting of guitarist Randy Randall and drummer and vocalist Dean Allen Spunt. They were formed in 2005, after leaving their previous band, the hardcore punk group Wives. Both members of No Age are vegan. You can check out their music and their website.

No Age talks about why they are vegan with PETA2:

Quotes by No Age:

When asked how important veganism is to him, Randy Randall answered:

Randy Randall: "Very important. That's one of the few personal politics I'm able to live out everyday."

Dean Spunt: "I mean who says that you should really eat a f***ing cow anyway. It’s a living thing you know? For me, that’s heavy. I wouldn’t feel right. I feel like if I started eating meat I would just start not caring about more stuff. ... until I’m just like most people."

Randy Randall: "I feel like being vegan or not driving a car or just choosing to live your life in whichever way you want to is really important because it's your life and it means something."

When asked whether he ever thinks about not being vegan anymore, Dean Spunt answered:

Dean Spunt: "No, it’s just so easy. Maybe when I was younger I’d be thinking ‘oh maybe I’ll eat eggs’ but then it’s like ‘what’s the point?’ I don’t crave the stuff. I just think about the reasons why I’m vegan and it really outweighs any of the ‘I wanna eat something because it tastes a certain way'."

Dean Spunt: "It’s cruel to eat animals and the factory-farming industry is f***ed up. Also growing up in Southern California, it’s so easy to be a vegan. I’ve seen videos of how they treat animals and not just when they kill them, when they’re getting their milk out or their eggs. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen videos of cramped chickens, they just kind of snip their beaks off so they don’t peck at each other because they're crammed in cages. I don’t like that energy."

Randy Randall: "Dean and I are both vegans so food becomes a priority when we get into town! It almost becomes a hobby in itself – but it’s rewarding, if at the end of the day you get some good food out of it. We know all the falafels restaurants in Europe!"

When asked whether they find it difficult to find places to eat in certain cities, they answered:

Randy Randall: "No, I think being vegan is a choice so you kind of accept all the challenges about it. If you're complaining and you're vegan, you're kind of just an as***le, because it's your choice and you're choosing to live your life that way so you kind of have to understand that it’s not the way the world works. Any grocery store has enough food for any vegan to eat."

Dean Spunt: "You go to HappyCow.com."

Randy Randall: "I love rolling in to a new town and finding the cool/weird/awesome vegan restaurant. It might not be in the center of town, so you gotta go exploring and find where the Vegans in that town hang out."

When asked about their favorite foods, Randy Randall answered:

Randy Randall: "Dean and I have different tastes but I love spicy Kale salads and BBQ seitan."

"Dean Spunt: "Being vegan really makes you think about food more. When you eat the western american diet, you eat whatever you want, and when you go vegetarian, you minus meat, when you go vegan, you really open up the world of food. It's way more fun to eat. You don't just put something in your mouth, you wonder what you are doing for the planet, and try Thai food, African food, Indian food. Stuff you never would have tried."

Quotes are from a 2010 interview of Dean Spunt with Huck Magazine, their 2008 interview with Pitckfork, their 2010 interview on Clara in Veganland, an interview from the Event Guide, their 2009 interview with DIY and a 2010 interview with Dean Spunt for the Phoenix New Times.