Famous Vegans - William Faith

William Faith, 2009.

William Faith

He's an American singer, guitarist and music producer. He has been a member of several Glam and Punk Rock bands, under various different pseudonyms, including the bands Wreckage and Mephisto Walz. He is best known for being one of the two members of the band Faith and the Muse, together with Monica Richards. You can check out some of their music at this link. He also produces music for other artists in his own recording studio, known as Zone O.

Quotes by William Faith:

"I had been vegetarian for 5 years back in the '80's, but backslid horribly for the whole of the '90's. In 2000, I became vegetarian again, and it was seeing the film Peaceable Kingdom in late 2004 that cemented my decision to become vegan. I have never looked back."

"If you look at the current way that food is handled here in the United States, the average piece of produce that we consume travels 1,600 miles from farm to fork, so it’s what we call the "1,600-mile Caesar salad bar". You have this ridiculous amount of transportation involved in getting food to you, and in the time of peak oil that we’re looking at on the imminent horizon, things like this are simply not going to be possible. ... Being able to eat locally is something that’s going to be much more important in the future."

"We [Monica Richards and himself] are vegan and involved in animal rescue, and other than our rather extensive companion animal population, we also have a couple of ducks that happen to do a great amount of our weeding and fertilizing for us. We’re also trying to show ways that you can integrate animals into your life beyond just the companion aspect just by letting an animal do what they do naturally."

Quotes are from an interview with Faith and the Muse for Kilter magazine and an interview with Faith and the Muse for Attention Deficit Delirium.