Author note: I first ran this in the Spring of 2004 in WAV Magazine, which eventually became Kotori Magazine, a music and culture magazine I used to publish in a previous life. After seeing a CNN piece this morning on Saul Williams, I felt that, on the anniversary of September 11, it was only appropriate to re-share this one to take stock of how far, or backwards, we've come since that fateful day. This interview took place at the Troubadour in Hollywood during what was billed a 9-11 tribute event.