Spike Lee

”It is my honor and privilege that my art brother, Mr. David Byrne, asked me to join him in concert, to invite me into his magnificent world of American Utopia. And dat's da ‘once in a lifetime’ truth, Ruth. Ya-dig?” -- Spike Lee.

”How can you apologize for your misguided acts, spurred on by Agent Orange at the White House, and not mention Colin Kaepernick? It was a point-blank punk move.” Spike Lee's acclaimed new film ’Da 5 Bloods’ is out now on Netflix.

”Normally I wouldn't show you something so unrefined, I hope you understand,” Dave says.

”How can people not understand why people are acting the way they are?” Lee said. ”This is history again and again and again … This is not new. The attack on black bodies has been here from the get-go.”

You can also read tributes to Little Richard from Ringo Starr, Chuck D, Yoko Ono, Chance the Rapper, Krist Novoselic, Gene Simmons, The Kinks' Dave Davies, Billy Bragg, Margo Price, Lloyd Cole, Frank Turner, and more.

”"A Love Letter To It's People. Plain And Simple,” Spike Lee says.

Also appearing: Bon Jovi, Robert De Niro, Spike Lee, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Fallon, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Chris Rock, Trevor Noah, David Chang and more.

“Pinch me. This couldn't have worked out better for this project,” Byrne said in a statement.

Aiello's credits include ’Do the Right Thing,’ ’Moonstruck,’ and playing Madonna's papa in the ”Papa Don't Preach” video, among many other roles.

Meanwhile: there's a massive box set reissue of 1999 due out this month.