bɹˈɛzsni ɪz kwˈoʊɾᵻd æz sˈeɪɪŋ "aɪm ˌɔn ɐ mˈɪʃən tə sˈeɪv pˈiːpəl fɹʌmðə dʒˈɛnəsˌaɪd ʌvðɪ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən,"  ænd tˈoʊld ðə tˈaɪmz ðæt hˈɪz "sˈiːkɹᵻt ɐdʒˈɛndə" ɪz "təbi ɐ pˈoʊɪt hˌuː ɡˈɛts pˈeɪd fɔːɹ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ pˈoʊɪtɹi."
Brezsny is quoted as saying "I'm on a mission to save people from the genocide of the imagination,"  and told the Times that his "secret agenda" is "to be a poet who gets paid for writing poetry."