Editing Tenacious D (section)

==Political activities==
Tenacious D are supporters of [[Legality of cannabis|cannabis legalization]]. They have also performed at a [[National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws|NORML]] benefit concert.<ref name='norml'>{{cite magazine| first=Jonathan | last=Cohen | title=Tenacious D Halfway Toward 'Destiny' | date=May 9, 2003| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | url =https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71135/tenacious-d-halfway-toward-destiny| access-date = July 16, 2009}}</ref> Black described his view that allowing drug use would remove the stigma of feeling "naughty" attached to users, making the activity mundane and less attractive.<ref name='Gore'>{{cite news| first=Dave | last=Grohl | title=Jack Black: born in L.A., there to stay, this funnyman is blowing 'em away | work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] | publisher=Brant Publications | url =http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_9_32/ai_92233487 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20041128004444/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_9_32/ai_92233487 | url-status =dead | archive-date =November 28, 2004 | access-date = January 26, 2007 }}</ref> Black was the executive producer for a documentary about [[Randy Credico]] entitled ''Sixty Spins Around the Sun''. It calls for the so-called [[Rockefeller Drug Laws]] to be repealed. Black said of it, "They're populating our prisons with people, you know, first time drug offenders—single mothers that have a little bit of [[Cocaine|coke]] end up going to prison for 20&nbsp;years or something. It's just cruel and unusual punishment."<ref name='Democracy Now'>{{cite news| first=Amy | last=Goodman |  title="Bush is a Dangerous Nincompoop" – Actor/Musician Jack Black on the War on Terror, the Democrats and the Rockefeller Drug Laws | date=November 7, 2003| url =http://www.democracynow.org/2003/11/7/bush_is_a_dangerous_nincompoop_actor | work=[[Democracy Now!]] |  access-date = January 26, 2007}}</ref>

In 2004, Tenacious D supported [[John Kerry]]'s [[2004 United States presidential election|US presidential election]] campaign by playing a benefit concert for him.<ref name="The New Zealand Herald" /> Black and Gass were disparaging towards [[George W. Bush]]'s [[Presidency of George W. Bush|presidency]] on many occasions.<ref>{{cite magazine| first=Steve | last=Baltin | title=Phair, Grohl Sing for Dems | date=July 7, 2004| url =https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6222965/phair_grohl_sing_for_dems | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | access-date = March 23, 2008 | url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208135047/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6222965/phair_grohl_sing_for_dems|archive-date=February 8, 2009}}</ref> The band performed a benefit concert for [[Barack Obama]]'s [[Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]] on November 2, 2008, in Milwaukee. Other performers included [[Ben Harper]] and [[Relentless7]], [[David Crosby]] and [[Graham Nash]], and the [[Beastie Boys]]. Tenacious D guested with [[Crosby & Nash|Crosby and Nash]] on "Find the Cost of Freedom" which concluded the Crosby-Nash set.<ref>{{cite news| title=Jack Black Fears Tenacious D Will Curse Barack Obama's Presidential Bid | url =http://www.gigwise.com/news/45372/jack-black-fears-tenacious-d-will-curse-barack-obamas-presidential-bid | work=[[Gigwise.com]] | access-date = August 24, 2008 }}</ref> In 2010, Tenacious D agreed to boycott [[Arizona]] due to laws passed there concerning illegal immigration.<ref>{{cite news| title = Now Boycotting Arizona: Sonic Youth, Rage Against the Machine, Conor Oberst ... | date = May 26, 2010 | url = https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/05/now_boycotting_arizona_sonic_y.html | work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] | access-date = May 28, 2010}}</ref> In 2012, Tenacious D performed at the House of Blues in [[Cleveland]] and did a surprise gig at [[Kent State University]] earlier on that day to encourage voting. Tenacious D supported Obama that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/wwjtd/2012/11/tenacious-d-rocking-the-vote/|title=Tenacious D rocking the vote.|website=Patheos.com|date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> In 2017, Black and Gass performed "The Government Totally Sucks" at an anti-[[Donald Trump]] [[Prophets of Rage]] show in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Stutz |first1=Colin |title=Watch Audioslave Reunite at Prophets of Rage's 'Anti Inaugural Ball' in L.A. |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/audioslave-reunite-prophets-rage-anti-inaugural-ball-review-video-7662578/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 14, 2024 |date=January 21, 2017}}</ref>