Funny that he would use the term "AVATAR"
(pronounced AV-uh-tar): The word is Sanskirt for the earthly incarnation a god takes on Earth. Vishnu, the Hindu god responsible for maintaining the existence of the universe, has 10 important avatars, including Krishna, the philosopher king, and Varaha, the boar who rescues the planet after it is inundated by the oceans. The 10th avatar of Vishnu, Kalki, will arrive in the future to destroy the world with fire and begin a new age of purity on the planet.
http://www.sonoma.edu/it/faq/glossary.htm Hinduism - when you break it down to it's basic - there is no good nor evil ... just feeling good or feeling bad.
Sounds like the perfect leftist radical thought to me.
Here is another bio from the Vietnam Songbook program of the great man, taken in his natural element:
JOE BANGERT
Singer
Founding Member of Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Member of 'Hanoi Chapter of the ' Quang Tri- Thua Thien Vietnamese Veterans Association'. Inducted into the Oglala Sioux Warrior Society after serving as a member of security during the siege of Wounded Knee.
http://www.vietnamsongbook.org/performers.htm