Jesse Barnett – Stick to Your Guns
Jesse Barnett is the frontman of American hardcore punk band Stick to Your Guns. Barnett formed the band in 2003 in Orange County, California and released their first EP, Compassion without Compromise, in 2004. The name of the band’s very first release, signifies many of the themes of Barnett’s lyrics: compassion to both humans and non-human animals.
Since 2003, Stick to Your Guns has released eight full-length studio albums, the most recent being Keep Planting Flowers in 2025. The song ‘No Tolerance’, which appeared on the 2016 EP Better Ash Than Dust, was inspired by Barnett’s choice to be vegan:
“What I always loved about this music is that the music and its scene was always a tolerant place. As I’m sure most of us know the world and our society can be very intolerant to anything or anyone outside of their rules. This song is about our intolerance for intolerance. There is no tolerance for racists, sexists, homophobes or fascists in our scene. On a more personal level this song was inspired by my choice to be vegan. I can no longer be tolerant towards the torture that is inflicted on our fellow species that we share this planet with. I will use my voice, money and actions to stand against these things.”
