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Letter "B" » Billy Bragg Quotes
«Being spokesman for a generation is the worst job I ever had.»
Author: Billy Bragg
(Rock singer)
| About:
Leadership,
Singers and singing
| Keywords:
spokesman, spokesmen
«All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations.»
Author: Billy Bragg
(Rock singer)
«A part of my job is to bring the news from elsewhere to here and to take back some news from here. . . . You can't change the world singing songs, believe me, but you can offer people an alternative perspective, even on their own situations. So that's what I'm trying to do.»
Author: Billy Bragg
(Rock singer)
«A song is like a newspaper. It's capable of carrying a number of different messages. Some of them are advertisers, some of them are editorial, some of them are reportage, some of them are sport. So, as a songwriter you can use any of those.»
Author: Billy Bragg
(Rock singer)
«To have accountability you must get out and vote!»
Author: Billy Bragg
(Rock singer)
«I never met a politician who didn't want to be a guitar player in a rock band. I've got the opportunity to say what I believe in.»
Author: Billy Bragg
(Rock singer)
«That's what I'm about -- getting engaged. Too many people don't wade in the mud with the politicians.»
Author: Billy Bragg
(Rock singer)
«And just because you're gay, I won't turn you away.If you stick around, I'm sure we can find some common ground.»
Author: Billy Bragg
(Rock singer)
«And since September 11 and the war with Iraq, I think people are more attuned to music that's got something to say. It's just a shame that such things have to happen for more people to get into it.»
Author: Billy Bragg
(Rock singer)
«You can only make political music if you have a context. . . . You cannot make political music in a vacuum. It'd be like me writing songs now about Margaret Thatcher. It'd just make no sense. But I think in the wake of 9-11 people are trying to articulate their feelings.»
Author: Billy Bragg
(Rock singer)
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