You can be active with the activists or sleep in with the sleepers while you’re waiting for the Great Leap Forwards.
BILLY BRAGGMixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is / I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses.
More Billy Bragg Quotes
-
-
What happened on September 11 wasn’t the first act of war, it was the most unspeakable act of murder and terrorism. But it was construed by a very small group of people – there is no army out there in the dark waiting to take over America.
BILLY BRAGG -
The evil lot who did that thing on September 11 did it because they wanted to create a war between America and Islam. And by invading Iraq, we gave them what they hoped for.
BILLY BRAGG -
What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands.
BILLY BRAGG -
Baptists burn more slowly.
BILLY BRAGG -
You can experience a download, but you can’t download an experience.
BILLY BRAGG -
I was in a little punk band and we put out a few punk records that weren’t very political, at all.
BILLY BRAGG -
Mixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is / I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses.
BILLY BRAGG -
Part of the problem with some elements of the European debate is that they hanker for the days when we were a great power. Those days are gone, and they went a long time ago.
BILLY BRAGG -
Britain is a great country. We can more or less say what we like, and we can walk down the street without anyone trying to kill us. I know it’s tough for some people, but generally we live in a caring society. We live in a great country, but we’re no longer a great power.
BILLY BRAGG -
Never trust anyone who has no doubts. And I’m not talking about scepticism either: scepticism can be a healthy thing.
BILLY BRAGG -
Start your own revolution, cut out the middleman In a perfect world we’d all sing in tune But this is reality so give me some room So join the struggle while you may The Revolution is just a t-shirt away
BILLY BRAGG -
Peace, bread, work, and freedom is the best we can achieve.
BILLY BRAGG -
Money maketh man a tory, don’t fire that assumption at me, I like toast as much as anyone but not for breakfast, dinner and tea
BILLY BRAGG -
If you thought the army was here protecting people like yourself, I’ve some news for you, we’re here to defend wealth.
BILLY BRAGG -
All musicians start out with ideals but hanging on to them in the face of media scrutiny takes real integrity. Tougher still is to live up to the ideals of your dedicated fans.
BILLY BRAGG