I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.
BILLY BRAGGI enjoyed so much working with the guys from Wilco, and riffing off of them, and having someone come up to me with ideas, because normally in the studio it’s me who has to come up with all the ideas.
More Billy Bragg Quotes
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Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all.
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The key to it has to be some sort of proportional representation, which allows there to be more parties.
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I’m just saying that we need to find a better way to manifest the broader society’s aspirations, politically.
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Without accountability, there can be no freedom. I know it seems like a paradox.
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All the things about ‘the ugly American’ that we worry about and which the Americans see in themselves, it’s all of that. This is a politics of egotistical display.
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If I can entertain people and get them to open up a little bit, then they’re much more conducive to any ideas I might have, whether they’re about relationships or politics. The most interesting songs, I think, are the ones where the two overlap.
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There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once they step out of the bedroom, their honesty doesn’t seem to come with them.
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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
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Mixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is / I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses.
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A patriot is someone who cares what happens in their country.
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A nation with their freezers full are dancing in their seats, while outside another nation is sleeping in the streets.
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What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands.
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Certainly, the international image of the United States today is a lot less positive than 10 years ago. And that really shouldn’t be, because you have been the victims of this awful terrorist attack, and I think America deserves the sympathy of the world.
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You can experience a download, but you can’t download an experience.
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War what is it good for? It’s good for business.
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