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 BRAGGSo, in some ways, the political songs tend to be a bit more like reportage, whereas the love songs tend to be like novels, you can pick them up off the shelf and go into them any time.
More Billy Bragg Quotes
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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.
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I think if you’re going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can’t just write about politics, you have to try and be politics as well.
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Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.
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A patriot is someone who cares what happens in their country.
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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
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Peace, bread, work, and freedom is the best we can achieve.
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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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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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I was in a little punk band and we put out a few punk records that weren’t very political, at all.
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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.
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I’ve had songs written during the Falklands war, and during the first Gulf war I got letters from soldiers saying they were listening to these songs, like Island of no return.
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Just because you’re gay, I won’t turn you away. If you stick around, I’m sure we can find some common ground.
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That’s what I’m about — getting engaged. Too many people don’t wade in the mud with the politicians.
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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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I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.
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