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 BraggCertainly, 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.
Billy BraggYou can be active with the activists or sleep in with the sleepers while you're waiting for the Great Leap Forwards.
Billy BraggMoney 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 BraggAt some point in your life you have to engage with the fact that you are part of a society. Yeah the individual is the most important facet in society but unless every individual is the recipient of free health care, free education decent affordable housing and a proper pension then only the rich and powerful will be individuals and the rest of us will be exploited by them.
Billy Bragg