I was in a little punk band and we put out a few punk records that weren't very political, at all.
Billy BraggDon't saddle me with your ideals, and spare me all your guilt. For a poet with all the answers, has never yet been built.
Billy BraggOur neighbors shake their heads And take their valuables inside While my countrymen piss in the fountains To express their national pride.
Billy BraggIf you can't see that the glass is half full, you can never be a socialist. You have to believe in the goodness of the majority of people to be a socialist. You have to believe that if the majority of people had their way, they would make a society that would be fair for everyone. If you don't believe that, and if you think that the glass is always half empty, then you're never going to have that sensibility.
Billy Bragg