Politics is a part of life and art is about life. It doesn't mean that all the art has to be about politics - in fact, heaven forbid. But politics is a totally legitimate area of focus for any art, whether it's painting or songwriting or anything else, as much as sex is, as much as spirituality is, as much as any other behavior of people is.
Bruce CockburnWave the flag, wave the Bible, wave your sex or your business degree, whatever you want, just don't wave that thing at me.
Bruce CockburnMale female slave or free; peaceful or disorderly; maybe you and he will not agree; but you need him to show you new ways to see.
Bruce CockburnAll these years of thinking, ending up like this: In front of all this beauty, understanding nothing.
Bruce Cockburn