I think if you're going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can't just write about politics,… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
If I can entertain people and get them to open up a little bit, then they're much more conducive to any ideas… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
The most important thing for anyone, I think, is to be engaged, whether you're an artist or a journalist is to be… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
Today, rather than talk in terms of ideology or ideas like socialism, I think more important issues to discuss are things like… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that in a generation or two we'll have politicians whose life experience reflects that of the people who… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
If we think we're a nation with great ideas, and a nation that wants to make the world a better place, let's… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
Certainly, the international image of the United States today is a lot less positive than 10 years ago. And that really shouldn't… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
If you can't see that the glass is half full, you can never be a socialist. You have to believe in the… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
Whether we like it or not, we live in a post-ideological world. That's how a Donald Trump can get through. He has… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
What happened on September 11 wasn't the first act of war, it was the most unspeakable act of murder and terrorism. But… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
I don't mind being labeled as a political songwriter. I've chosen to do that. What really annoys me is being dismissed as… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
In that sense, I became politicized because the people in the coal mining villages who were involved in the struggle knew why they were… — Billy Bragg Copy Share
Never trust anyone who has no doubts. And I'm not talking about scepticism either: scepticism can be a healthy thing. You can have an… — Billy Bragg Copy Share
I'm trying to make a case for those people who don't have a sense of belonging that they should have, that there is something… — Billy Bragg Copy Share
There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once they step… — Billy Bragg Copy Share
By the time I was 19, punk had occurred. It had a completely different cultural dynamic to it which rejected everything and started again… — Billy Bragg Copy Share
If there is a single trait in our character that has historically set us apart from other nations, it is our determination to limit… — Billy Bragg Copy Share
The most important thing for anyone, I think, is to be engaged, whether you're an artist or a journalist is to be engaged in… — Billy Bragg Copy Share
The evil lot who did that thing on September 11 did it because they wanted to create a war between America and Islam. And… — Billy Bragg Copy Share
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… — Billy Bragg Copy Share
I'd like to think that in a generation or two we'll have politicians whose life experience reflects that of the people who are voting… — Billy Bragg Copy Share
I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash. — Billy Bragg Copy Share
“Freedom is merely privilege extended Unless enjoyed by one and all. - The Internationale ” — Billy Bragg Copy Share
