Happiness Quote by Aaron Dessner

A lot of songs we've written have been political, but they're also personally political.

— Curt Smith

I've never written a political song. Songs can't save the world. I've gone through all that.

— Bob Dylan

To me, a political song is also a personal song. Most political activism has been driven by empathy for other people and the desire…

— Conor Oberst

I don't think I ever write songs involving politics, because they get dated way too quick. Any view you have can usually be made…

— Isaac Brock

I think it's really hard to make songs that pursue an agenda. You can kind of do it a little bit through a character,…

— David Byrne

I couldn't write a political song. There's just opinion; it's all arbitrary anyway. It's all subjective.

— Cass McCombs

I do write songs with a political dimension to them sometimes, but I'm always slightly appalled by it when I do.

— Jarvis Cocker

I don't think I'm a political songwriter as much as I am just a political person. I think it's in my fabric.

— Steve Earle

I don't set out to write a political song. I am not one of those that feels compelled to write about what's going on.

— Stephen Stills

I'd love to say that I could write political songs, but I don't feel clued-up enough.

— Paloma Faith

All music has political dimensions because it suggests a way of being.

— Brian Eno

I think there are shades of political songs; some are more subtle and can be more effective for being subtle, for being more metaphorical.…

— Richard Thompson