I was in a little punk band and we put out a few punk records that weren't very political, at all. — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
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
I never met a politician who didn't want to be a guitar player in a rock band. I've got the opportunity to… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
So, in some ways, the political songs tend to be a bit more like reportage, whereas the love songs tend to be… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
We read our own political content into The Clash, and they accepted it. — 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
My theory is this; I'm not a political songwriter. I'm an honest songwriter. — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations. — 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 Image
“A virtue never tested is no virtue at all. - Must I Paint You a Picture ” — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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 are voting… — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
