Art Quote by Bradford Cox

I feel like musicians have such a precarious place in the political discourse, because musicians are, sort of just by nature, people-pleasers.

— John Flansburgh

It has always seemed slightly uncomfortable, the idea of politicised musicians. Very few of them are clever enough to do it; if they're good…

— Robert Smith

We're musicians; we're not politicians or anything.

— Johnny Van Zant

I think we musicians are emissaries. Every time we go before the public, we're there to make converts. We can either be ugly and…

— Hazel Scott

Some musicians feel they have to provide what their audiences expect. They lose the distinction between an artist and an entertainer. I am not…

— Steven Wilson

Musicians are affected by the audience just as much as audiences are affected by the musicians. The only problem is that often times musicians…

— Hamid Drake

Musicians are like politicians. They're the last people who should be making music, just like politicians are the last people who should be running…

— Nigel Godrich

I don't think people go to musicians for their political points of view. I think your political point of view is circumstances and then…

— Bruce Springsteen

Musicians more than most people are in the moment. That's the dual nature of that job.

— Gail Zappa

Most musicians, regardless of what culture they come from, can get together and agree on some stuff about music. As there is going to…

— Jerry Garcia

Musicians are like a preacher, a teacher, an actor. You are the mediator who can transfer the energy of beautiful music to the others.

— Demis Roussos

My interactions with musicians have been simply that: interactions with musicians. Issues of gender, or anything else beyond the music-making, have in my experience…

— Michael Hersch