Dictatorship Quote by Chris Thile

In the end, for me, music is such an internal thing that to let the outside world influence would be against my modus operandi.

— Kevin Parker

Musicians should not play music. Music should play musicians.

— Henry Rollins

In these days of political, personal and economic disintegration, music is not a luxury, it's a necessity; not simply because it is therapeutic, nor…

— Robert Shaw

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 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

For too long, musicians have been the greatest enemy of music. Their lack of desire to proselytize is a kind of betrayal.

— Charles Hazlewood

If the nobles of the country really have the welfare of the people at heart, they should prevent and forbid music wherever it makes…

— John Tilbury

Music is a fundamental human right

— Gustavo Dudamel

In America, there's more of the question, should music be political or should it just be for entertainment purposes, whereas around the world that's…

— Serj Tankian

Most of the problems that we have are brought on by the government and not by music. Music is a mirror of what we're…

— Ice Cube

Music is something no one can control.

— Bad Bunny