Approach Quote by Derek Bailey

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

I don't really like to infuse music with politics - but I wouldn't say as a general statement that it shouldn't be.

— Davey Havok

I've never allowed my specific personal practice or belief to be overtly integrated to the music. Because that's crossing the line into, 'We want…

— Ed Kowalczyk

I find that when my plays are going well, they seem to resemble pieces of music. But if I had to go into specifics…

— Edward Albee

I think the music should definitely underscore the sentiment of the song, and it can work for or against it. It has just as…

— Colin Meloy

You want to think about certain styles of music as being reflective of a certain culture or a certain time or a point of…

— Robin Pecknold

Music is supposed to be interwoven into the fabric of society; it is not supposed to be a plaything that is there to serve…

— Billy Corgan

I think of a piece of music as something that comes alive when it is being performed, and I feel that my role in…

— Yo-Yo Ma

I like the idea of politically charged music a lot, but it usually seems to be preaching to the choir and ineffective.

— Phil Elvrum

There is no music that can't be used politically, but the motives behind the creation of that music can be non-political.

— Earle Brown

Of course, it's not the technique that makes the music; it's the sensitivity of the musician and his ability to be able to fuse…

— Herbie Hancock

I think it's important as a player every now and again to play something that's influenced you as an artist just to expose the…

— Gavin DeGraw