Fascist Quote by Donald Fagen

Rock music is a vehicle of anti-religion

— Pope Benedict XVI

Pop music I have always loved best. But the more extreme, fascist-led examples of the music business I tend to detest the most.

— John Lydon

When people say stuff like, "Oh, that's soft rock. I don't listen to that," I find that elitist. It's music-racist.

— Jay-Z

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

If rock criticism is to be a political calling, which has always been my angle, that's obviously not because it's a fountainhead of protest…

— Robert Christgau

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

— Salman Rushdie

Rock 'n' roll is meant to entertain. Hippie folk singers are supposed to be singing about leftist views, but I don't think rock 'n'…

— Johnny Ramone

The aggressive, energised, political, or even politicised, culturally aware music hasn't really existed [recently].

— Moby

The only 'anti-fascist' song that makes any sense to me is the Beatles' 'Love Is All You Need', because, quite simply, it's true.

— Penny Rimbaud

Ultimately, to insist that rock criticism be political is first to insist that the humans who make and enjoy music are embroiled in politics…

— Robert Christgau

Using music to promote hate seems to be the bastardisation of music to me.

— Chris Lowe

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

— Phil Elvrum