Art Quote by Jimmy Cliff

I believe strongly that the word 'protest' is no excuse for bad work. The artist must create.

— John Kani

Protest is patriotic. Since the beginning of musical time, American singers and songwriters have used their talent and bully pulpits to show us America's…

— Shawn Amos

Though some may think there should be a separation between art/music and politics, it should be reinforced that art can be a form of…

— Eddie Vedder

“Make art, make a statement, make a protest. It's up to you”

— Jill Hucklesby

The nice thing about a protest song is that it takes the complaint, the fussing, the finger-pointing, and gives it an added component of…

— Nicholson Baker

My rules for a protest song are, if it's going to be hectoring or if it's going to be naive or ridiculously idealistic, just…

— Matty Healy

But we do not merely protest; we make renewed demand for freedom in that vast kingdom of the human spirit where freedom has ever…

— Anonymous

I have said it before and I will continue to say that I don't think art is the most effective form of protest. I…

— Martine Syms

We talk too much of black art when we should be talking about art, just art. Black composers must be free to write rondos…

— Alvin Ailey

A protest song is a song that's so specific that you cannot mistake it for bullshit

— Phil Ochs

So many famous iconic American songs are protest songs, and I think that the vast majority of artists will only continue to add to…

— Liv Bruce

I think that the most effective social protest that any artist can do would be things that come naturally and feel obvious. I think…

— John Flansburgh