Music Quote by 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

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 used to be way more instrumental just in providing a soundtrack to what's going on in the world. And it's also important to…

— Alicia Keys

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

Musicians and artists are not... it's not like politicians or something where you can't really affect them. There's not like this separate caste system…

— Bradford Cox

Musicians have been political literally since people were writing songs.

— Maggie Rogers

Most of my arguments with musicians through the years have had more to do with their attitude about music, or their attitude about their…

— Billy Corgan

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

— Charles Hazlewood

Musicians and non-musicians alike are priding themselves on the width and breadth of their musical interests, which I think is to be encouraged.

— Chris Thile

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

— Johnny Van Zant

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

— Gail Zappa

Musicians are, by and large, not the most politically savvy crew.

— Ben Shapiro