I think Quote by Robert Christgau

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

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

A lot of political music to me can be rather pedantic and corny, and when it's done right - like Bruce Springsteen or Jackson…

— Bonnie Raitt

A lot of songs we've written have been political, but they're also personally political.

— Curt Smith

Critics always get the lyrics wrong in reviews, which is amusing - especially when they use them against you.

— Kurt Vile

I think, then, there's the sort of, like, political dimension to lyrics. One of the problems that I've had with my output as a…

— J. Robbins

I couldn't write a political song. There's just opinion; it's all arbitrary anyway. It's all subjective.

— Cass McCombs

The problem isn’t with rock lyrics, it’s with the fabric of this society itself.

— Jodi Picoult

“I call it treason against rock 'n' roll because rock is the antithesis of politics. Rock should never be in bed with politics. ...…

— Alice Cooper

I don't think that good politics ever excuse a bad song.

— Greg Brown

I do write songs with a political dimension to them sometimes, but I'm always slightly appalled by it when I do.

— Jarvis Cocker

I don't get into heavy political numbers because I don't find them lyrical.

— James Taylor