Demonstrations Quote by Tom Morello

I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.

— Chico Hamilton

I do the protest stuff. I do country and western. I play both acoustic and electric guitar in a lot of different styles, from…

— Eugene Chadbourne

Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.

— Ice Cube

I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a…

— Adam McKay

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

I was involved in some peaceful protests.

— Todd Akin

As a protester, I protested because I had to, not because it was exciting. I don't want to get tear-gassed again.

— DeRay Mckesson

You can't just sit around and make protest albums all your life; eventually it comes to the point where you have to do something.

— Paul Kantner

To me, protesting and playing music go hand in hand.

— Tim Commerford

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

Because of my song 'Sam Stone,' a lot of people thought I was interested in writing protest songs. Writing protest songs always struck me…

— John Prine

Even as a child, I was witness to protests against a film or a play or a book. All through my growing years, I…

— Manoj Bajpayee