“Paul Robeson once said that the artist has the responsibility to either help liberate the community or further oppress it. And I think that when Eldridge Cleaver wrote it down it was interpreted as his, but there's a history of people saying things of that nature and meaning it. And what I do is in that tradition, in that mode.” PeopleThinkingSaidHelpingArtistCommunityResponsibilityTraditionCleaver Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“I think that the more people who speak out, and say things and take stands on positions that will better our community, the better off each and every other individual artist or otherwise, will be.” PeopleThinkingArtistIndividualSpeakCommunityPositionBetter OffOur CommunitySpeaks Out Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“I think a whole lot of stuff gets by people - I could name half a dozen groups that do songs that are openly supportive of experimentation with drugs, nobody ever said anything to them.” PeopleThinkingSaidWholeSongNamesStuffHalfGroupsDrugDozenSupportiveExperimentation Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“I don't think people in power have the potential to do anything like that to me. I feel as though as long as our music is available, folks are going to hear it.” PeopleThinkingFeelsLongMusic IsFolksAvailable Author:Gil Scott-Heron
