“We, as artists, we have the right to express ourselves. That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the youth to be somewhat responsible in what we say on records. But I think that comes with age. I think that comes with artists growing up and becoming assured of who they are as people.” PeopleThinkingFirstsBelieveAgeArtistGrowing UpRecordsGrowingYouthBecomingSpeechResponsibleObligationAmendmentsFreedom Of SpeechAssuredFirst Amendment Author:Ja Rule
“I am a very simple man. I am a man first, an artist second. My first obligation is to the welfare of my fellow man. I will endeavour to meet this obligation through music, since it transcends language, politics and national boundaries.” MenFirstsArtistLanguageSimpleFellowsBoundariesObligationWelfareFellow ManEndeavourSimple Man Author:Pablo Casals
“As artists and professionals, it is our obligation to enact our own internal revolution, a private insurrection inside our own skulls. In this uprising we free ourselves from the tyranny of consumer culture.” ArtistCultureRevolutionTyrannyObligationConsumersInternalsSkullsUprisingInsurrectionConsumer Culture Book:The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles Source: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
“The artivist (artist +activist) uses her artistic talents to fight and struggle against injustice and oppression – by any medium necessary. The artivist merges commitment to freedom and justice with the pen, the lens, the brush, the voice, the body, and the imagination. The artivist knows that to make an observation is to have an obligation.” KnowsUseBodyArtistFightingVoiceImaginationJusticeStruggleTalentCommitmentInjusticeObligationMediumsOppressionObservationArtisticPensActivistBrushesLensesInjustice And OppressionArtistic Talent Author:M. K. Asante