“John McCutcheon is not only one of the best musicians in the USA, but also a great singer, songwriter, and song leader. And not just incidentally, he is committed to helping hard-working people everywhere to organize and push this world in a better direction.” PeopleWorldHardHelpingSongLeaderThis WorldHard WorkMusicianCommittedSingersUsaSongwritersOrganizeSinger Songwriters Author:Pete Seeger
“We are all God's people; we have to get along and the [religious leaders] have to lead the way. If they don't do it, who else is going to do it? They're not going to do it and it's left to musicians or to someone else to deal with it.” PeopleIfsWayLeftReligiousDealsLeaderMusicianReligious Leaders Author:Elton John
“One of the most encouraging things is to see that so many of these young musicians and worship leaders are really concerned with doing a good job representing the truth of Jesus in their songs, and not just concerned with creative and musical progression.” JobsYoungSongJesusLeaderCreativeWorshipMusicianConcernedMusicalGood JobProgressionRepresentingMost Encouraging Author:Matt Redman
“I think right now is when we need to hear different voices coming out of all parts of the world. You can't just hear the politicians and the military leaders. You have to hear from the taxi drivers. You have to hear from the painters. You have to hear from the poets. You have to hear from the school teachers and the filmmakers and musicians.” ThinkingWorldNeedsDifferentSchoolVoiceLeaderTeacherMilitaryPoetPoliticianRight NowMusicianPainterFilmmakerDriversComing OutTaxiSchool TeachersMilitary LeaderDifferent Voices Author:Michael Franti
“In the end it is the musician who actually plays the notes. The impresario - or the project leader - is only there to make sure that happens. That is a very different type of management mind-set.” MindDifferentEndsPlayHappensLeaderTypeProjectsMusicianManagementNotesMind Set Author:John Kao
“I had the opportunity, as a child, to grow up in a community center where I was exposed to theater, music, art, and computer science; things that I would have never had the opportunity to even meet had it not been for those people taking time out of their schedules, helping us as children to travel all over the world while sitting in a gymnasium. That's what I did before I was a musician, before I was a recording artist, I was a teacher and a community leader.” PeopleWorldChildrenArtHelpingArtistOpportunityGrowsCommunityLeaderGrowing UpTeacherComputerMusicianSittingTheaterExposedTake TimeSchedulesComputer ScienceGymnasiumsCommunity Centers Author:Erykah Badu
“It doesn't matter if you are a musician, a business leader, a president or a student. We all have a responsibility to give back.” IfsGivingMatterPresidentResponsibilityLeaderStudentsMusicianGiving BackBusiness Leaders Author:Shakira
“The idea that musicians/artists have a responsibility to be community leaders or "role models" is problematic to me because I really believe that some of the most exciting art is not community-minded at least in any obvious or direct way, which is not to say that it is not ethical or consciousness-changing.” BelieveArtArtistCommunityResponsibilityLeaderMusicianArt IsDirectExcitingObviousEthicalRole Models Author:Kathleen Hanna