“Some musicians play blues, others classical jazz or bluegrass. I like to play political roles because I can merge my political interests with my creative interests.” I CanPlayPoliticalInterestRolesCreativeMusicianJazzBecause I CanBluegrass Author:Jeffrey Wright
“I know there are a lot of musicians and a lot of artists, and there are a lot of writers and other people who inspire young people, but I'd like to see somebody in political life be able to connect and make these choices that we need to make in Washington real in terms of people's lives.” PeopleKnowsNeedsRealAbleYoungPoliticalLife IsArtistChoicesTermInspireMusicianPolitical Life Author:John F. Kerry
“Like most artists and musicians, I considered myself detached from the political life. But I had an insight that maybe we would have a political contribution to make in the future.” PoliticalArtistMusicianInsightContributionDetachedPolitical Life Author:Gilberto Gil
“I think, for some artists, the fear of taking on a political identity stems from not wanting to be pigeonholed as political actor or a political musician. It becomes this thing where somehow your art can no longer exist on its own and be multifaceted.” ThinkingArtPoliticalArtistActorsIdentityMusicianStem Author:Carrie Brownstein