“I think I've always been extremely conscious of the kind of empowerment that comes from realizing that you're in a position to express yourself. And the fact is that - and this is the thing about punk rock - that everyone is in a position to create culture, and that point has never been lost on me. To me, that's an important political aspect of doing this, and trying to live in a way that's about dialogue as opposed to like... spectacle.” ThinkingWayTryingKindImportantFactsPoliticalCultureLostRealizingRocksPositionConsciousAspectEmpowermentDialoguePunkExpress YourselfPunk Rock Author:J. Robbins
“You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies - and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well.” WantWellsMatterPoliticalLyingStarsRocksPoliticianSpeechRock StarPolitical Speeches Author:Bob Geldof
“Everybody's got to reclaim these thingspoetry, rock'n'roll, political activismand it's got to be done over and over again. It's like eating: you can't say,'Oh, I ate yesterday'.You have to eat again.” DonePoliticalRocksEatingYesterdayRock N RollPolitical Activism Author:Patti Smith
“There's comedians who I consider extremely punk rock who I've seen do very political stand up in places where nobody wants to hear that. It's uncomfortable and scary and you realize it's the punkest performance you've ever witnessed.” WantPoliticalRealizingRocksPerformancesScaryComedianUncomfortablePunkPunk Rock Author:Kathleen Hanna
“First I laughed my way through Elinor Lipman's book of political tweets. Then I put my ear to the ground and listened to Molly Ivins guffawing from the grave. Lipman is a piquant poetic rock star!” WayFirstsBookPoliticalStarsRocksEarsGravesMy WayPoeticLaughedRock StarTweet Author:Wally Lamb