“The rich plankton of pop heroes and pop villains on which we Americans are accustomed to feed, the daily media soup of sports figures, ax murderers, politicians, and rock singers, the ever-running river of celebs, heavies, and oddballs that we use to spice up our own relatively humdrum lives has of late become a very watery gruel. Where have all the good guys and bad guys gone? Why does everyone out there look so gray?” LooksDoeUseRunningGuySportsGoneRichRocksMediaFiguresHeroPoliticianLateRiversPopsSingersGrayVillainSoupMurdererAccustomedBad GuysSpicesGood GuyHumdrumOddballsCelebsPlankton Book:Talking woman Source: Talking woman
“I'm not a politician; I am a singer. Long ago, they said, 'That one, she sings politics.' I don't sing politics; I merely sing the truth.” LongSaidPoliticianSingingSingersLong AgoThey Said Author:Miriam Makeba
“We want to be famous as a writer, as a poet, as a painter, as a politician, as a singer, or what you will. Why? Because we really don't love what we are doing. If you loved to sing, or to paint, or to write poems, if you really loved it you would not be concerned with whether you are famous or not.” IfsWantWritingPoetPoliticianConcernedPaintSingersPainter Book:This Matter of Culture Source: This Matter of Culture