I don't set out to write a political song. I am not one of those that feels compelled to write about what's going on.
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I've never written a political song. Songs can't save the world. I've gone through all that.
I'd love to say that I could write political songs, but I don't feel clued-up enough.
I do write songs with a political dimension to them sometimes, but I'm always slightly appalled by it when I do.
I could write songs about politics, but I'm conscious of not writing songs that sound the same as the ones I wrote 30 years ago.
I don't think I'm a political songwriter as much as I am just a political person. I think it's in my fabric.
I don't think I ever write songs involving politics, because they get dated way too quick. Any view you have can usually be made into something more general, and that can stand throughout time.
To me, a political song is also a personal song. Most political activism has been driven by empathy for other people and the desire for a world that's less divisive. Even if songs aren't overtly political, they can make a listener more empathetic.
I've never done anything so political before. I've spent years shouting my mouth off about serious issues over dinner tables but never really had the confidence to express my views in a song.
My theory is this; I'm not a political songwriter. I'm an honest songwriter.
I didn't have a lot of overtly political songs. I think it was more the actions of the group that were threatening to the authorities, and also our political philosophies apart from the music.
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