A lot of political music to me can be rather pedantic and corny, and when it's done right - like Bruce Springsteen or Jackson Browne or great satire from Randy Newman, there's nothing better.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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'd love to say that I could write political songs, but I don't feel clued-up enough.
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.
In country music, one of the ways we may have gone wrong in the past is trying to be politically correct all the 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.
As society changes, as politics change, as people change, certain songs still seem to resonate.
I don't find music being less important than, like, politics.
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.
I've never written a political song. Songs can't save the world. I've gone through all that.