My argument would be that I don't think there is much that's genuinely political art that is good art.

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I've never believed that pop music is escapist trash. There's always a darkness in it,...

I've never believed that pop music is escapist trash. There's always a darkness in it,...

This was something that was obsessing me and creating a writer's block. To get involved...

This was something that was obsessing me and creating a writer's block. To get involved...

And I know I'm paranoid and neurotic, I've made a career out of it.

And I know I'm paranoid and neurotic, I've made a career out of it.

Sex in the morning. Which is the best time to have it. As long as...

Sex in the morning. Which is the best time to have it. As long as...

Generally speaking, if people are prepared to stick their heads above the power pit, like...

Generally speaking, if people are prepared to stick their heads above the power pit, like...

I don't see it in terms of changing things, but rather using language and music...

I don't see it in terms of changing things, but rather using language and music...

You think I have the responsibilty... I have the responsibility to give the fans a...

You think I have the responsibilty... I have the responsibility to give the fans a...

I think sometimes all the charities are doing is mopping up the blood. Its a...

I think sometimes all the charities are doing is mopping up the blood. Its a...

Well, my son really loves wildlife. And everytime he draws a polar bear I want...

Well, my son really loves wildlife. And everytime he draws a polar bear I want...

We didn't start out to make a protest record at all. That would have been...

We didn't start out to make a protest record at all. That would have been...

We don't have to stand on a soap-box and preach because hopefully we're channelling it...

We don't have to stand on a soap-box and preach because hopefully we're channelling it...

I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.

I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.

The people in charge, globally, are maniacs. They are maniacs, and unless we do something...

The people in charge, globally, are maniacs. They are maniacs, and unless we do something...

One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the...

One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the...

You think I have the responsibilty... I have the responsibility to give the fans a...

You think I have the responsibilty... I have the responsibility to give the fans a...

Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job.

Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job.

I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then...

I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then...

At home Ive got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour.

At home Ive got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour.

I wrote a lot of stuff quickly: pages and pages of notes that seemed pretty...

I wrote a lot of stuff quickly: pages and pages of notes that seemed pretty...

Well, Ive been reading a lot about the fifty years since the Second World War,...

Well, Ive been reading a lot about the fifty years since the Second World War,...