Freedom Is Merely Privilege Extended,

So, In Some Ways, The Political Songs Tend To Be A Bit More Like Reportage, Whereas The Love Songs Tend To Be Like Novels, You Can Pick Them Up Off The Shelf And Go Into Them Any Time.

The Idea That Musicians Should Be Talking About Politics Is, In Some Ways, Quite A Sixties' Idea. Music No Longer Has A Vanguard Role In Youth Culture.

Never Trust Anyone Who Has No Doubts. And I'm Not Talking About Scepticism Either: Scepticism Can Be A Healthy Thing. You Can Have An Argument With Someone Who's A Sceptic. When I Say 'cynic', I Mean Someone Who Has Given Up, And They Want You To Give Up Too, So It Makes Them Feel Better About Themselves.

We've Heard So Much About The American Dream: Well, Trump Is The American Nightmare Made Flesh. All The Things About 'the Ugly American' That We Worry About And Which The Americans See In Themselves, It's All Of That. This Is A Politics Of Egotistical Display.

You Can Be Active With The Activists Or Sleep In With The Sleepers While You're Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards.