Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg
Stephen William "Billy" Braggis an English singer, songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His music is heavily centered on bringing about change and getting the younger generation involved in activist causes...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth20 December 1957
political honest theory
My theory is this; I'm not a political songwriter. I'm an honest songwriter.
political height made
All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations.
want ifs
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.
song political way
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.
party used stills
I'm still batting away on my politics for the Labour Party. I'm much further to the left of them than I used to be, but that's because they've moved, not me.
men fire tea
Money maketh man a tory, don't fire that assumption at me, I like toast as much as anyone but not for breakfast, dinner and tea
political littles band
I was in a little punk band and we put out a few punk records that weren't very political, at all.
america stuff today
Even with politics, stuff comes around again. Woody Guthrie would recognize America today.
powerful dirty shining
It would shine a torch into the dirty little corner where the BNP defecate on our democracy, and that would be much more powerful than duffing them up in the street - which Im also in favour of.
army people news
If you thought the army was here protecting people like yourself, I've some news for you, we're here to defend wealth.
safety-pins pairs punk
Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.
song war islands
I've had songs written during the Falklands war, and during the first Gulf war I got letters from soldiers saying they were listening to these songs, like Island of no return.
ideas guy come-up
I enjoyed so much working with the guys from Wilco, and riffing off of them, and having someone come up to me with ideas, because normally in the studio it's me who has to come up with all the ideas.
bread politics achieve
Peace, bread, work, and freedom is the best we can achieve.