Zinn/Radiohead intrv-Truth in the Hands of Artists

[Valkyrie]

http://alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=17242

[bush youth]

Zinn: Very often, artists who venture out into the field of politics and make political statements feel uncertain because they know that other artists – fellow artists and the public outside the art world – will look at them askance and say, "They shouldn't be doing this, they shouldn't be singing about war, they should just be entertaining."
Radiohead denies doing singing/playing anything political... and I bet that's partly what they're concerned about. Whatever the reason, it would be nice if Radiohead did something more political. Thom's clearly into politics.

[Danish]

I think I'm hyper aware of the soapbox thing. It is difficult to make political art work. If all it does is exist in the realms of political discussion, it's using that language, and generally, it's an ugly language.

That is very true. Writing political lyrics is very very VERY tough.

[Danish]

Originally posted by bush [email protected] 29 2003, 05:36 AM

Zinn: Very often, artists who venture out into the field of politics and make political statements feel uncertain because they know that other artists – fellow artists and the public outside the art world – will look at them askance and say, "They shouldn't be doing this, they shouldn't be singing about war, they should just be entertaining."
Radiohead denies doing singing/playing anything political... and I bet that's partly what they're concerned about. Whatever the reason, it would be nice if Radiohead did something more political. Thom's clearly into politics.
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