I think if you're going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can't … - Billy Bragg

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When I say I get inspiration from my real life, I think of my real life as extending about 300 meters radius around me. So what I see in that area is what inspires me.

Billy Bragg

I think if you're going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can't just write about politics, you have to try and be politics as well.

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I try and write honestly about what I see around me now.

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Britain is a great country. We can more or less say what we like, and we can walk down the street without anyone trying to kill us. I know it's tough for some people, but generally we live in a caring society. We live in a great country, but we're no longer a great power. Part of the problem with some elements of the European debate is that they hanker for the days when we were a great power. Those days are gone, and they went a long time ago.

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Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all.

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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.

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Start your own revolution, cut out the middleman In a perfect world we'd all sing in tune But this is reality so give me some room So join the struggle while you may The Revolution is just a t-shirt away

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