Are you frequently motivated to write music that has an overt political message?
Do you enjoy "protest music" by other musicians?
When you hear your favorite artists voice their political opinions, are you glad you know more about their views? Do they influence your own opinions? Or do you just wish they would shut up about something they are not equipped to discuss?
In a 2011 New York Times interview with will.i.am, Deborah Solomon (who has since been fired) asked him the following:
A friend of mine says that nightlife represents the greatest waste of human energy in the history of mankind.
Your friend probably doesn’t go to clubs. Right now in the world, clubbing is needed. It’s a time when people want to rub shoulders against people they don’t know and share, even if the sharing is expressing your like over a beat.
Do you agree with Deborah or Will.i.am?
A lot of questions, I know, but I'm curious what everyone's opinions seem to be on this matter.
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