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Type: Musician Quotes Category: American Musician Quotes Date of Birth: June 6, 1949 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Holly Near Related Authors: Loretta Lynn Lenny Kravitz Elvis Presley Paul Simon Billy Joel Bob Dylan Little Richard Don Was |
A lot of artists say, I'm not political. People are afraid of this word.
Holly Near I don't believe in nirvana. If nirvana was handed to us on a silver platter, this would be the first day of our struggle to keep it. Holly Near I like this life. I like it when it's hard, and I like it better when it's not, but I know you don't get the sweet part without the bitter. Holly Near I'm not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture. Holly Near If I didn't think and feel the way I think and feel, I couldn't sing the way I sing. And I like singing the way I sing. Holly Near If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum. Holly Near It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think. Holly Near It's been important to me to be a good activist, a good thinker, a good musician, a good singer, and a good entertainer. You can't do it all, but I have walked those delicate lines as best I know how. Holly Near Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think. Holly Near Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling. Holly Near Music can be used against us as much as it can be used for us. Muzak can put a whole nation to sleep, whereas a lullaby is intended to put a child to sleep in a sweet way. Holly Near My creativity and my political work are linked. I don't do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility. Holly Near My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think. Holly Near My parents had been involved in the labor movement; if we'd grown up in the city, we would have been red-diaper babies. Holly Near Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point. Holly Near Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt. Holly Near Part of keeping space open is not to try to choose a form - to spend more time thinking about content, and let form take care of itself. Holly Near People love to hear the mistakes you've made. Holly Near The war on drugs is a war against the communities. Holly Near The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count. Holly Near To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain. Holly Near To come to a concert and hear a lot of songs from a female perspective should not make men say, 'Oh well, that's for women'. Holly Near To my great surprise and pleasure, I have had dinner with most of the people living with whom I would like to have dinner. Holly Near We who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under. Holly Near When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs. Holly Near When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained. Holly Near When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this. Holly Near White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people. Holly Near Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong? Holly Near You can't just leave out one part; the bread won't rise if the yeast isn't there. Holly Near You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they'll eat it. Holly Near |
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