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Billy Bragg

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All musicians start out with ideals but hanging on to them in the face of media scrutiny takes real integrity. Tougher still is to live up to the ideals of your dedicated fans.


— Billy Bragg


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By the time I was 19, punk had occurred. It had a completely different cultural dynamic to it which rejected everything and started again from the year zero.


— Billy Bragg


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I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.


— Billy Bragg


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All the great political music was made at the height of political confrontations.


— Billy Bragg


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An isolationist America is no bloody use to anyone.


— Billy Bragg


#anyone #bloody #use

Being spokesman for a generation is the worst job I ever had.


— Billy Bragg


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Even with politics, stuff comes around again. Woody Guthrie would recognize America today.


— Billy Bragg


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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.


— Billy Bragg


#come #enjoyed #guys #having #i

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


— Billy Bragg


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I was in a little punk band and we put out a few punk records that weren't very political, at all.


— Billy Bragg


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About Billy Bragg

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Love and Justice and to check out the love songs. At the 2005 Beautiful Days Festival in Devon Bragg teamed up with the Levellers to perform a short set of songs by or associated with The Clash in celebration of Joe Strummer's birthday. In 2008 Bragg played a small role in Stuart Bamforth's film "A13: Road Movie".

His music blends elements of folk music punk rock and protest songs and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes. His music career has lasted more than thirty years.

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