Rage Against the Machine rocker Tom Morello has opened up about the state of pop music and says these days everything is political. Speaking with Rolling Stone, Morello shared his view that music either works to overturn oppressive systems or it is part of the problem.
"Now, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez probably don't identify as political artists, but their music - while often very entertaining and loved by their fan base - is the bread and circuses of our times," Morello added. "If you're not questioning authority, you're tacitly submitting to authority. And that's not to say I have a long list of booty-shaking jams on my iPod, and there's certainly a place for that, but I am also conscious of the fact that in my own work, that what you say and what you do matters."
By way of warning to his fellow rock and pop stars he added, "You are a historical agent, and if you don't have your hands on the steering wheel, someone else does."
by RTT Staff Writer
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