I met a lady once that said that she liked music and bands that did not involve politics. I can see that, we need that part of music but in the end music has always been used one way or another in the political and social arenas. I think it is the responsibility of the artist to make the decision whether to be political or not and allowing their music to be used for such things. Now when we have bands like Pussy Riot which are primarily for political gain we still need to look to them for representation of part of the community and state.
I just saw that the band was beaten up by Russian police while they were filming a video outside of the Olympics. Vladimir Putin had said that the Olympics should seperate sport from politics but they go hand in hand as does the music. I realize that it is a different country and culture from ours but still we need to be aware of human rights when these actions are taking place. Does the band push the envelope to getting into these problems, yes they do but we need people like this to force change in giant political machines that tend to crush the individual.
What I say is don't stop, fight the power and always question authority!!! I stand with you !!!
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