Norodom Ranariddh (1944) Cambodian politician
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Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) Canadian poet and singer-songwriter
Introducing "Who by Fire"
Warsaw concert (1985)
Context: I come from a country where we do not have the same struggles as you have. I respect your struggles. And it may surprise you, but I respect both sides of this struggle. It seems to be that in Europe there needs to be a left foot and a right foot to move forward. I wish that both feet move forward and the body moves towards its proper destiny. This is an intense country; the people are heroic, the spirit is independent. It is a difficult country to govern, it needs a strong government and a strong union. … I would like to say to you, to the leaders of the left, and the leaders of the right, I sing... I sing for everyone. My song has no flag, my song has no party. And I say the prayer, that we said in our synagogue, I say it for the leader of your union and the leader of your party. May the Lord put a spirit, a wisdom and understanding into the hearts of your leaders and into the hearts of all their counsellors.
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Interview http://www.interferenza.com/bcs/interw/84-jul30.htm with Bert Kleinman (30 July 1984). Cf. C. S. Lewis: "People won't write the books I want, so I have to do it for myself."
“The essential thing is to WANT to sing. This then is a song. I am singing.”
Henry Miller book Tropic of Cancer
Source: Tropic of Cancer
“Won't you help to sing,
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever had,
Redemption songs.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Redemption Song
Uprising (1979)
“I wanted to sing other types of songs that Simon and Garfunkel wouldn't do.”
Paul Simon (1941) American musician, songwriter and producer
On the breakup of Simon and Garfunkel as a musical team. Interview with Jon Landau for Rolling Stone (1972); republished in The Rolling Stone Interviews: 1967-1980 (1989) edited by Peter Herbst, p. 210
Context: I wanted to sing other types of songs that Simon and Garfunkel wouldn't do. "Mother and Child Reunion" for example, is not a song that you would have normally thought that Simon and Garfunkel would have done. It's possible that they might have. But it wouldn't have been the same, and I don't know if I would have been so inclined in that direction. So for me it was a chance to break out and gamble a little bit … The breakup had to do with a natural drifting apart as we got older and the separate lives that were more individual. We weren't so consumed with recording and performing. We had other activities … there was no great pressure to stay together other than money, which exerted very little influence upon us. … We didn't need the money.
“I don't sing my mother tongue
No, this is not a love song”
Till Lindemann (1963) German industrial metal musician
"Amerika"
Reise, Reise (2004)
Niniola (1986) Nigerian singer-songwriter
Source: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/niniola-femi-kuti-958136/amp/ Niniola speaking at an interview about her journey into music.