'You can't ignore what some bands have done. I know that from my own experience, from the way my life was changed by 'Fuck Armageddon, This Is Hell' by Bad Religion. I know our record will be in a bin next to Lionel Richie--but so are John Coltrane, KRS-1 and Boogie Down Productions, and Public Enemy.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- De la Rocha notes that controversial music can change lives and will eventually be archived alongside classics.
- In plain terms
- Radical music matters and ends up in the same bins as respected artists.
- What can you take from it?
- Controversial art can have lasting cultural value.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What music changed your life?
- How is radical art judged by history?
Another view
Not all radical art survives or achieves recognition.
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