Roger Waters Live Last Night in Glendale,AZ

Isn’t the idea to write SONGS that speak to issues that you care about and through MUSIC move people to agree and take action?

I’m not interested in hearing from artists and actors regarding politics, religion, or economics.

How dare they have opinions and/or causes they believe in promoting. As dodgealum states, the history of song writing is packed with songs speaking to these three topics as an artists expression of their opinion/belief.

Artists are going to say what's on their mind.

I walked out of a U2 concert after the third song for same reason. I like the music and thought I was paying to hear and see a “music show” not a political lecture from a rich activist. I think this all stems from their marketing firms they hire. They convince them that they need to be controversial to remain relevant and attract new fringe fans. Doing right for people in an Anonymous way no longer happens. They need to have their ego stroked and praise heaped on them for the cause they pick. Truth be they have the money to help make the change but the want to project on to everyone else as they rake in millions and live a life style out of reach for all of us. This is the current time we live in where every “celebrity” is being marketed by activists and no longer let their music do the talking but use their status to talk down or at people instead of talking to them! I can even say that as much as I like their music I will no longer listen to or support them for who they have become! There is so much great music out there to enjoy without the bs and the lecture I have moved on from them to never look back!

Quite proud of how the local administration of my city, Krakow, handled this situation with Roger Waters. He was supposed to play here a couple of weeks ago, but he has been declared as "persona non grata", so he just cannot play anymore. People who bought the tickets preferred to trash them instead of hearing his bullshits about Russia, Putin and the ugly U.S.

At least in Poland you can't do that in this historical moment.

Thanks Poland.