Jon Fishman Quotes

You can't save the world with music. But I can try. I have the same job as Bruce Springsteen. I have to go as far as I can with it.

My father's music gives hope to people and also inspires them to break the bonds of injustice and to be positive in life. I've seen that everywhere I go, especially in poor countries and poor neighborhoods.

Being famous is having the power to really implement positive change in the world, and it gives you the power to do what you want. I'm really grateful for it because I can play music and people will listen.

Myself and The Beatles thought surely there was a way through our fame and success to bring something to our generation to help chill the future out.

I'm glad if people can listen to some music and maybe fix some prejudices of their own, just by thinking.

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.

Music can change the world because it can change people.

Music is pretty much the lifestyle, not the music itself. The lifestyle really pulled me off the street. Made me want to do something organized and positive.

I view music as entertainment. When I'm on stage, I don't look at that as a platform for sharing ideology. Otherwise I'd be a zealot myself. That's why, when people ask me, 'Do you think you can change the world through your music?' I say, 'I doubt it.'

Sometimes a good love song can change the world and create positive energy more than any political song can.

If I can impact people with my music, that's what I want.

We really do believe that we can improve the world, one song at a time.

Songs like 'Peaceful World' and songs that are responsible with their lyrics and talk about love and harmony can take the forefront and do something for real.

You're living in a fantasy to think that music can actually change something.

Music and improving the world are two sides of the same coin.

I truly believe that listening to music can transform you into a better person.

I feel like music can affect you in so many ways. When you hear a song with a happy melody, it can change your mood; it can change your day.

I'm thinking of the kids of the next generation and the music that they need to hear. Before, I was just rapping to rap. Now, I'm rapping to change the world.

In every generation, politicians let us down, but music can lift us above the fighting and the mistakes. It does not offer answers to specific political questions. Instead, it looks beyond them.

You can consciously make a difference with music. Bob Marley is one of those few artists that everyone can say that they love. He makes you feel good. It's very real.

The blues singers were talking about everyday life, and they pushed a button.

The Labour party is not perfect but I have seen in my own life how it is the greatest vehicle for positive hopeful social change.

My sole intent is to spread love through music - to let people know the power of music.

When it comes to music, something I'm passionate about, and knowing the reach and the power and how it transforms, it saves lives. Music does.

Sport in itself has this power. If you are a poet or a singer, people gravitate. I may not be in the same category, but I will make a comparison with Bob Marley. So it isn't just cricket where social commentary plays a huge part.