Chance The Rapper Quotes

I don't like the notion that artists have a responsibility to be political.

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their careers.

It's weird, because the ideas in my songs aren't controversial to me. I feel like I should be able to sing about anything.

I am not brave enough to not pay my income tax and risk going to jail. But I can say rather freely what I want to say with my art.

Obviously I don't want to make a film that offends people, but the whole world is so politically correct - I'm not going to not do something because it may be politically incorrect. At some point, the metaphors and allegories break down. They disappear, and you just have science fiction.

I personally think artists should criticize the government as much as possible since, unlike politicians, they do not have to obtain votes.

I think as the largest democracy in the world, we have self-conscious filmmakers who can handle sensitive themes.

I think that to explore the uncomfortable and the politically incorrect is the job of the artist.

I am not concerned with truth, nor with conventional notions of what is beautiful.

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.

I'm not a politician; I'm lucky to be a filmmaker and to be able to express myself through the films I make.

I don't feel that as an artist my job is to offer PR propaganda, whether for the good or for the bad.

I have a more direct avenue to expression as an artist than I ever would as a politician.

Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us that which we desire.

People say you're trapped in this genre. You're a horror guy. I say wait a minute - I'm able to say exactly what I think. I'm able to talk about, comment about, take snapshots of what's going on at the time. I don't feel trapped. I feel like this is my way of being able to express myself.

Typically, in France, someone in my position should keep their mouth shut. I'm an entertainer, operating in the realm of pop, and it's often looked down upon for a pop artist to take a stand, to have convictions or opinions. But I don't think the two are incompatible or mutually exclusive.

I don't get all these pop stars who sit on the fence when they're asked for an opinion. People are scared of speaking out. They're too worried about the consequences - like they might lose a few fans if they give a serious opinion.

I'll talk all this craziness in my music, but when I have your attention, and you're listening to me, I'll talk about what I want to talk about and what I think we need to address.

I don't want the government to be censoring people, I don't think there should be censoring boards, but I think that means that we the artists need to be very careful about what we're putting out and what were saying and how we're saying it. And I don't think we're being as careful as we should be.

You can't stop an artist from expressing his views through art.

As a musician, I don't wanna put out political soundbites.

What's more American than young people speaking their mind over things they had to create over pots and pans and electronically because music was taken out of schools? What's more American than making something out of nothing? What's more gospel than rap music?

Where prominent writers are expected to have a socially, politically responsible voice, musicians sometimes find meaning only in the voice which produces melodies with vocal chords.

The only duty an artist has is in the quality of the art. There is no moral obligation to denounce. An artist confronted with a tremendous injustice sometimes feels inclined to say something. Denouncing the situation is the artist's choice.

One thing that N.W.A did, as Larry Flynt did before them, was to expand the boundaries of our reliance upon the good sense of the people to determine what's right and what isn't, what's obscene and what isn't, and what's immoral and what isn't.