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Old 03-04-2015, 06:08 PM   #85 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dreadnaught View Post
Information is extremely accessible. It's not the responsibility of artists to inform the public about social issues.
This is a good point. Back in the late 60s early 70s the artists felt like their audiences weren't getting all of the truth from the very limited media which compelled them to speak out through their music.
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