"I Haven't Said That Before"

"When I pressed him further, he suddenly came out with a quite remarkable outburst, explaining his view on music and politics.
"'Personally, I feel I'm with the musicians,' he said. 'I'm with the artists. I didn't ask the permission of the ANC. I didn't ask permission of Buthelezi, or Desmond Tutu, or the Pretoria government. And to tell you the truth, I have a feeling that when there are radical transfers of power on either the left or the right, the artists always get screwed. The guys with the guns say, "This is important", and the guys with guitars don't have a chance.'"

Robin Denselow in a 2014 Guardian article recalls the controversy over Paul Simon's Graceland.