I've had songs written during the Falklands war, and during the first Gulf war I got letters from soldiers saying they were listening to these songs, like Island of no return. Billy Bragg falklandsgulfhave Change image and share on social
I try and write honestly about what I see around me now. Billy Bragg honestlywrite Change image and share on social
We read our own political content into The Clash, and they accepted it. Billy Bragg acceptclashcontent Change image and share on social
Most of the people that I went to school with - I went to secondary school - we were educated to go and work in the line at Ford's, and if we were lucky, technical skilled labor. I sort of rejected that, and thought I wanted to do something else. Billy Bragg educatefordlabor share on social
Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers. Billy Bragg bondageclashpair Change image and share on social