> Did you grow up in a place where what shoes you wear is considered important? Or that gays were considered second class citizens? Seattle and the Pacific NW

> Did you grow up in a place where what shoes you wear is considered important? Or that gays were considered second class citizens? Seattle and the Pacific NW is a big place. Certainly, it's more liberal on average than most other regions in the US, but I would be wary making wide assumptions. For instance, I went to college at Evergreen, in Olympia. While the city itself was exceedingly liberal, it wasn't uncommon to drive out to surrounding areas and see signs on someone's property disparaging homosexuals, liberals or what have you. Granted, though, his audience (as in, his fans) are prone to agree with him. However that holds true for most artists. We always self-select based on our tastes. > But I also think if you're a musician and you know you're talking to a certain audience and your message is political, it's a higher bar for your message to be political and meaningful. This is a fair point. I'm (genuinely) curious : what are some artists who you feel have conveyed a political message, either outside their fan base or who have in some other way met that high bar? I suppose, thinking out loud, that Bob Dylan or John Lennon come to mind, partly based on the sheer circulation and relative timelessness of their work.