The San Diego Union-Tribune: Joan Baez Interview (June 17, 2004)

Oh, it's cryin' time again ... | The San Diego Union-Tribune: "Baez - once a symbol of tireless, hopeful work for leftist social causes - is considering a move out of the country due to a growing sense of political alienation. She lays blame with the Bush administration for her state of mind, but a sense of disappointment and disillusion also creeps into her tone when discussing America.

'My mother is 90 and I'm going to take care of her until she goes,' says Baez. 'After that, I'm going to rethink things, maybe I'll move to Mexico. This country is overprivileged and poverty-stricken. I think the ground was long ago set for an evil administration to get in there without much difficulty and do their evil work.

'In the end, if we manage to get out of this without either World War III happening or whatever other scenarios this administration has for us, it'll be because people kept doing things like making statements, signing petitions. It'll be because the Michael Moores out there didn't quit.'
In the 1960s - Baez's halcyon days - music was a prime catalyst for social change, and she was a big part of the movement that made that come to pass. "


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