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To: Cecily
I'd never heard of him prior to this thread. There is this:

Political views

Many of his songs display revolutionary views as well as a dislike of political corruption. "Assassin" and "Uprising" are two notable songs with obvious revolutionary sentiments. In an interview with Q Magazine, Bellamy stated that he is a "left-leaning libertarian". In 2006 Bellamy said that he believed the 9/11 attacks were an "inside job". However, in 2009 he told Rolling Stone that he did not believe this: "There is loads of stuff on the Internet suggesting 9/11 was an inside job. But that is not my belief."

On 17 September 2009 Bellamy discussed being politically influenced by reading Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins. He explains the book helped inspire the song "Uprising" and expressed his views that he feels lobbyists have undue influence on politicians as well as the political system. He states that "when people become powerful they often have a disregard for public opinion."

Source: Wikipedia

8 posted on 03/03/2016 10:40:03 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

He needs to quit wasting his time with shallow Hollywood tarts and the fashion (so-called) crowd and get back to making great music with his band, IMHO.


9 posted on 03/03/2016 10:47:52 AM PST by Cecily
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