Musicians United to Win without War: List of signees included

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

http://www.moveon.org/musiciansunited/
Musicians United to Win without War is a loose coalition of contemporary musicians who feel that in the rush to war by the Bush administration the voices of reason and debate have been trampled and ignored. We feel that war is not inevitable, though to be honest the US media and government have made us feel that it has become a forgone conclusion. We have no love for Saddam Hussein, but believe that tough UN inspections have not yet shown enough evidence in justification of invasion and that continued UN inspections over the years have managed to remove many of his arms and weapons and can continue to do so. We believe in discussion without jargon - that weapons of mass destruction, regime change and other administration catch phrases are doublespeak, in the words of George Orwell. We believe that this planned invasion might be playing right into the hands of Al Qaeda and others, who will use it as an excuse to rally anti-American and anti-Western sentiment despite no great love for Saddam on their parts.

Most of us have never met one another - so it is difficult to presume that all of us agree on and believe in the same things - I'm sure our individual feelings are wide ranging on this subject and a host of others...but remarkably it seems that we all realize that we at least agree on this one basic tenet, that a war right now is premature and unnecessary. It is amazing and remarkable that such a disparate group of musicians can be united so quickly (this was organized only a few weeks ago) and simply....that is a testament to our apprehensions, our faith and the strengths of our belief. This is a group who might argue and disagree over many things, the imaginary possibility of some of us working together is a source of constant laughter, yet here we are, united at least for a moment on this one issue.

Let our friends and children know that we wanted our voices to be heard, that we spoke out against something we felt was wrong, absurd and dangerous to all of our futures.

Signed,

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Autechre
Eric Benet
Jonatha Brook
Jackson Browne
T. Bone Burnett
Kandi Burriss
Busta Rhymes
David Byrne
Blu Cantrell
Capone & Noreaga
Cornershop
Rosanne Cash
Dave Chavarri
George Clinton
Sheryl Crow
Ani DiFranco
Steve Earle
Missy Elliott
Brian Eno
Fat Joe
Floetry
Free & AJ
Fugazi
Peter Gabriel
Peter Garrett
Philip Glass
Emmylou Harris
Joe Henry
Natalie Imbruglia
Jagged Edge
Jay­ Z
Daniel Johns
Donnell Jones
K-Ci & Jo Jo
Angeliique Kidjo
Kronos Quartet
L'il Mo
John Leventhal
Christian Machado
Massive Attack
Dave Matthews
Natalie Merchant
Mobb Deep
Mogwai
Nas
Ann Nesby
Outkast
Pharoahe Monch
Musiq
Lou Reed
REM
Raphael Saadiq
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Russell Simmons
Seven
Sonic Youth
Bubba Sparxx
Sum 41
David Sylvian
Tweet
Suzanne Vega
Caetano Veloso
Wilco
Lucinda Williams
Bryce Wilson
The Youngbloods
Zap Mama

© 2003 Musicians United to Win Without War, All Rights Reserved.

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

Hit these pacifists where it hurts - at the cash register!

[Paul Atreides]

That list reads like a Who's Who of VH1:Where Are They Now?

[MatthewViti]

notice all the many black "artists" on the list. i'll be many of them have very pro-muslim viws.

[MatthewViti]

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[wideawake]

Emmylou!!! Not you too!!! Not you!!!

[miloklancy]

Sorry man, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, and David Sylvian are entitled to their own opinions and I'm not going to stop listening to their music because they are anti-war. Besides the point may soon be moot anyway.

[HungarianGypsy]

No one I was surprised by or listen to anyhow.

[Steve_Seattle]

Sorry to see Emmylou Harris's name on there, but not particularly surprised. And in what sense is the phrase "regime change" "Orwellian"? Seems pretty straightforward to me.

[k2blader]

*LOL*

[mabelkitty]

What are they going to do?

Air guitar Saddam to death?

[Damocles]

Thanks for my Kazzaa list...

[tomahawk]

Scum, every one of them.

[RippleFire]

Fat Joe's against the war! I'm convinced!

Zzzzzzz

[lonestar]

Emmylou is the only one I've ever heard of!

[wideawake]

Roughly one-third are "artists of color" not counting Suzanne Vega who, although she looks like she's from Dublin, will tell anyone who'll listen that she's Latina.

[swarthyguy]

I don't see Keith Richards and Mick on the list. Or Dr JOhn, the Neville Brothers, Marianne Faithfull or a lot of others.....

[TheSpottedOwl]

*Snicker* I don't buy any of their music. I did notice that the artists I do buy weren't listed. Pantera, Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Slayer, Six Feet Under, Slash's Snakepit, Marilyn Manson, Weird Al Yankovic. Hmm, maybe they weren't invited to sign?

[wideawake]

I've heard of (and heard) almost all of them.

Few are, in my opinion, any good.

Emmylou is one of those few.

[Hacksaw]

I am surprised Steve Earle (Copperhead Road) is on there. For those who have not heard Earle, he puts out some pretty good country-rock music.