My creativity and my political work are linked. I don't do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility.
Holly Near

Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?
Holly Near

A lot of artists say, I'm not political. People are afraid of this word.
Holly Near

It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think.
Holly Near

The war on drugs is a war against the communities.
Holly Near

People love to hear the mistakes you've made.
Holly Near

If I didn't think and feel the way I think and feel, I couldn't sing the way I sing. And I like singing the way I sing.
Holly Near

It's been important to me to be a good activist, a good thinker, a good musician, a good singer, and a good entertainer. You can't do it all, but I have walked those delicate lines as best I know how.
Holly Near