Rick is right in the technical sense. That is my point. I loved his music too. But words and politics enter music.

Think of the Civil Rights movement and music/Labor and Music/ and so on. If we follow that to its logical conclusion I think we will have to come to the conclusion that Mr. Islam has sharted a course that would negate his earlier writings. So why play and listen to songs that no longer are meaningful to the author and sell them as the author's thoughts?

At the beginning of this I was truly wondering about my feelings in this---and after reading the replies (except for a few light hearted ones) I think I have resolved my dilemna.

So, for the insights I thank you all

Bill Hahn