Joan Baez has always used her voice as a tool for social change.
At the height of her career in the 1960s, Joan was known the world over as the Queen of Folk. She used her fame to help spread the tenets of the non-violence movement, and was a close ally to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Joan also helped introduce Bob Dylan to the world by giving him stage time at her shows when she was the biggest ticket in town and he was a complete unknown.
In this conversation with Rick Rubin, Joan explains why after performing for over 60 years, she recently made the decision to stop singing. She also talks about the time she and Pete Seeger were run out of town by local cops after a performance. And how it was a badge of honor when the Brazilian government banned her music because they felt it made people too emotional.
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ABOUT RICK RUBIN
Frederick Jay “Rick” Rubin is an American record producer and former co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, he is the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings and also established American Recordings. With the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Geto Boys, and Run-DMC, Rick helped popularize hip-hop music.
In 2007, MTV called him “the most important producer of the last 20 years,” and the same year he was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World.
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