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David Rovics | |
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 Rovics in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 10, 1967 |
| Origin | New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | www |
David Stefan Rovics (/ˈroʊvɪks/ ROH-viks;[1] born April 10, 1967) is an American indie singer/songwriter. His music concerns both topical subjects such as the 2003 Iraq war, anti-globalization, anarchism, and social justice issues, and also labor history. Rovics has been an outspoken critic of former President George W. Bush, the Republican Party, John Kerry, and the Democratic Party.
Rovics is critical of the United States government's policies and claims that the "U.S. government's foreign policy represents U.S. corporate interests" and that "the U.S. government does not like democracy either at home or abroad."[2]
Although some of Rovics' work is not self-published, and much of it is commercially distributed, Rovics has made all of his recorded music freely available as downloadable mp3 files. He encourages the free distribution of his work by all non-profit means to promote his work and spread political messages, and speaks out against websites or programs like iTunes that charge money for downloading his songs. Rovics has also advocated the performing of his songs at protests and demonstrations and has made his sheet music and lyrics available for download.[3]
- ^ "Folklife: Interview with David Rovics Singer Songwriter". YouTube. July 11, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "tlaxcala". Archived from the original on October 18, 2013.
- ^ "David Rovics - Download Songbook". Progressive @rt & Design. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2011.