The arts play a pivotal role in culture. Everyone wants to create something. Indeed, most people feel the need to create something. Yet the arts in America have consistently taken a hit, since the awakening of the arts in America at the turn of the twentieth century.
Quincy Jones, one of the greatest Artists ever produced from American soil, has been pushing for a cabinet level position that focuses squarely on the arts. I've long championed this position, and I do indeed believe that there is an immediate need for the "Secretary of the Arts" cabinet position. However, that being said, I'm still troubled.
Quincy Jones, who I admire and consider to be one of the greatest music producers in America, (along side of Gamble and Huff and Curtis Mayfield), has contributed so much to the American arts. And as such, he deserves not to have to take on this fight. Why aren't the most popular "artists" of the time calling for the Secretary of the Arts cabinet position?
-Amir Said
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