In the most recent episode of the podcast Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the 85-year-old spoke about the lack of activism she currently sees in young people.
The singer-songwriter has been vocal on many social issues since the very beginning of her career. She protested the Vietnam War, fought for civil rights, and even marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. In 1965, she founded the Institute for the Study of Nonviolence with Ira Sandperl in California. Baez earned the John Steinbeck Award for her civil rights work in 2003.
“I understand where they’re coming from,” Baez said. “The young people right now, some are writing amazing stuff. A few are willing to speak out.”
The folk singer encourages other popular musicians to voice their thoughts as well.
Baez has seen a nearly 65-year career. Apart from her activism, she is known for songs such as “It Ain't Me Babe” (1964), “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” (1971), and “Diamonds & Rust” (1975). She earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017, and received a Kennedy Center Honors award in 2021.
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