Music and Censorship

In Victor Lombardi’s essay “Music and Censorship” he discusses the importance of music and how it is viewed as literature and art, and also whether there should be censorship of some of their (music, art, literature) contents. When musical accompaniment is taken away from lyrics, the lyrics become a form of literature. Lyrics also make up an art form. Lombardi views musicians as artists who create something new using a certain amount of creativity. Art is important because it can communicate in ways other media can’t: art connects directly with emotions. Quoting a few writers he goes on to explain why the expression of these emotions, as art, music or whatever, should not be censored.