Peter Garrett on protest music, hope and Midnight Oil's legacy
Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett discusses his lifelong connection to protest music and the band's history of social activism. He reflects on how early exposure to civil rights anthems shaped his own musical and political trajectory.
Why it matters
Garrett's perspective highlights the intersection of music and social justice, providing insight into the legacy of one of Australia's most politically active bands.
Peter Garrett still believes in the power of good protest music, as he explains in the first episode of this season of Take 5 with Zan Rowe. ( ABC )
Link copied Share Share article Midnight Oil never made noise for the sake of it.
Politically driven and socially conscious, the legendary Australian rock band always made music with meaning, reflecting what they saw to be the greatest global and local injustices.
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Frontman Peter Garrett's first exposure to protest music came early.
In his episode of ABC TV's Take 5 with Zan Rowe , he recalls hearing African American spiritual turned civil rights anthem Tell It on the Mountain by American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary as a child.
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