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This is a list of atheists in music. It documents atheists who have composed and/or performed music. Living persons in this list include those whose non-religiosity is relevant to their notable activities and public life, and who have publicly identified themselves as atheists.
This category contains articles related to musical compositions which make any kind of references to religion, faith, and irrationality. Several do not contain any criticisms of the aforementioned, implied or otherwise.
"Notion" is about religion, specifically not believing in it. The opening lines, "Sure it's a calming notion, perpetual in motion, but I don't need the comfort of any lies" And the ending lines, “Sure it’s a calming notion, but it’s a lie” Describe how religious texts calm people, though what it tells might not be true.
Buddhism and Judaism (6.6% and 0.2% of the global population) also rank among the top five major religions of the world. Meanwhile, 14.4% of all people on Earth weren’t affiliated with any religion.
Azpurua: "Would it be accurate to say that you are an atheist?" Weinberg: "Yes. I don't believe in God, but I don't make a religion out of not believing in God. I don't organize my life around that." [161] Gene Weingarten: 1951– Journalist Humor writer for The Washington Post.
The Irish rock band U2 wrote and recorded the song "God Part II" as an answer song to Lennon's "God". Included in U2's 1988 album Rattle and Hum, "God Part II" reprises the "don't believe in" motif from Lennon's song and its lyrics explicitly reference Lennon's 1970 song "Instant Karma!" and American biographer Albert Goldman, author of the controversial book The Lives of John Lennon (1988).
Brad Pitt (born 1963): American actor; stated that he did not believe in God, and that he was mostly agnostic [172] Sidney Poitier (1927–2022): Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat; [173] his views are closer to deism [174] Hugo Riemann (1849–1919): German music theorist and composer [175]
After the break-up of the Beatles, Lennon continued to reject religious teaching and organised religions. His 1971 single "Imagine" has been described as an "atheist anthem". [15] He sings about his beliefs in the song "God", in which he states, "I don't believe in magic, I Ching, the Bible, tarot, Jesus, Buddha, mantra, the Gita and yoga ...