The following is a list of anarchist musicians, which details the instruments such musicians use, musical genres they perform, and, if applicable, bands they are members of.
An anarchist is a person who rejects any form of hierarchy and supports its elimination. Anarchism is a political philosophy that advocates self-governed societies with voluntary institutions. This list only deals with individual, self-identified anarchists who are musicians. Musicians who have not self-identified as anarchists are not included; nor are bands and music collectives who collectively identify as anarchist, although individual members thereof may be.
Jude Abbot: English singer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba (1996—present)
Sid Ation: English drummer; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
Sherman Austin (1983—): American rapper; performs hip hop music
Louise Bell: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
Pascal Benvenuti (1980—): French singer and bass, guitar, drums, ukulele, mandolin, and concertina player; performs jazz punk and folk punk music; current member of Les Louise Mitchels and occasional member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002—present)
Derek Birkett: English bassist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
Björk: Icelandic singer and songwriter; prominent purveyor of art pop; involved in anarcho-punk and anarchist poetry during the 1980s; aligned with the anarchist Crass Collective as part of post-punk group KUKL; signed to One Little Indian since the 1980s, set up by members of various anarcho-punk bands.
Johnny Blackburn: English bassist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe
James Bowman (May 14, 1981—): American guitarist and singer; performs punk rock and folk rock; member of band Against Me! (2000—present)
Georges Brassens (1921—1981): French singer, songwriter, and guitarist; performed folk music
Paul Henry Brown (Sept 1961): English guitarist; performed punk rock and post-punk; former member of Stripey Zebras (1980—1981), Autumn Poison (1980—1985), and Love Over Law
Bob Brozman (8 Mar 1954—23 Apr 2013): American blues and world guitarist and ethnomusicologist; described himself in an OC-TV program as a "guitarist, anarchist, anthropologist"
Dunstan Bruce: English singer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba
Graham Burnett (1960—): English drummer; performed punk rock and post-punk; former member of Stripey Zebras (1980—1981), Autumn Poison (1980—1985), and Love Over Law
Cazuza (1958—1990): Brazilian Singer, Songwriter
John Cage (1912—1992): American composer; composed chance and experimental music
Neil Campau (1980—): American guitarist, autoharpist, and singer; former member of World History and current member of Electrician
Daniel Carter (1945—): American saxophonist, flautist, clarinetist, and trumpeter; performs free jazz
Pat Carter: English vocalist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe
William 'Bill' Corbett: English guitarist; founder of anarcho-punk band The Apostles, Primal Chaos, Luz y Fuerza, The Cannibals, Savage Eden, Pallor and concert promoter at the Wapping Autonomy Centre
Holger Czukay (1938—): German composer and bassist; performs krautrock and experimental music; member of the "anarchist community" Can
Lance D'Boyle: English drummer; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (??-1995)
Fabrizio De Andre (1940-1999): Italian singer-songwriter
Mavis Dillon: English trumpeter; performed punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba (—1995)
Peter Dolving: Swedish vocalist; performed thrash metal; member of thrash metal band The Haunted
Robert Eggplant
Andrew Eldritch
Dave Ellesmere: English drummer; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
Richard Famous: English singer and guitarist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (1978–1995)
Neil Ferguson: English bassist and audio engineer; performs punk rock; member of Chumbawamba
Léo Ferré (August 24, 1916—July 14, 1993): French singer-songwriter, poet, composer, orchestra conductor and pianist; one of France's most well-known and influential singers; a self-proclaimed anarchist who sang irreverent and highly confrontational songs
Phil Free: English guitarist; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass
Sheena Fulton: English singer; performed punk rock and post-punk; former member of Stripey Zebras (1980—1981) and Autumn Poison (1980—1985)
Patricio García (28 Oct 1977—): Argentinian composer; former member of rock band Los Chicles (1995–2002), writes music for film.
Angela Gossow (5 Nov 1974—): German vocalist; performs melodic death metal; former member of metal band Arch Enemy; now their manager
Laura Jane Grace (8 Nov 1980—): American guitarist and vocalist of punk rock band Against Me!
Graham: English drummer; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band The Mob (1979–1983)
Eric Green (19 January 1993—): American guitarist and vocalist for California-based emo/post-hardcore band Problem Dog. Previously a member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Danny Discord and the Misanthropists (2012–2015).
Harry Hamer: English drummer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba
Gene Hugh: English guitarist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe
Kevin Hunter: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
Eugene Hutz: Ukrainian singer; performs gypsy punk, member of Gogol Bordello
Steve Ignorant: English singer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk bands Crass, Schwartzeneggar, Stratford Mercenaries, Current 93, Thought Crime and Paranoid Visions
Chris Johnston ("Chris Clavin"): American guitarist, singer, and harmonicist; performs pop punk and folk punk music; former member of pop-punk band The Devil Is Electric (2000—2003); current member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002—present)
Hannah Jones: American violinist and singer; performs pop punk and folk punk music; former member of pop-punk band The Devil Is Electric (2000—2003) and current member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice(2002—present)
Michael Karoli (1948—2001): German guitarist and violinist; performed krautrock and experimental music; former member of the "anarchist community" Can
Tim Kelly: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister (1945—2015): English singer, bassist, guitarist, and harmonicist; performs heavy metal, speed metal, space rock, and punk rock; has associated with various acts, including Motörhead, Hawkwind, Ramones, and The Rockin' Vickers
Nomy Lamm (1976—): American singer-songwriter; performs punk rock, and queercore; liner notes of her debut album, Anthem, state that she is an anarchist
Colin Latter: English singer; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
Eve Libertine: English singer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass
Jaki Liebezeit (1939—): German drummer; performs free jazz, krautrock and experimental music; member of the "anarchist community" Can, who suggested the backronym "communism, anarchism, nihilism" for the band's name
Emcee Lynx (1980—): Californian rapper and songwriter; performs hip hop and Celtic fusion; lead vocalist for Beltaine's Fire
Andy Martin
Terence McKenna: ethnobotanist and philosopher; spoken word on Alien Dreamtime with Spacetime Continuum & Stephen Kent
Simon Middlehurst: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
Marc Mob: English guitarist and singer; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band The Mob (1979–1983)
Tom Morello (1964—): American guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and his acoustic solo act The Nightwatchman
Dave Mustaine of Megadeth fame
Nikolas Asimos (20 August 1949—17 March 1988): Greek composer and singer
Nil Wright English (1952—): bassist and electric violinist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (1980-1995)
Danbert Nobacon (1958—): English singer and keyboardist; performs punk rock and folk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba
Alice Nutter: English singer and percussionist; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba
Joey Only: guitarist and singer; performs folk punk music
N.A.Palmer: English guitarist; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass
Erik Petersen: singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Philadelphia anarcho-punk band Mischief Brew
Utah Phillips (1935—2008): American singer, poet, storyteller and guitarist; performed folk music and spoken word; retired on October 11, 2007, due to poor health, before passing away on May 23, 2008
Matty Pop Chart: American accordionist and drummer; performs folk punk music; occasional member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002—present)
Josef Porta: English guitarist, drummer, and singer; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band The Mob (1979—1983), Blyth Power (1983—), and Zounds (1977–1982, 2001—present)
Promoe (1976—): Swedish rapper; performs hip hop; member of rap group Looptroop
Neil Puncher: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
Bernhardt Rebours: English bassist, synthesizer player, and pianist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (??—1995)
Wesley Richards: American songwriter, guitarist and singer; writes and performs with the anarcho-metal band Fortunate Fall (band) and also with the anarcho-punk band Dr. Ghost
Lily Richeson: American cellist; performs folk punk music; occasional member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002—present)
Penny Rimbaud: English drummer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass
David Rovics (1967—): American singer, guitarist, and songwriter; performs folk music
Timothy Laszlo Sandor (1974—) a.k.a. "Platinum Bitch": American experimental / indie folk composer and engineer; great-nephew of Hungarian-American pianist Gyorgy Sandor; founding member of the Philadelphia-based music collective Leader Clears the Lunar
Irmin Schmidt (1937—): German keyboardist; plays krautrock and experimental music and composes film scores; member of Can who described the group as an "anarchist community"
Pete Seeger: had many anarchist and communist beliefs
Andrew Seward: American bassist and singer; performs punk rock and folk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Against Me! (2002–present)
Otep Shamaya (1979—): American metal musician, singer/songwriter and lyricist/poet
Andy Smith: English guitarist; performs punk rock; former member of Flux Of Pink Indians
Sole: American rapper and producer
Scott Sturgeon: also known as Stza Crack of the New York City anarcho-punk band Leftöver Crack
Vi Subversa (1935-2016): English singer, songwriter, and guitarist; performed punk rock; former member of Poison Girls (1978—1995)
Scott Thomas: English drummer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe
Tõnu Trubetsky (1963—): Estonian singer and poet; performs punk rock; member of punk band Vennaskond
Kevin Tucker: American vocalist and guitarist of the anarcho-primitivist death metal band Peregrine
Gee Vaucher: English pianist; also created album cover art and stage montages; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass
Joy De Vivre: English singer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass
Richard Wagner: Friend of Mikhail Bakunin and influenced by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's thoughts early in his life.
Jason Walsh: English guitarist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe
Lou Watts: English singer and keyboardist; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba
Dorian Wallace (1985): American composer and pianist
Greg Wells: American vocalist (described as "howling and breathing"); performs folk punk music; occasional member of anarcho-punk/folk punk band Ghost Mice (2002—present)
Boff Whalley: English guitarist and singer; performs punk rock; member of anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba
Chris Willsher (1971—): English drummer, singer, songwriter; performs punk rock; member of Bus Station Loonies and former member of Oi Polloi and Disorder
Martin Wilson: English drummer; performs punk rock; former member of Flux of Pink Indians
Pete Wright: English bassist and singer; performed punk rock, hardcore punk, and art punk; former member of anarcho-punk band Crass
Gino Srdjan Yevdjevich: former Yugoslav vocalist of gypsy punk band Kultur Shock
Thom Yorke (1968—): English musician and singer-songwriter; lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the rock band Radiohead
Curtis Youé: English bassist; performs punk rock; former member of anarcho-punk band The Mob (1979–1983) and Blyth Power (1983–??)
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