The political history of humanity hands down a great number of renowned politicians and the art of their leadership. However, there were none who created a new unique art of leadership by combining music with politics and increased the influence of politics by means of music.
General
The great leader Comrade
"True music is loyal to the demands of our times and contributes to the mission of our times. This is a main duty of music for the times and an important role."
The art of leadership of the great leader, who combined music with politics and increased the influence of politics by means of music, is a unique one based on an understanding of the mission of music in our time.
That music contributes to the mission of times is its main duty and important role. All the historical times demand the music suited to the corresponding times and each period´s music reflects the contemporary period.
This is a new historical era, Juche era, when the struggle for independence of masses of the people has reached the highest stage and to thoroughly realize their independent demands and creative lives is regarded as its mission.
In order to perform its mission as suited to the demand of the Juche era, one should explain the position and role of music in politics, and combine music with politics.
General
One day in December, Juche 71 (1982), he met the creative workers of the Mansudae Art Troupe and gave meaningful instructions on the mission of the music of our times.
He said: Now our Party has hold up the slogan waging a speed campaign in all fields, but everything cannot be solved with this slogan only; there is not only such an aspect in politics, but also a powerful aspect for us in leading the revolution; that politics is full of emotions, feelings and lofty human senses should be represented by music; the mission of music of our times is to support politics emotionally.
To support politics emotionally is a new, unique formulation of the mission of our times' music, that only the great General who loved music and increased the influence of politics by means of music in leading the revolution and construction to victory, could put forward.
The General, after giving a classic formulation of the mission of our times' music, gave energetic leadership to produce powerful, militant and lively songs inspiring people to the revolution and construction in every period of the developing revolution, thus enabling music to better contribute to the mission of the times.
When the whole country was plunged into a sorrow over the sudden death of President
The song "The Leader Will Always Be with Us" was a crystallization of the ardent loyalty of the great General, who was determined to venerate the president as the sun of Juche forever and accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche. This was why the Korean people firmly pledged their oaths of loyalty to venerate the president for ever and accomplish the cause of Juche, singing this song with a strong yearning and respect for the fatherly leader.
The great leader had songs of the red flag produced so that the spirits of the red flag in the Arduous March that had brimmed in the thick forests of Mt. Paektu pulsated all over the country. And when the song "Hold High the Red Flag" was created, he highly appreciated it as the song of Red flag of the 1990s, containing our Party's will to fly higher the red flag associated with the president's life.
The great General was really a great master of music and peerless leader, who regarded music as a forceful political instrument accelerating the revolution and construction, and increased the influence of politics by means of music.
Still today song of the revolution and struggle reverberating powerfully on the road of march of our revolution are injecting fresh vitality to our people who have risen up in the struggle for the building of a powerful socialist country.
Under the wise leadership of the respected Comrade
