Submitted by ftyftghryht t3_z078pf in Music
moneycomet t1_ix55q5g wrote
Funny coming from a guy who flew the Confederate Flag during his concerts.
TheJudgementIsDeath t1_ix56yhf wrote
It was a different time.
IDDQD-IDKFA t1_ix5i7pa wrote
And he acknowledged it as being stupid later.
>When we toured two years later, I noticed people in the audience wearing Confederate flag bandanas and things like that. One night, someone threw one onstage. I stopped everything and gave a speech about it. I said, “Look, this was to illustrate a character. This is not who we are. Having gone through this, I would prefer it if no one would ever bring a Confederate flag to our shows again because this isn’t who we are.”
>It got a mixed reaction. There were some boos and some cheers. But honestly, it’s a little amazing to me because I never saw one again after that speech in that one town. Fortunately, that went away, but it left me feeling stupid. That’s the word I can use. I felt stupid. If I had just been a little more observant about things going on around me, it wouldn’t have happened.
Sir-Barks-a-Lot t1_ix5uutu wrote
Chuck E Cheese also used to fly the Confederate flag in its restaurants. Wtf?
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