Bobby Vylan is “not regretful” over his controversial Glastonbury Competition chant.
Bob Vylan ‘not regretful’ about controversial Glastonbury Competition chant
Punk rap duo Bob Vylan confronted backlash over their controversial efficiency on the summer time spectacle after 34-year-old singer Bobby led the group in a chant of “loss of life, loss of life to the IDF” throughout their set, however the singer-guitarist would “do it once more tomorrow”.
When requested on The Louis Theroux Podcast whether or not he would do it once more, Bobby replied: “Oh yeah. Like what if I used to be to go on Glastonbury once more tomorrow, sure I’d do it once more.
“I’m not regretful of it. I’d do it once more tomorrow, twice on Sundays.”
Bobby – whose actual identify is Pascal Robinson-Foster – insisted the next backlash the duo confronted was “minimal in comparison with what individuals in Palestine are going by way of”.
Talking in a chat recorded earlier than the ceasefire in Gaza got here into impact on October tenth, he added: “I don’t wish to overstate the significance of the mantra.
“That’s not what I’m making an attempt to do, but when I’ve their help, they’re the those who I’m doing it for, they’re the those who I’m being vocal for, then what’s there to remorse? Oh, as a result of I’ve upset some right-wing politician or some right-wing media?
“It wasn’t like we got here off stage, and all people was like [gasps]. It’s simply regular.
“We come off stage. It’s regular. No one thought something. No one. Even workers on the BBC had been like ‘That was incredible! We beloved that!’ “
Bobby additionally insisted the mantra itself was “unimportant”, including: “What’s necessary is the circumstances that exist to permit that chant to even happen on that stage.
“And I imply, the circumstances that exist in Palestine.
“The place the Palestinian persons are being killed at an alarming fee. Who cares in regards to the chant?”
Following their Glastonbury efficiency, Bob Vylan – who’re additionally made up of drummer Bobbie Vylan, whose actual identify is Wade Laurence George – had been dropped by their company, UTA, and their US visas had been revoked, that means they needed to cancel their North American tour.