The Boss støtter Dixie Chicks

I en pressemelding gir Bruce Springsteen sin umiddelbare støtte til bandet Dixie Chicks, som tidligere gikk hardt ut mot den amerikanske regjeringens håndtering av krisa i Irak.

Av Espen R. Hovelsen // 22.04.03

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Dette står å lese på Springsteens hjemmeside:

The Dixie Chicks have taken a big hit lately for exercising their basic right to express themselves, To me, they're terrific American artists expressing American values by using their American right to free speech. For them to be banished wholesale from radio stations, and even entire radio networks,for speaking out is un-American.

The pressure coming from the government and big business to enforce conformity of thought concerning the war and politics goes against everything that this country is about - namely freedom. Right now, we are supposedly fighting to create free speech in Iraq, at the same time that some are trying to intimidate and punish people for using that same right here at home.

I don't know what happens next, but I do want to add my voice to those who think that the Dixie Chicks are getting a raw deal, and an un-American one to boot. I send them my support.

- Bruce Springsteen

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