Bob Vylan breaks silence on Glastonbury backlash
Bob Vylan duo performed at Glastonbury on Saturday, June 28
Bob Vylan frontman has fired back at the backlash he received after his controversial Glastonbury set on Saturday, June 28, in which the singer chanted “Death, death to the IDF” in front of more than 250,000 people.
Taking to Instagram, Pascal-Robinson Foster, famously known as Bobby, shared a statement which was captioned: “I said what I said”.
The statement by the rapper read, “As I lay in bed this morning, my phone buzzing nonstop, inundated with messages of both support and hatred.”
The singer drew an interesting analogy between his daughter’s response to a school survey where she asked for healthier meal options and his own remarks at Glastonbury against the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).
The 34-year-old did not express any remorse for his controversial chants as he continued: “Teaching our children to speak up for the change they want and need is the only way that we make this world a better place.”
The He’s a Man hitmaker stressed the importance of teaching kids to develop a conscience and inspiring them to keep voicing opinions regarding what’s right and what’s wrong.
The statement concluded: “Today it is a change in school dinner, tomorrow it is a change in foreign policy.”
What is the controversy around Bob Vylan's performance?
For the unversed, Bob Vylan duo performed at Glastonbury on Saturday, June 28. During the set, the frontman expressed solidarity with Palestine amid ongoing conflict.
The chants “death death to the IDF” by the singer stirred controversy.
