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Staind frontman and outspoken conservative Aaron Lewis recently made an appearance on The Tucker Carlson Show, during which he was asked about his thoughts on Bruce Springsteen, whose political beliefs are in strong opposition to those of the post-grunge rocker.
Not surprisingly, Lewis proceeded to go on a tirade, accusing The Boss of being unpatriotic and fooling everyone with one of the most “anti-American songs ever.”
“I think that he is a disgusting display of not appreciating what was handed to him, in this country as being an American, the success that he has had,” Lewis told Carlson (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). “The fact that he duped us all with one of the most anti-American songs ever and called it ‘Born in the USA’ as some sort of celebration of how great it is to be born in the USA. I’m angry at myself for not seeing it for so long and actually giving him, in my mind, the credit of being a representation of blue-collar America.”
Lewis then said Springsteen “has forgotten where he came from” and “lost touch with the struggle,” which Lewis believes is the reason why Springsteen continues to support the Democratic party and its Presidential candidates.
“It seems like most people who have lost touch with the true struggle of life, those are the people that vote for these fucking idiots,” Lewis continued. “Those are the people that feel like they have to virtue signal. Those are the people that, somewhere along the way, they feel guilty for the success that they have had, so they somehow have to make it up with this nonsensical bullshit…”
Lewis had already made his opinion on Springsteen known in his controversial solo single “Am I The Only One,” which includes the line: “Am I the only one who quits singin’ along/ Every time they play a Springsteen song?”
Watch the interview with Lewis and Tucker Carlson below.
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