Andrew McMahon asks GOP not to use his music at conference
Andrew McMahon has taken a rare political stance and has asked the GOP and Counselor to the President, Kellyanne Conway to stop using his music at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference that's currently happening this week in Maryland.
Read McMahon's full statement below.
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McMahon posted the statement to his Instagram along with a hand-written note featuring “HEY CPAC, TAKE ME OFF YOUR PLAYLIST” He begins by explaining how he has chosen to keep politics and his musical platform separate.
“Honestly, it's something I struggle with daily, but I hold that line out of respect for my fans and out of disgust for the state of American politics,” writes McMahon.
He continues, “I feel in this climate, my greatest contribution could be to remind people as they stand side by side in a live music venue that we are not as different as our televisions and our political leaders would like us to believe.”
It's pretty clear that McMahon would be against any political party using his music, but because the GOP and Conway publically did it is what caused this statement.
McMahon is far from the first musician to ask the GOP or a member of the Republican Party not to use his music. In October, The White Stripes denounced Donald Trump for using “Seven Nation Army” in a campaign video.
“The White Stripes would like to unequivocally state that they have nothing whatsoever to do with this video,” the band wrote in a Facebook post . “They are disgusted by this association, and by the illegal use of their song.”
Politicans use music without permission so often that popular late night host John Oliver created an entire segment on musician responses to the unauthorized use of their songs in campaigns, citing Dropkick Murphys and Scott Walker has a prominent example.
Check out Andrew McMahon's full statement below.
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