Disturbed singer David Draiman would love to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at some point. Draiman told Z93: “The only place that I’ve actually sung the [U.S.] national anthem in is my shower [laughs], and I’d very much like to sing it live — the United States national anthem whenever I’m gifted the opportunity to do so,” he said.
“I’ve been asking to do it for quite a long time. I’d love to do it… I know that I’m aiming high, and I’d love to try and sing it at the Super Bowl one day. I’d love to just do it in general. I love ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’. I think it’s a beautiful, beautiful song. I’ve got a version, my own rendition of it that I’ve literally been rehearsing in my shower most of my life, and if the opportunity ever presents itself, I’ll be running to do it. I’d love to do it at something that makes sense.”
Draiman made a pitch to the NFL to fulfill his dream.
“The first time I do it, I want it to be the right environment and the right setting, but I’ve never been asked. So, hey, NFL, I’m here. I’d love to do it. Let me know. And it doesn’t have to be NFL specifically. I’d do it at the right sporting event or whatever kind of event that makes sense. I love it. I’m fiercely patriotic. I love my home, I love the United States and I would love the opportunity to do it anytime anywhere.”
The Disturbed frontman then responded to the interviewer saying a site like Blabbermouth might help kick start the process, before clapping back at online trolls that often frequent the site’s comment section.
“Your mouth to God’s ears, buddy,” Draiman said.
“That definitely is the one thing that a publication like Blabbermouth is very, very good for, is they at least can start the process. And you know what? All things being considered, I have a lot to thank those guys for, because they typically are one of the first couple of dominos that starts the chain reaction. It’s not even so much the guys at Blabbermouth proper that are an issue; it’s the cavalcade of very, very opinionated morons that tend to comment after every single damn thing that make things interesting, which I stopped reading those comments many, many years ago.”
