Staind frontman Aaron Lewis is never one to mince words when it comes to his political affiliations or speaking out against things he doesn’t like. During a recent appearance on “The Tucker Carlson Show,” Lewis went off on rock legend Bruce Springsteen whose political views are completely opposite of the Staind singer.
“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 said. “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 continued: “I think that he has forgotten where he came from. I think that if you’re not careful doing this, this career that that me and him have both been so blessed to have had, if you’re not careful, it will consume you. And it’s obvious that it creates a situation where you’ve lost sight of the reality of the country that you live in because you’ve lived such a cush … you’ve had so much, you have so much that it’s really easy to take a stance that is so anti everything that you were lucky enough to have, lucky enough to create, lucky enough to change your situation in life. And he’s just lost touch with the struggles. He’s lost touch with the struggle.”
Lewis’ full interview can be viewed below.
