Dave Grohl performs at the Democratic Convention along with the rest of the Foo Fighters. They performed an acoustic set of “My Hero” and “Walk”
In a crucial time for politics, big rock musicians and bands have been very vocal about who they’ll support this November.
Bands such as Silversun Pickups and R.E.M have expressed their lack of support for conservatives.
“We don’t like people going behind our backs, using our music without asking, and we don’t like the Romney campaign,” Silversun Pickups frontman Brian Aubert said.
“We have little or no respect for their puff adder brand of reportage,” lead singer Michael Stipe said about Fox News deciding to play R.E.M’s “Losing My Religion” during the Democratic National Convention.
On the day of President Obama’s speech during the DNC, Foo Fighters performed an acoustic set of “My Hero” and “Walk”
“It’s an honor to be here tonight and I think this song makes perfect sense here tonight,” Grohl said before performing “My Hero”.
Foo bassist Nate Mendel wrote an essay on the 90 Days, 90 Reasons website (A site of published essays that support President Obama)
“I believe it’s important to support President Obama’s re-election because, among other reasons, he supports the idea that corporations should be held accountable for their rights through regulation, and should contribute to bringing down the national debt through fair taxation of their profits,” Mendel said.
You can read his essay here.
Soundgarden and Audioslave’s singer Chris Cornell perform a show in Des Moines, Iowa during an Obama rally.
Cornell performed songs like “Hunger Strike”, “Wike Awake” and even covered John Lennon’s “Imagine”.
Pearl Jam bassist and one of the founding members Jeff Ament spoke about Obama during an interview about Pearl Jam’s upcoming album.
“I would be willing to bet that ever member [of Pearl Jam] will vote for Obama,” Ament said.
Watch Pearl Jam performed with rapper Jay-Z here.
Alice In Chains singer William Duvall shared his feelings on Obama speech at the DNC which was during his birthday.
“So PROUD, of our President tonight, His speech was such a great birthday present,” Duvall said.
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