Peter Gabriel condemned the 'racist murder of George Floyd,' saying, 'This type of brutality needs to be confronted directly'
statement that he was “horrified” by the “racist murder.” “This type of brutality needs to be confronted directly, with justice clearly seen to be done whenever & wherever it occurs,” the songwriter wrote, using the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter.that the organization has been “helping groups monitoring police violence.
Gabriel cautioned that politicians are “trying to win support by fueling nationalism and racism for their own gain.” He, “If we don’t like the way things are going, we have to speak out and act. The world can only be what we choose to make it.” The musician also announced that his Real World record label and long-running WOMAD arts festival will observe the newly announcedon June 2nd “in solidarity with black artists all over the world, and black colleagues in the music industry.”
The event’s organizers have asked the industry to refrain from “business as usual” on Tuesday and instead reflect on how to aid the black community. “Your black executives, artists, managers, staff, colleagues are drained, traumatized, hurt, scared, and angry,” Jamila Thomas, Senior Director of Marketing at Atlantic Records, wrote in a
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