He continued that when the list recently came out of music industry executives who had sent a “private and confidential” letter to Glastonbury’s bookers urging for Kneecap’s removal from the bill, he saw the name of that same boss.
“Who do I see on that f**king list of names? But that bald-headed c**t I used to f**king work for. We’ve done it all, from working in bars to working for f**king Zionists. And if we can do this, I promise you could do absolutely anything that you put your mind to. Don’t give up on your dreams.”
Bobby Vylan shared a statement on Instagram on Sunday evening after Glastonbury organisers criticised his comments onstage as “appalling” and that they “very much crossed a line”.
In a statement captioned “I said what I said”, he commented that he had been “inundated” with a mixture of “support and hatred”.
He continued: “Teaching our children to speak up for the change they want and need is the only way that we make this world a better place. As we grow older and our fire possibly starts to dim under the suffocation of adult life and all its responsibilities, it is incredibly important that we encourage and inspire future generations to pick up the torch that was passed to us.
“Let us display to them loudly and visibly the right thing to do when we want and need change. Let them see us marching in the streets, campaigning on ground level, organising online and shouting about it on any and every stage that we are offered.
Today it is a change in school dinners, tomorrow it is a change in foreign policy.”
The duo formed in Ipswich in 2017, have released four albums blending grime, punk and hard rock, and won best alternative music act at the Mobo Awards in 2022.
The JC has contacted Bob Vylan for a comment.
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