Queen guitarist Brian May has become the latest in a long line of musicians to speak out against the current political climate in the United States, saying his band will not be touring stateside anytime soon because the country has become \u201ca dangerous place.\u201d<\/p>\n
The British band has regularly visited the U.S. since its formation, first with original lead singer Freddie Mercury and more recently with Paul Rodgers and Adam Lambert following Mercury\u2019s death in 1991.<\/p>\n
Brian May casts doubt on U.S. return<\/p>\n
But the veteran rockers appear to have apparently shelved any immediate plans to return, if May\u2019s comments to the Daily Mail are anything to go by. \u201cAmerica is a dangerous place at the moment, so you have to take that into account.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very sad because I feel like Queen grew up in America and we love it, but it\u2019s not what it was,\u201d the 78-year-old said. \u201cEveryone is thinking twice about going there at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
May did not explain why he holds that view, although his comments came just a day after Lady Gaga\u2019s powerful mid-concert speech in Tokyo<\/a>, in which she blasted President Trump\u2019s increasing deployment of ICE agents and their actions across the United States.<\/p>\n Lady Gaga speaks out during Tokyo show<\/p>\n \u201cMy heart is aching thinking about the people, the children, the families, all over America, who are being mercilessly targeted by ICE,\u201d the singer said. \u201cI\u2019m thinking about all of their pain and how their lives are being destroyed right in front of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n In Minnesota, the murder of Renee Good <\/a>was followed just days later by the equally horrific killing of Alex Pretti<\/a>, as ICE agents fired multiple shots at both victims, both defenseless, law-abiding citizens.<\/p>\n Other celebrities join ICE criticism<\/p>\n Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Pedro Pascal, Amanda Seyfried, Cynthia Nixon, and Mark Ruffalo are among the other celebrities who have spoken out against Trump and ICE in recent months.<\/p>\n