{"id":688318,"date":"2026-06-06T17:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/688318\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T17:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:42:14","slug":"the-black-crowes-chris-robinson-addresses-onstage-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/688318\/","title":{"rendered":"The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson Addresses Onstage Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Black Crowes<\/a>\u2018 Chris Robinson has spoken out following controversy sparked by comments he made during the band\u2019s May 31 performance at Tampa\u2019s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre as part of their Southern Hospitality tour.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n

\n\tThe incident occurred when, following the band\u2019s performance of \u201cSoul Singing,\u201d a portion of the crowd broke into chants of \u201cU-S-A!\u201d \u2014 reportedly prompted by the appearance of the band\u2019s Black Crowes mascot dressed in Uncle Sam garb on the screen behind them. <\/p>\n

\n\tRobinson responded from the stage: \u201cThanks for the geography lesson. I don\u2019t know what you\u2019re so proud of right now.\u201d He continued: \u201cSome of us have real faith. For those of you f\u2014\u2013g booing us, some of us are not afraid. And we most assuredly are not f\u2014\u2013g ignorant.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tThe exchange resulted in numerous crowd members walking out on the show, according to a video shared by the outlet on\u00a0X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpeaking to Ultimate Classic Rock<\/a> this week, Robinson sought to provide context. \u201cI think the whole thing was, of course, blown out of context so people can get clicks and people can stir up the animosity,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBut be most assured \u2014 in a week, something else will come up that stirs up the hornets\u2019 nest.\u201d He was also careful to draw a distinction between his broader outlook and any perceived slight toward the military. \u201cNo matter what I ever would say or do or feel about things, there\u2019s no way I would disrespect our veterans,\u201d Robinson said. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFor the people who\u2019ve put their lives on the line and made that sacrifice and dedication, I wouldn\u2019t do that. But I have to speak my mind. I don\u2019t have an agenda or anything \u2014 I\u2019m just trying to make a soulful connection with people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe comments drew added scrutiny given the performance took place just days after Memorial Day. Robinson has previously stated he is \u201cnot interested in politics,\u201d telling Mojo <\/a>in March: \u201cI\u2019m more interested in poetry and art and people and experience. But a song doesn\u2019t have to be like an overt political statement. I know what\u2019s right and wrong \u2014 and this s\u2013t going on right now is wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Black Crowes released their new album A Pound of Feathers in March, shortly after receiving a nomination for the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame \u2014 though the band was ultimately not selected for induction. The Southern Hospitality tour continues with upcoming dates in Augusta, Ga., and Charlotte, N.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Black Crowes\u2018 Chris Robinson has spoken out following controversy sparked by comments he made during the band\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":680367,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216,498],"class_list":["post-688318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-music-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/680367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}