In fact, for their article, Rolling Stone spoke to quite a few musicians, with most of them saddened that live music has effectively been shuttered in response to the pandemic but unwilling to risk their lives or the lives of their fans to get back on the road.
"All of this opening-up talk is pretty scary to me. I’m afraid we’re probably end up going backwards. And I don’t want to be the guy who contributes to that," said John Fogerty."You go do a concert with 10,000 people, and then find out afterwards that some of them died?" Even those who are struggling more financially, like David Crosby, still aren't willing to take the risk. Crosby said that his house is in jeopardy right now, but still believes"they are doing the right thing to not have aggregations of people, but don’t kid yourself about the effect. To us? To the musicians? It’s a goddamn disaster."
Everyone from Mavis Staples to Bruce Springsteen, Chrissie Hynde, Stevie Nicks and more seemed to agree that as tough as it is to give up being a touring act -- financially and spirtually -- it's the right thing to do.
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