Rascal Flatts, or Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney, the trio who make up the group, have released a new single called "Love Who You Love."
Some of their fans, of which I am not--not because I don't like them, because I don't know them.....I don't really follow country music much, except for my Dixie Chicks--are interpreting the song as an anthem of acceptance and love for their gay fans because of its non-gender-specific lyrics.
The band is welcoming that interpretation, but are they welcoming it because they like the idea, or they like the idea of a hit record?
"We actually have some gay people that work with us, and we have a lot of friends that are gay, too, and I know that this song has inspired them. I know that coming out was tough on their parents and on them and the whole entire family. For a long time, some of them didn’t get to hear ‘I love you’ from their dads or be accepted in that way. It’s helped a lot of our friends."--Gary LeVox
Nice sentiment, but please, can we all make a pledge to stop using that old "Some of my best friends are gay" chestnut?
“That’s what’s cool about our music. You can interpret (it like) that. If you get that — it’s perfect. If you are someone who’s gay or someone who’s straight, you still feel something from the song, and that’s what we want.”--Don Rooney
Or, do you want another gold record, so you'll do and say anything to sell it?
“We don’t judge anybody’s lives."--Jay DeMarcus
How noble of you.
Maybe I'm just a bit cynical today.
Maybe not.
