Van Morrison wishes more musicians would “fight the pseudoscience and speak up”
Van Morrison claims he’s had a “very negative reaction” for exercising “freedom of speech” in his songs. The 75-year-old singer has been open about his criticism of lockdowns and released three protest songs last year and launched a campaign to save live music amid the coronavirus pandemic, but he was dismayed that only Eric Clapton paid attention to his plea for fellow artists to “fight the pseudoscience and speak up”. And the music legend is concerned people are being silenced for expressing alternative views. He told the Times newspaper's Saturday Review: “The only other person who has any traction or motivation to speak out about what’s going on, to get out there and question things, is Eric. “A few people got a petition together to… (more)