Trent Reznor has called out Taylor Swift and stars like her for not speaking out about Donald Trump.
Swift is famously silent on most political issues. She shared a photo of herself in line to vote ahead of the 2016 US election but has never revealed who she voted for or spoken out against a politician. Earlier this year, she made a donation to March For Our Lives, which was held in the aftermath of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Speaking to the New York Times, the Nine Inch Nails frontman explained why he feels it is necessary for stars to speak out on political issues. “I was doing press with somebody in the mid-90s and they made an argument that stayed with me: that I have influence, and that it’s my job to call out whatever needs to be called out, because there are people who feel the same way, but need someone to articulate it.”