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L4LM: Charlottesville was an example of how dangerous it can be when two people who have opposing viewpoints get together, but Lockn’, while consisting of many likeminded people who like music, is also a very diverse group. Why do you think it’s important that people are able to gather together on such a mass scale at events like Lockn’ and other festivals, and how do you think that could change someone’s outlook?



PS: I bet we’ll have both red state people and blue state ideology, there’s no question. But for everyone to be on the same land, watching and enjoying the same band, it’s a good first step. There will be people from every state in the country, all types of people — all ages, different socioeconomic backgrounds, and all that. It’s a simple thing – we like the same band – but right now, maybe we gotta go back to the beginning, start with step one. And what we do, and you do, is we live through music. Certain people do, the people at Lockn’ do. I think it’s cool that when you go see the music we love — whether in Chicago, Virginia, Tennessee, Colorado, Oregon, Pennsylvania — the music travels, there’s likeminded people everywhere, but you’re also going into places where people see the world differently, though they may like the same music.



Shit may be crazy right now, but you know what? That’s when music is important! It’s important that we get the momentum going in the right direction. Many more people are on the good side, I believe that, but you don’t know that unless you see them.