33 Musicians On Why They’re Voting in the 2020 Election
David Byrne, Billie Eilish, Tinashe, Kim Gordon, and many more on the candidates and issues that matter most to them right now.
Billie Eilish
To tell the truth, I really don’t like politics and I wish I didn’t have to urge people to register and vote. I’d rather just focus on making art. But as artists with a platform, we have a special responsibility to lead by example and do whatever we can to make a difference.
There is so much at stake right now. After four years of Donald Trump, things are so much worse and actually really scary. In California the fires are worse than ever before. Climate change is as real as those fires, but the Republican Party denies it, and Trump blocks the science while he backs the fossil fuel industry. Racism is real, but Trump backs the racists. COVID is real and hundreds of thousands of Americans have died, but Trump and the Trump Republicans refuse to do something as simple as wear a mask. They block every move toward gun control, and my generation bears the burden. And as a young woman, I know my fundamental rights are now at risk because of Trump’s picks for the courts and because of Republicans in the Senate.
Whether or not you like politics, if you care about social justice and equal rights, and if you want people in office who will fight to address the climate crisis before we run out of time, you have to vote!
