Attending the Tribeca Festival to accept the Harry Belafonte Voices For Social Justice Award, Bruce Springsteen dedicated the trophy to “all the citizens of Minneapolis and Los Angeles and Portland who stood against the federal invasion of their cities this year” adding “So I’ll take this and keep this in their name.”
Presented the award by U2’s Bono, the two superstars joined Patti Smith to perform a version of ‘People Have The Power’ in front of a standing ovation, followed by a solo, soulful rendition of ‘Land Of Hopes And Dreams.’
An outspoken critic of Donald Trump who he’s blasted regularly during his recently concluded tour, the legendary musician exchanged compliments with Robert De Niro, the Tribeca Festival co-founder, who didn’t pull punches introducing the event, slamming “Donald J Trump and his feckless enablers”.
Stating that no one insults the president better than De Niro does, Springsteen subsequently described his body of work as being “built for hard times, and built for times like these.” “And if you do that long enough, you pray that you have a little impact on the culture. Because art has the chance to shape culture. Culture shapes politics. Culture and politics shape the nation.”
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Author: Saul Goode
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