Vince Gill spoke about the diversity in country music, as well as the scandal surrounding Morgan Wallen who started a conversation about racism within the genre.
The Grammy winner 21 times spoke to “CBS This Morning” about the current state of country music and the perception of many that it is only for a conservative audience and has a reputation for not being welcoming to those who do not fit in. category.
“Most people realize that country music is extremely conservative and I’m not sure if that’s true,” explained Gill. “Perhaps the public is predominantly conservative, but I don’t know if artistic talent is; what the community is, so there’s a problem with that.”
As an example, he noted the more positive reception that the Osborne brothers’ singer TJ Osborne received after he decided to come out publicly, making him the first openly gay country artist to sign with a major label.
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Vince Gill spoke about the ongoing controversy over Morgan Wallen in country music.
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In another part of the interview, Gill discussed Wallen. The 27-year-old singer was dismissed by his talent agency and saw his songs taken off the air after a leaked video showed him using racial slander. The 63-year-old artist called Wallen’s situation “disappointing”, mainly because it perpetuated a negative perception of country music.
“It was very sad and disappointing because I knew that everyone would slaughter country music,” he said. “White America, when they argue, ‘I hear that in rap music all the time’ … haven’t you paid attention in the last 300 or 400 years to how that word was used by the white community? It’s derogatory, disdainful and painful. one place. “
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Gill concluded his comments on diversity in country music by addressing the difficult battle that women often face to enter the business.
“Women in country music can make the same claim, to some extent, that black artists can. That they were not made to feel welcome,” he said.
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Gill adds: “I don’t know. I would like to know, you know, because I am a person who loves what they do and I think we would be better for it.”
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Gill ended the interview with the presentation of a new song “March in, March in, “about the history of racism in America.