Sheryl Crow revealed how her video protesting billionaire Elon Musk sparked a terrifying moment when an armed man entered her property earlier this year.
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, as part of Variety’s Power of Women: Nashville cover story, opened up about right-wing backlash to a clip of her waving goodbye as her Tesla electric vehicle is towed away. The move came in response to the billionaire’s power grab and push to slash federal programs.
“So yeah, there was a moment where I actually really felt very afraid: A man got on my property, in my barn, who was armed,” said Crow, who resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
“It doesn’t feel safe when you’re dealing with people who are so committed.”
Crow, who shared a clip of her protest in February, noted in the post’s caption that her parents “always said” that “you are who you hang out with.”
“There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla,” she wrote.
The singer-songwriter noted that she donated profits from the vehicle sale to NPR, adding that the outlet was “under threat by President Musk” and her donation was made “in hopes that the truth will continue to find its way to those willing to know the truth.”
She advised her followers to call their lawmakers and also used the hashtag ”#ProtectTheConstitution.”
She told Variety that the response to the Tesla video felt “different” from when she slammed Walmart over carrying guns in its stores in her 1996 song “Love Is a Good Thing.”
Crow’s song, which suggested Walmart gave children easy access to buy firearms, was controversial at the time and led to the retailer banning her self-titled album from its stores.
“Not everybody was armed — and certainly I didn’t live in Tennessee, where everybody is armed,” she said of the time around the song’s release.
When asked whether she’d post the Tesla clip again considering the backlash, Crow paused before declaring that she couldn’t “help it.”
“I feel like I’m fighting for my kids. Also, that’s the way I was raised,” Crow stressed.
“There have been times when it hasn’t really been fun, but I follow my Atticus Finch dad; I’m very similar to him if I see something that seems unfair, you know?”
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