John Legend mentioned he’s “always respected” Taylor Swift for being “willing to take that risk” in overtly sharing her political opinions.
The EGOT winner, who has been vocal about his assist for Kamala Harris within the upcoming presidential election, not too long ago advised The Impartial that he understands it’s tougher for the pop famous person to communicate out given her fanbase.
“It was always really difficult for Taylor to speak out for liberal and progressive candidates coming from the country music world, where the fanbase is a lot more conservative,” Legend mentioned. “It was riskier for her to start speaking out about politics than it is for me. I always respected the fact that she was willing to take that risk.”
The singer-songwriter added that he thought Swift shared the “perfect statement” when she introduced on social media earlier this week that she was endorsing Harris. “I’m voting for [Kamala Harris] because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them,” the “Fortnight” artist wrote partly. “I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos.”
Whereas Swift was recognized to steer clear of politics earlier in her profession, she finally spoke out in 2018, endorsing Democratic candidates Phil Bredesen and Jim Cooper within the U.S. midterm elections in her dwelling state of Tennessee. She later endorsed Joe Biden for president in 2020.
As for Legend, he believes Harris “should be our next president,” as a result of “she’s more presidential, she’s more intelligent, she understands the problems of the American people better and has better solutions,” in contrast to Republican nominee Donald Trump, who he described as “utterly toxic, unqualified and was manifestly terrible at his job.”
Elsewhere in his interview with The Impartial, the “All of Me” singer opened up concerning the double requirements girls face in society, together with his spouse Chrissy Teigen, who is consistently scrutinized for her look, outfits and parenting type.
“I honestly just hope we all get better with how we treat women,” he mentioned. “It’s abundantly clear to me, from my observation of what happens with Chrissy, that it’s harder to be a woman in public than it is to be a man. You see women running for office or women trying to lead a company — they get criticisms that just wouldn’t be thrown at a man in a similar circumstance.”
