Maroon 5 Join Arizona Boycott Over Immigration Law

By Steve Baltin Posted Jul 23rd 2010 12:15PM

Maroon 5 aren't known as a political band, but they've now joined the likes of Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West, Ben Harper and many others in protesting Arizona's controversial new immigration law.

When PopEater recently visited Maroon 5 in Los Angeles, frontman Adam Levine said it was a tough choice to cross Arizona off any touring they'll be doing for their upcoming 'Hands All Over' album.

"I did an interview in Tucson on the radio. [The host] asked about playing there," Levine recalled. "I said it was a really difficult decision to make because we have fans out there that are being penalized essentially by us not playing, so it's a really difficult decision to make. It really kind of comes down to what feels right, and it really didn't feel right to play there and reward Arizona for what we thought was a really bad decision."

Levine and the rest of his bandmates are aware that with controversial issues like the Arizona law, which will go into effect July 29, there is often a backlash against artists speaking out.

"We're just citizens. It's always good to look at everything that we're talking about, discussing, debating or standing up for as an issue," he said, "not to grandstand, necessarily, our beliefs, but kind of just follow our hearts, as cheesy as that sounds, and say, 'Look, this is how I feel, so I'm going to do this.'"

Maroon 5's tour kicks off July 30 in Saratoga Springs, NY, and runs through October. 'Hands All Over' is due out Sept. 21 from A&M.

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Friday 23 July

By wontspeakspanish

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By Real American

When you go back to europe where you came from and then legally ask permission from the real americans for permission to travel here then you can talk.

By Shell

absolutely AGREE....well said!!!!

By mickey

The hell with the Buffoon Five. Gotta get their name in the news!

By DUDE

F**KIN A!!!

By ANDREA

I wish Americans would stop buying all the drugs that way we wouldn't have a problem with drug smugglers.

By DAN IN NC

screw maroon 5 and everybody else that thinks the invaders should be rewarded for breaking our immigration laws.why dont you bold ones go break mexicos immigration laws and see how long you get to be a catcher in mexican prisons..

Is that maroon or moron? The people boycotting Arizona are idiots, and dangerous to the safety of this nation. I am boycotting states, cities, towns.....etc....that are boycotting Arizona. North Carolina is full of illegal immigrants, and our state is billions in debt.........largely due to the payouts these criminals are "entitled" to. Check out the crime in NC.....you'll find our prisons full of illegal immigrants.....another cost we have to endure.....GRRRRRRRRRR

By kc

i could not have said it better

By Steve

You mean Morons 5, these people are so screwed up in thinking it's hard to imagine a change in the destructive influence they have.

By Gallo

If I was a fan of that crappy fan, I would boycott them. But I'm not 14! Screw them.

Real Americans support Arizona and SB1070!

By IAN

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I'm not a fan of the band so what they do doesn't matter to me but I hate when some dope says what REAL Americans would or should do.
I have interest in AZ. but I think what they are doing is NOT what REAL Americans should be doing it's what a bunch of right wing morons should be doing.

By leonphelps564

Looks like I don't need to buy their music anymore then. I love how these music groups like to think they matter.

By tkoe1

As said by a real artist/musician " If you vote based on a musicians political beliefs, you should have your voting privileges revoked" - Alice Cooper

By hogwildinok

From what I've read, the Arizona law is the same as Federal law (except they intend to enforce it). Since that's the case, I think Maron 5 should teach us all a lesson and boycott the whole country then. Don't just jump on a band wagon, show some conviction. Unless of course, you're just full of crap

By Jen

As a Arizona resident, I salute you! Thank you for putting it so succinctly!

By chuckie

No joke. They can stay the hell out of Oklahoma, too. That would kill their twenty or thirty 16 year old fans, but so be it.
The Dixie Chicks learned the hard way that spouting political rhetoric is a career-killer. These left wing nut jobs never quite figure it out.

LOVE YOU, ARIZONA!!

By Paul

The one who should be arrested is Obama for not fulfilling his swearing in pledge to enforce the laws of the US. Of course if he was a US citizen he would have enforced them.

By jamie

Stupid Buttrockers.

By Liz

Send your dollars to AZ for doing the right thing in protecting their citizens who live there, pay their taxes and are sick of all the illegals bringing their crime with them. Look at the schools in any district like Los Angeles, CA where the majority of the students are Hispanic and you will see a failing school system. Look at CA, AZ, TX and the problems drug traffickers, human traffickers, smuggling, shootings and if those states cannot protect their own borders cuz the federal gov't isn't doing their job, then the citizens will continue to have their states bankrupted. The states cannot support paying the illegals kids in schools, hospital visits, food stamps, etc. If you get into a car accident with an illegal alien, do you think he/she is going to have insurance to cover your costs for your car or any injuries you have? We have no choice but to close off our borders now!

By hmmrje

I'm taking a trip to arizona next weekend, can't wait to get there and support the work force/legal citezens with my tourist dollars!!!!

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