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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Tuesday 17 August

By John

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Way to go Arizona! Keep up the good work! The people of California support you all the way! We don't want these fruit cake entertainers in our beautiful country anyway!

Friday 23 July

By DJ

Agreed.Boycott all these bands that are`nt standing up for Arizona and the USA.All we`re doing is protecting ourselves and upholding the FEDERAL law against ILLEGAL imigration.I for one will never EVER buy another thing from any these screwed up bands.Go to Mexico and see how much money they make.
BOYCOTT these bands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By DDoggie

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Maroon Bozo's-- go shove your "conviction"

By Bill

I guess those who beleive that the Arizona law actually helps enforce federal law should boycott Moron 5 and stop buying or listening to their sub par pop music too?

Sally,,,HELLOOOOOOOOOOOO we`re talking about ILLEGAL imigrants.Geesh.

By trnichols

I was once a Maroon or should I say Moron5 fan.No more,as Gump said "Stupid is as Stupid does.Bite that Moron5!

By Anne

HOGWILDINOK YOU ARE ABSOLUTLY CORRECT
THE IDIOTS JUST JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THEY ARE JUMPING INTO. AND IT JUST MAKES ALL OF THEM LOOK MORE LIKE THE MORONS THEY ARE BACKING I GUESS NONE OF THEM KNOW HOW TO READ. BUT THEY ARE FOLLOWING THE LEADERS OF THIS COUNTRY WHO ARE SUEING ARIZONA FOR TRYING TO DO WHAT THE FEDERAL LAW STATES, BUT WON'T DO ITS SELF. THAY ALL SHOULD JUST DRINK THE KOOL-AID AND SAY NIGHT NIGHT. STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES.

By sara

That is a really crummy thing to do to their fans in Arizona. Screw them!

By CHAS

MORON 5 WHO CARES WHAT THEY DO? ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS THAT ARIZONA IS SCREWING UP THEIR DRUGS.BOYCOTT MORON 5 INSTEAD OF ARIZONA ATLEAST ARIZONA IS FIGHTING FOR US MORE THANM THE GOVERNMENT IS

By candy forbes

I am now boycotting Maroon 5. Just shut up and sing.

By Richard

YOU ROCK ARIZONA !!!

Saturday 24 July

By RM

I must say that I am 100% against any and all drug-cartels and drug-dealers anywhere around the world and including The United States. Unfortunately, Americans have an insatiable appetite for drugs, furthermore, drug cartels that operate in Mexico, get AK-47's and these advanced type of armor from The Black Market in America, these guns are not manufactured in Mexico, they are manufactured in The United States of America!!!!! Part of the solution is to catch these people providing Deadly Weapons to the cartels, and they are based in America!!!! Lets be realistic about this entire situation and lets not try to put all the blame on one race, Americans are willing participants in drug-use and providing armor to Cartels, these are NOT Honorable Americans!!!!

By dsherline

In Reply To: RM
You need to verify your facts before you post. AK-47's are not manufactured in the U.S. nor is this where the criminals are getting them from.

In Reply To: RM
And another thing. Illegal is not a race and it never has been. Anti illegal immigration laws are not targeted at any specific race. It is true, and too bad, that a disproportionate number of the illegals happen to be Hispanic but illegal is illegal regardless of ones heritage.

By bill

They just lost another fan. God bless America.

By hanz

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Who cares about moron 5. Talentless goofs. Andrea, meheeco was not a country or nation. Just law breaking types who are never able to take care of themselves. They can claim nothing. Just ask the Conquistadors. Also, Ms. Dope, try learning how to write properly.

By ?wth?

Thanks Maroon 5... Finally someone with decency and a heart.

By david

As a resident of Arizona - if you don't like what goes on here stay out! We are doing what other states have not had the guts to do. Now that our illegals are getting out and boogying to other states, these states are now seeing how the shoe pinches and want to make their own immigration laws!

With your logic Andrea, the vikings get it all. Long live Leaf Erickson.

By xxrosexofxsharyn

This is stupid, they're just punishing the fans that live there that won't get to see them now.

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