The family of Tom Petty has moved to stop US President Donald Trump using the late rock star's hit I Won't Back Down at campaign events.
Key points:
- Tom Petty's family accused Mr Trump of campaigning on hate and issued a cease and desist warning.
- Mr Petty's song was played at Mr Trump's rally, which drew a smaller-than-expected crowd
- Other musicians like Neil Young, R.E.M and Rihanna have objected to Mr Trump's campaign using their songs
Mr Trump used the 1989 hit at a campaign rally in Tulsa on Saturday (local time), angering Petty's family.
They accused the President of campaigning on hate and issued a cease and desist warning.
"Trump was in no way authorised to use this song to further a campaign that leaves too many Americans and common sense behind," Petty's family said on Twitter late on Saturday.
"Tom Petty would never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate.
"Both the late Tom Petty and his family firmly stand against racism and discrimination of any kind."
The statement was signed by Mr Petty's widow Dana, ex-wife Jane and his daughters Adria and Annakim.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The campaign played the song at Saturday's rally, which drew an underwhelming crowd that left many seats empty at the 19,000-seat BOK Center arena in Oklahoma.
Mr Trump, who hoped to reinvigorate his re-election campaign, criticised anti-racism protests that have engulfed much of the country since the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis police custody.
Mr Petty wrote the song "for the underdog, for the common man and for EVERYONE", his family said on Twitter.
"We believe in America and we believe in democracy. But Donald Trump is not representing the noble ideals of either."
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Lyrics of the song speak of resisting oppression: "I've got just one life in a world that keeps on pushin' me around. But I'll stand my ground. And I won't back down."
"We would hate for fans that are marginalised by this administration to think we were complicit in this usage," Mr Petty's family said.
Mr Petty sold 80 million records worldwide. He died in October 2017.
Canadian singer Neil Young objected to Mr Trump's use of his 1989 song Rockin' in the Free World when he announced his presidential campaign in 2016.
Mr Trump's campaign said it had paid to license it.
Rock band R.E.M. and pop singer Rihanna have also objected to Mr Trump's use of their songs.
Reuters
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2020-06-21 23:15:47Z
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