America is over. Californian singer Ben Harper has decided to leave his country of origin and soon settle in France with his wife and his two children. A decision he outlines in the columns of Releaseciting a political climate that has become too “toxic” in the United States, coupled with the recent repeal of abortion rights.
“I am going to give my last concert (in the United States) in August and after that I will not return,” said the man who released his 18th album on Friday. bloodline maintenance. He plans to find a home with his wife, actress and producer Jaclyn Matfus, “perhaps in Toulouse, in Bordeaux or here in Paris.” it develops:
“I can no longer return to the United States. This country is going to come back, it is no longer possible. It’s very depressing, a monumental sadness, I don’t like to talk about it very much. The decision to return to the right to abortion is a setback. There’s that, there’s racism, there’s guns… It all became too toxic for me.”
Cold shower for women’s rights
On June 24, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade that guaranteed access to abortion throughout the United States since 1973. Now, each state is free to ban it within its borders.
This ultra-conservative move comes in an already tense US climate. The murder of African-American George Floyd in 2020, killed by a white police officer, has once again put the issue of racism at the center of public debate. American society is also divided on the issue of firearms, at a time when shootings are on the rise.
“It’s difficult for me, because I have deep roots, there is still the family store, my mother, friends… But it’s time to leave,” the singer concludes.
Source: BFM TV
