Leader David Draiman: 'No band ... has been more supportive of our troops'
April 24, 2009
BY KENDRA MEINERT
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The Chicago metal band whose current tour includes a music and tattoo festival to be held May 17 in the plaza directly outside the Resch Center says it is offended that some local veterans don’t think the event belongs near the Brown County Veterans Memorial on Armed Forces Drive.
The Chicago metal band whose current tour includes a music and tattoo festival to be held May 17 in the plaza directly outside the Resch Center says it is offended that some local veterans don’t think the event belongs near the Brown County Veterans Memorial on Armed Forces Drive.
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“There is no band on the face of this planet that has been more supportive of our troops than Disturbed -- period,’’ frontman David Draiman said in a phone interview from the road. “For this level of ignorance -- and I don’t even know what else to call it but ignorance -- to be exhibited by the veterans, it’s almost like a direct slap in the face to us.’’
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Some veterans have expressed concern that the Music as a Weapon Tour IV, which includes an afternoon festival with extreme sports, tattooing and a secondary stage before the main concert in the arena that night, will mock the memorial, which is further west on Armed Forces Drive at the corner of South Oneida Street.
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Draiman called that notion “very, very offensive and completely preposterous.’’ Disturbed has a long history of connecting with the troops through its music and outreach, he said, citing a meet-and-greet specifically for military personnel during a tour stop Friday in Fayetteville, N.C., and an interview with The Pentagon Channel earlier this month. Continue reading
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