During an appearance on “The Right View With Lara Trump” podcast, Staind’s Aaron Lewis reflected on the COVID-19 pandemic. The vocalist/guitarist, who is known for pushing controversial right-wing talking points, says he contracted the virus twice and that he has “had colds that were worse.”
Lewis said the following about recording “Am I The Only One” during the pandemic:
“Me and Jeffrey [Steele] and Ira [Dean] wrote the song in the middle of COVID shutdown. We broke the rules, and we got together and didn’t wear masks.
He also blasted the COVID-19 lockdowns:
“I found that to be the craziest thing that I’ve ever experienced in my 54 years on this Earth. And I never thought in a million years… I can’t even imagine all the grandfathers and the aunts and uncles and great-grandfathers that were rolling over in their grave, watching us give up every last bit of our freedom over fear.”
He went on to discuss a 0.007% case-fatality ratio that he had heard about:
“The flu kills more people than that every year. Everything else was fear. I’m pretty sure the treatments killed more people than the actual virus.”
He also added the following about remaining unvaccinated and battling COVID-19 twice:
“As a boss that is all about people’s rights and everything else, I didn’t get vaccinated. I didn’t make any of my employees get vaccinated. None of my band got vaccinated. And when I got it, inevitably — I’ve been way sicker. Aside from losing my taste and smell, I’ve had colds that were worse.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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