Stevie Wonder Blasts Ferguson's Mayor and Announces New Tour
His words are significant given the five decades he's spent composing a soundtrack to life in black America.
Jamilah King Sep 11, 2014 12:16PM ET
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Stevie Wonder is angry, and he's taking his passion out on the road. The singer and songwriter announced a new fall North American tour that will highlight his Grammy-winning 1976 album "Songs in the Key of Life" and a new album, "Through the Eyes of Wonder." But during the announcement, he also blasted the political leadership in Ferguson, Missouri:
"I don't know if the mayor has blinders on," Wonder said in an interview Wednesday. "But to say that he didn't know that there was a racial or cultural problem in the city is unfortunate."
As Zo points out at Okayplayer, Wonder's words are significant given the five decades he's spent composing a soundtrack to life in black America. "Whether it be in Ferguson or [Vietnam], on police brutality or environmental crimes, Mr. Wonderlove has always managed to spread the implicit virtues of his name (wonder and love, of course) through his brilliant display of musicianship and a voice that should be cryogenically frozen so that future generations can bear witness to its clarity and tenderness."
The new tour is set to kick off November 6 in New York and continue in 10 more cities before ending in Oakland in December.
(h/t Billboard)