Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider “completely” approves of Ukrainians utilizing “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as their anthem amid Russia’s invasion. The singer-songwriter, whose grandfather was Ukrainian, made his stance on the lethal assault clear including the hashtag “#F***Russia.”
Snider, who wrote the enduring tune, spoke out in opposition to anti-maskers adopting the tune in 2020. As for why he is endorsing Ukrainians’ use of his 1984 hit, he mentioned “one use is for a righteous battle in opposition to oppression; the opposite is [an] childish toes stomping in opposition to an inconvenience.”
The 66-year-old rocker remarked how he is obtained “overwhelming help” on social media for his stance, scoffing at headlines claiming he confronted backlash.
“We’re Not Gonna Take It” has been an anthem for a lot of teams over time.
“I am from the Alice Cooper faculty of ‘College’s Out,’ ‘I am Eighteen,’ ? And Alice was very large on these anthemic songs. So I wished to write down an anthem for the viewers to lift their fists within the air in righteous anger,” Snider informed NPR in 2018.
However when politicians with opposing views, like Donald Trump and Paul Ryan, began utilizing the tune at marketing campaign occasions it obtained a bit extra difficult for Snider.
“I’m pro-choice to a fault, and Paul Ryan stands to date on the opposite aspect of that fence,” Snider recalled. “I known as him up and mentioned, ‘The primary line of the tune is, ‘We have the suitable to decide on.‘ Do not you even vet these items?'”
Snider additionally known as up Trump, whom he appeared alongside on The Apprentice, and requested the previous president to cease enjoying his tune.
“To his credit score, I known as and I mentioned, ‘You have gotta cease utilizing the tune. I am unable to have folks suppose I’m endorsing you through the use of the tune.’ He mentioned OK — and that evening, he by no means used it once more. That was the tip,” Snider shared.
When a gaggle of anti-maskers stormed a Goal amid the pandemic, Snider known as the bunch “egocentric a*******” who “wouldn’t have my permission or blessing to make use of my tune for his or her moronic trigger.”
