So the ‘Jon Foreman gets shut down by the police’ incident has got lots of attention on YouTube.
Jon put pen to paper and shared his perspective on the whole thing, in a great piece in the Huffington Post.
His thoughts are fantastic, as always. Here’s a few snippets:
“I couldn’t think of any crime we had committed. I couldn’t figure out whose civil liberties this officer was protecting. The whole thing felt so silly — so juvenile on both sides”.
“I went back to the instant replay on YouTube this morning to see what I could have done better. And after looking at the tape, I would have made a different call: I would have pushed for communication instead of one more song. I wish that I could have pulled the officer aside to hear his thoughts about the situation.”
“I’m still not sure why the officer wanted the music to stop. We were not the last to leave the parking lot, we were not blocking traffic, and there had been no noise complaints. The only reason he gave was that he wanted to go home.”
“Mr. Fisher, if in any way you felt threatened or disrespected by my actions the other night, please allow me to apologize. That was not my intention. I was simply hoping to play a few songs out in the parking lot for some folks who wanted to listen. I’m hoping to close this awkward incident the best way I can. I would love to find out how to do this sort of thing better for the next time we pass through. We all need each other. We all need second chances. We all need to learn from the replay. The umps, the cops, and me.”
You can read the full article on the Huffington Post website.
I love that Jon took the time to go to YouTube, watch the footage and reflect on it all. You don’t find many musicians willing to do that – humble enough to want to check they did the right thing.
What are you guys’ reflections on what Jon wrote?
- Vicky
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