Don Henley Blasts Cellphone Usage At Concerts

Don Henley is the latest artist to speak out against the use of cellphones during concerts. Henley joins Mumford and Sons as artists who are seeking to ban cellphones from their live performances. “Bravo to Mumford & Sons for taking a stand on cell phone use at their pre-album-release performance,” he wrote on Facebook. “The madness, the rudeness, the thoughtlessness must stop.”More »

By on April 28, 2015

Don Henley is the latest artist to speak out against the use of cellphones during concerts. Henley joins Mumford and Sons as artists who are seeking to ban cellphones from their live performances. “Bravo to Mumford & Sons for taking a stand on cell phone use at their pre-album-release performance,” he wrote on Facebook. “The madness, the rudeness, the thoughtlessness must stop. Constantly looking at the world through a viewfinder is not seeing. Listening to live music while recording on a ‘smartphone’ (or texting every 5 seconds) is not hearing. Experiencing life second-hand is not living. Be here now.” Mumford and Sons recently instituted a policy at their live shows that calls for concertgoers to check their cellphones at the door and pick them up after the concert. As the band prepares for the release of their new album, Wilder Mind, they say that they do not want the general public’s first perceptions of the new songs to be via YouTube. Copyright(c) 2015 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «