I’ve had the nice fortune to work with a few of the world’s most exceptional artists for over 50 years.
However one in every of my greatest regrets is that in that point so many people have remained silent about Palestine.
Usually that silence has come from worry—actual worry—that talking out might provoke a backlash, shut doorways or finish a profession.
However that’s now altering—partly as a result of some artists and activists have lit the trail, however largely as a result of the reality of what’s happening has turn into inconceivable to disregard.
What we’re witnessing in Gaza isn’t a thriller, and neither is it a blur of competing narratives making it ‘arduous to know’.
When dozens of non-partisan organisations like Amnesty Worldwide and Medical doctors With out Borders describe it as genocide, the ethical line is evident.
We will’t stay silent.
Which is why I’m serving to to organise Collectively for Palestine—an evening of music, reflection and hope at Wembley Enviornment on 17ᵗʰ September.
My honest perception is that this night can turn into a second of braveness the place artists come collectively to talk the reality of their hearts—which is what we belief artists to do.
Whether or not on stage or by video from around the globe, it is a likelihood for us to face collectively and say: this will’t proceed.