Jordan Klepper
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I'm curious.
Some people were introduced to Dropkick Murphys this year when that video went viral of sort of you interacting with a Trump supporter at one of your concerts.
What a lot of people that I've talked to who maybe didn't know about the Dropkick Murphys before that were surprised to see a punk band, Boston-based, masculine, aggressive punk band that connects with young men be open and liberal with their politics.
There's a larger conversation right now happening about masculinity in America and what those images of masculinity should be like and how the right tends to take those or young people can find their way into rabbit holes that take them farther and farther right.
How do you see it as somebody who's a strong, aggressive, liberal performer and your young fans who watch you?
You know what I don't find to be masculine at all?
Someone who talks all the time about masculinity and tries so hard to be masculine.
No, no, not you.
You're purely natural.
I'm just trying to ask a question, Ken.
That was just a question.
Just trying here, man, okay?
But, you know, like, Pete Headseth, the whole thing, it's like, come on, man.
You know, that's why, it's like, if you're trying too hard, why are you trying so hard?
And we just, we don't try so hard, but, you know, yeah, we are a punk band.
We're all regular, regular guys.
We're...
We're not afraid to confront the situation, but I think what people like the most about the video you're talking about, because I've had some other videos go semiviral where the interaction wasn't as friendly with someone in the crowd, but what people liked about that video is there was dialogue to it.
These fans were in the front row.