This rocker had a lot to say about the Confederate flag
As illustrated in the video above, the Confederate flag is extremely controversial for a variety of reasons.
Beloved rockstar, Tom Petty, definitely has some feelings about this subject.
A post shared by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (@tompettyofficial) on Nov 26, 2014 at 12:03pm PST
Coming off the historical moment when South Carolina lowered the Confederate flag on their statehouse, Petty went to Rolling Stone to share his remorse for actions of the past.
In 1985, Petty featured the Confederate flag prominently onstage during his Southern Accents tour.
In the article, he states: "In 1985, I released an album called Southern Accents. It began as a concept record about the South, but the concept part slipped away probably 70 percent or so into the album. I just let it go, but the Confederate flag became part of the marketing for the tour. I wish I had given it more thought. It was a downright stupid thing to do."
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Click here for photos of the Confederate flag being taken down in South Carolina:
