Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway is all about having live shows safely come back. In an interview with Full Metal Jackie, Greenway discusses his thoughts on how things might be able to happen again safely, and quickly enough that bands don't continue to suffer. Greenway added he feels government assistance is much needed at this time, especially for folks who are lacking basic necessities like food and shelter.
"First and foremost for me is the protection of the vulnerable, because, as a human being, I don't want to sacrifice other human beings for the sake of opening things up. Much in the same way as the things that Napalm Death generally talks about, we don't walk over people to get to what we need. That's not the way to do things as far as I'm concerned.
"I know it's not easy. A lot of bands are missing out and we are, too. We are slightly worried about it, but I'm just quite philosophical about it at the moment. I'm waiting for things to move forward. I don't know when it's going to be, and I don’t know if it will get to the point where I'm completely desperate myself.
"I've always lived very simply and I have made a few extra adjustments and I'm kinda getting through it okay, but I don’t know the answer and we'll just have to see how it goes.
"Obviously this isn't just exclusive to people in the arts or, or musicians or however you want to put it — this is for a lot of people. We'll have to roll with it for a while and see where it goes.
"Overall, we need more government assistance or assistance for everybody, whoever you are and whatever your circumstances are. If governments are supposed to… if they're there for anything at all, which is to try and protect the people that they serve, then they have to realize this is a unique situation. People should never be allowed to go without food or shelter or anything like that."
Napalm Death recently released their new album Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism, which you can pick up here.
