By Bob Diehl, Radio.com
There are those that don’t think Maroon 5, or anyone else for that matter, should be performing at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. Activists think it would send the NFL a message over its handling of Colin Kaepernick and other players who have taken a knee during the national anthem.
Adam Levine is now explaining why he and his band have decided to headline in light of the controversy. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Levine said no one put more thought into the issue than him, and said he took a hard look inside of himself and solicited advice from others. In the end, Levine promised that the voices of the concerned would be heard without providing a spoiler.
“I'm not a public speaker,” the singer said. “I do speak, but it's through the music… We are going to do what we keep on doing, hopefully without becoming politicians and continuing to use the one voice we know how to use properly."
"I'm not in the right profession if I can't handle a little bit of controversy," Levine added. "It's what it is. We expected it. We'd like to move on from it."
Maroon 5 will be donating a half million dollars to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America as part of the NFL’s #InspireChange social justice initiative. Travis Scott, who is also performing, will be making a donation to Dream Corps.