Ke$ha: 'Die Young comments were made in heat of the moment'
Pop star Ke$Ha has clarified remarks she made about her now-controversial song Die Young after suggesting she had been "forced" to record the tune.
The track was pulled from radio airwaves due to its sensitive title following the tragic Connecticut school massacre last week (14Dec12), and while the singer claimed she completely understood why the "inappropriate" tune was dropped, she also alleged that she was not wholly responsible for the material, insisting in a Twitter.com post that she had been "forced" to sing the titular lyrics.
The tweet was subsequently deleted, but now she has taken to her
official website to clear up any confusion about the single, which
was co-written by Ke$ha, producer Dr. Luke and fun. frontman Nate
Ruess.
A statement posted online reads: "After such a tragic event I was
feeling a lot of emotion and sadness when I said I was forced to
sing some of the lyrics to Die Young. Forced is not the right word.
I did have some concerns about the phrase 'die young' in the chorus
when we were writing the lyrics especially because so many of my
fans are young and that’s one reason why I wrote so many versions
of this song. But the point of the song is the importance of living
every day to the fullest and staying young at heart, and these are
things I truly believe."
Twenty children and six staff members were gunned down by
20-year-old Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
He also allegedly killed his own mother before turning the weapon
on himself.
Die Young isn't the only track to suffer a drop in popularity
following the murders - Foster The People's Pumped Up Kicks has
also been taken off air, while If I Die Young by country stars The
Band Perry became the latest song to be pulled from the airwaves
this week (begs17Dec12) out of respect for the murder victims.