Musician Rod Stewart said in a statement posted to his Instagram that he turned down an opportunity for a concert in Saudi Arabia over his concerns for human rights.
Rod Stewart turned down a recent concert opportunity in Saudi Arabia, which has a history of human rights abuses, over his concern for its citizens who have 'extremely limited choices,' he said in a statement on Instagram. 'I’m grateful I have the choice whether or not to perform in Saudi Arabia. So many citizens there have extremely limited choices – women, the LGBTQ+ community, the press,' Stewart said in a statement posted to Instagram.
Some things are more important,' the source said, according to The Mirror. Stewart announced in June that he was moving on from the rock-and-roll music genre during an interview with 'BBC Breakfast.' ROD STEWART ‘DOWNHEARTED’ OVER CANCELING AUSTRALIAN CONCERT DUE TO VIRAL INFECTION HOURS BEFORE SHOW 'I'm not retiring, but I want to move on,' Stewart noted.
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