Country singer Luke Combs apologises for Confederate flag photos: ‘Hate is not part of my core values’

Country singer Luke Combs apologises for Confederate flag photos: ‘Hate is not part of my core values’

Metro.co.uk - Entertainment·2021-02-19 00:03

Luke Combs apologies for ‘being associated’ with the Confederate flag (Picture: Getty Images)

Country singer Luke Combs has issued an apology over photos of him posing with Confederate flags that have resurfaced. 

The musician, who has two Billboard number one albums, is seen in images from a music video six years ago among an array of Confederate battle flags, including one stuck to his guitar. 

Speaking with reporters during the annual Country Radio Seminar, Luke addressed the mounting backlash and stated: ‘I apologise for being associated with that.’ 

He continued: ‘Hate is not a part of my core values, and it’s not something that I consider a part of myself at all. I’m just looking … not to say, “I’m so sorry, please forgive me”. 

‘I’m here to say, “I’m trying to learn. I’m trying to get better”. I know that I’m a very highly visible member of the country music community right now, and I want to use that position for good and to say that people can change, and people do want to change, and I’m one of those people trying.’ 

Luke, 30, went on to explain that he is ‘proud’ to come from the South and that the flag ‘was an image that I associated to mean something else’ when he was younger. 

The When It Rains It Pours singer said that he’s ‘grown in [his] time as an artist’ and is now more ‘aware how painful that image can be to someone else’. 

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