Feist says she was “out of body” before dropping off Arcade Fire tour
nme.comFeist has gone into more detail about the experience of dropping off a tour supporting Arcade Fire last year after frontman Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct by five different people.The allegations, which Butler has strongly denied, surfaced just before Arcade Fire were about to embark on a UK and Ireland tour, but the band decided to proceed with the shows.
Feist performed at the first show in Dublin as planned but committed to donating all proceeds earned from her merch sales to the local chapter of Women’s Aid.
Later, however, she said she would be “claiming my responsibility and going home”.Now, Feist has spoken about the experience in a new interview. “I was having an out-of-body experience,” she told The Irish Times. “Not to mention, I had brought all of these new songs.
I thought, ‘Okay, maybe I’ll go do this tour and workshop how to play these songs in a bigger context’.”Feist said she was in Ireland rehearsing for the tour when the allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced, explaining her initial instinct was to “duck my head and get through this”.When she performed, she began to feel uncomfortable. “I was out of body.
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