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Dee Snider has put his career on the line more than once to defend his right to say (or sing) what he wants, so the least of his worries in 2021 is taking a stand against the spread of COVID-19 at concerts.
Snider said in a new interview with Heavy Consequence that he fully backs vaccination requirements for concerts and large gatherings. He addressed the argument that requiring proof of vaccination at a concert is an invasion of privacy.
"Your chance of making me sick is an invasion of my privacy, so f--k you," Snider said. "You don't like it, find your own band [that doesn't care]. Ted Nugent's out there somewhere. Kid Rock is welcoming you. You've got your handful of people: enjoy."
He continued: "Just as I don't have the right to force you to get vaccinated, you don't have the right to infect me in my space. I have the right to choose."
Snider recently performed a concert in which proof of vaccination was required for entry. He equated the vaccination requirement to any other rule performers are allowed to set at venues.
Furthermore, if someone doesn't want to get vaccinated, no one is making them go see Snider's show, he says. It's a choice on all levels.
"Ted Nugent learned the hard way, did he not? He said he thought he was gonna die." Snider added, referencing Nugent's near-two week battle with COVID in the spring. "So that was his choice. And I'm glad Ted didn't die; I'm a Ted Nugent fan from the old days. We've been friends over the years. He's gone a little crazy in his old age, but I didn't want to see him die. ...But I did snicker a little bit when he got sick, I've got to say."
Check out the full conversation via the player below.