Shinedown guitarist Zach Myers has implored young people to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously and practice social distancing.
In an interview with Rock Feed, Myers urged young people to heed the advice of health authorities, explaining, “I see people going, 'Well, I'm 25 years old. I'm gonna be fine.' No, dude, it's not about you. It's about that you can get it, not even know you have it, dude, and you can get someone else sick, who has diabetes, or has a respiratory infection, and you can hurt these other people.”
Myers added, “I'm not one of those dudes who s**ts on the youth, man, 'cause I was the youth once. And when we were doing it, people thought we were idiots. But at the same time, you can miss a Friday night, you can miss a Saturday night going out. Use this time to do something — better yourself, better your home. I think people are afraid to be alone, and I think people are afraid of themselves.”
Other rockers who have asked fans to follow safety guidelines include Nickelback's Ryan Peake and Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford.
Shinedown recently postponed its “Deep Dive” tour dates from spring to summer. The newly rescheduled trek will now begin on July 31st in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
