Sheryl Crow has opened up about the terrifying backlash she faced after selling her Tesla in protest of CEO Elon Musk‘s actions in the Trump administration. In a new interview with Variety, the artist shared an incident when she “felt very afraid” due to an armed intruder encroaching on her property.
While recalling the experience, Crow contrasted the present social climate with 1996, when she released her anti-gun song “Love Is a Good Thing”: “This feels different, because when I came out against Walmart carrying guns, not everybody was armed — and certainly I didn’t live in Tennessee, where everybody is armed.”
“So yeah, there was a moment where I actually really felt very afraid: A man got on my property, in my barn, who was armed,” she continued. “It doesn’t feel safe when you’re dealing with people who are so committed.”
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However, Crow doesn’t regret posting the video of her Tesla being towed away this past February. In the clip, the musician explained that money from the sale was donated to National Public Radio, which she said is “under threat by President Musk.”
“I can’t help it,” she told Variety. “I feel like I’m fighting for my kids. Also, that’s the way I was raised. There have been times when it hasn’t really been fun, but I follow my Atticus Finch dad; I’m very similar to him if I see something that seems unfair, you know?”
Crow’s most recent album, Evolution, was released last year. Check out her interview with Kyle Meredith, in which she discusses the project’s themes of empathy, joy, and fear.
She is set to resume touring behind the album in May. In addition to headlining shows, she is scheduled to join the 2025 iteration of Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival tour. Get tickets here.
