Richard Patrick had been one of the most outspoken rockers when it came to criticizing President Trump, but the Filter frontman has curbed his political speech due to receiving death threats.
The industrial-rock veteran discussed being doxed and threats targeting him and his family in a new interview with Rocking With Jam Man.
Patrick said (as transcribed by ThePRP):
“I think it’s a personal choice, obviously, if someone wants to use their platform politically. But guys like Bono and Joe Strummer and Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello and Robert De Niro, and people that speak out against the Trump administration, I think they’re incredibly brave. I’ve received death threats. So that’s why I’ve kind of silenced myself, because I don’t want… I have kids and… I was doxed, and there was a whole bunch of shit that went down that I don’t want to really talk about.
So I’ve kind of had to shut up because I can’t really… You know Filter‘s a big band and we’ve traveled the world over, but I can’t afford 24-hour security and that’s what Bono and Bruce Springsteen, luckily they have that. Because the death threats are real. You have to take them seriously.”
The interview in part came as part of the build toward the new Filter album The Antidote currently expected out in 2027. The Antidote, per Patrick, is part of a diptych with previous album The Algorithm, saying, “It’s kind of similar to The Algorithm. That’s why I called it The Antidote, because it’s kind of coming in with solutions. And The Algorithm was the problem, and The Antidote is the solution. It’s heavy sounding, but it’s also beautiful and light in certain areas.”
Filter are currently slated to perform at a number of upcoming US festivals, including Louder Than Life, Aftershock, and Sick New World. Get tickets here.
Watch the full interview with Richard Patrick below.
