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I went on the podcast and as hard as the lobby groups and media tried, they couldn\u2019t twist anything I said. So they have resorted to lobbying for Louis\u2019 sponsorship to be pulled in an attempt to scare others out of giving me a platform. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lxmsX0aZlt\">https:\/\/t.co\/lxmsX0aZlt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>— Bob Vylan (@BobbyVylan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobbyVylan\/status\/1982384187265921033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>‘I went on the podcast and as hard as the lobby groups and media tried, they couldn\u2019t twist anything I said. So they have resorted to lobbying for Louis\u2019 sponsorship to be pulled in an attempt to scare others out of giving me a platform.’<\/p>\n<p>Vylan\u2019s conversation with Theroux was recorded on October 1, and at the start of the episode, Louis noted it took place before the Manchester synagogue attacks on October 2. The attacks killed two people and left three others injured. <\/p>\n<p>The interview was also before the ceasefire in <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/gaza\/\">Gaza<\/a> came into effect on October 10.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24193907 lazyload\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Louis Theroux speak onstage during the Together For Palestine concert at Wembley Arena on September 17, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein\/WireImage for ABA)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_266564000-77be.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The journalist has (Photo by Samir Hussein\/WireImage for ABA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"420\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24481612 lazyload\" alt=\"Glastonbury Festival 2025 - Day Four\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2222645919.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The band performed at Glastonbury in June (Picture: Ki Price\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/01\/bob-vylan-claim-targeted-new-statement-glastonbury-idf-controversy-23551285\/\">band was investigated by the police<\/a> following the performance with Glastonbury, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/03\/bbc-admits-bob-vylan-deemed-high-risk-glastonbury-controversy-23569865\/\">BBC condemning their on stage comments<\/a> andPrime Minister Keir Starmer calling it \u2018appalling hate speech\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The musician said he was taken aback by the uproar sparked by the chant, and claimed <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/14\/bbc-staff-authority-cut-bob-vylan-livestream-present-glastonbury-23662403\/\">members of BBC staff<\/a> told him the set was \u2018fantastic\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The corporation\u2019s Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) has since found the BBC\u2019s broadcast of the performance breached editorial standards in relation to harm and offence.<\/p>\n<p>The artist explained: \u2018I honestly hadn\u2019t heard it (the reaction). I hadn\u2019t seen it. Because obviously there was a lot happening at the time. Do you know what I mean?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It wasn\u2019t like we came off stage, and everybody was like (gasps). It\u2019s just normal. We come off stage. It\u2019s normal. Nobody thought anything. Nobody. Even staff at the BBC were like \u201cThat was fantastic! We loved that!\u201d\u2018<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24527190 lazyload\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SEI_271222098-95cc.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Louis has interviewed a number of people on his podcast (Picture: Ki Price\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the podcast, Vylan doubled down on his performance, telling Louis why he didn’t regret making the controversial comments on stage.<\/p>\n<p>‘I\u2019m not regretful of it at all, like the subsequent backlash that I\u2019ve faced. It\u2019s minimal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s minimal compared to what people in <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/palestine\/\">Palestine<\/a> are going through. If that can be my contribution and if I can have my Palestinian friends and people that I meet from Palestine, that have had to flee, that have lost members in double digits of their family and they can say, yo, your chant, I love it. Or it gave me a breath of fresh air or whatever.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018And I don\u2019t want to overstate the importance of the chant. That\u2019s not what I\u2019m trying to do, but if I have their support, they\u2019re the people that I\u2019m doing it for, they\u2019re the people that I\u2019m being vocal for, then what is there to regret. 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