ZZ Top Releases Statement on Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey’s battering of Houston this week has, of course, not escaped the attention of ZZ Top, which formed in the city and still calls it home. Though the group…
GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND – JUNE 24: (L-R) Dusty Hill, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on the Pyramid Stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2016 in Glastonbury, England. Now its 46th year the festival is one largest music festivals in the world and this year features headline acts Muse, Adele and Coldplay. The Festival, which Michael Eavis started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid just £1, now attracts more than 175,000 people.
Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty ImagesHurricane Harvey's battering of Houston this week has, of course, not escaped the attention of ZZ Top, which formed in the city and still calls it home.
Though the group is currently on tour, it released a statement on Monday (August 28) saying that, "Houston has played host to ZZ Top as our home base since we first banded together more than four decades ago, making us especially concerned with the plight of so many of our fellow Texans in the wake of the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. We are encouraged by the city's and state's recovery efforts from this tragic event and stand alongside our neighbors. Long ago, we recorded a song called 'Heaven, Hell or Houston.' We’re confident that, in the near future, the first word will describe the title's third word and the middle will soon be overcome."
The trio did not announce any plans to assist with aid efforts for storm and flood victims, however.
Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist who not only covers music but has written books on Bob Seger, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.
