Legendary US rocker Bruce Springsteen has shared about his fears of a Donald Trump presidency, and his fears that "un-American" behaviour is rising in his country.
In Monday's podcast interview on Marc Maron's WTF show, the Boss said: "I've felt disgust before, but never the kind of fear that you feel now".
Springsteen, who will be in New Zealand next month, elaborated on his fears over Trump - a reality TV star and billionaire businessman - not having what it takes to be president.
"It's as simple as the fear of - is someone simply competent enough to do this particular job? Do they simply have the pure competence to be put in the position of such responsibility?"
Springsteen, a well-known Democrat, supported Hillary Clinton throughout the 2016 election.
"Whether it's the rise in hate crimes, people feeling they have license to speak and behave in ways that previously were considered un-American and are un-American," he told Mr Maron.
"That's what he's appealing to. My fears are that those things find a place in ordinary, civil society."
But he acknowledges that many "good, solid folks" voted for Trump, saying he sees how unemployment and national security resonated with so many voters who'd listened to his music.
"If you've struggled for the past 30 or 40 years - and this has been the theme of much of my creative life for all those years - if someone comes along and offers you something else … it's a compelling choice.
"America is still America," he said. "I still believe in its ideals, and I'm going to do my best to play my very, very small part in maintaining those things."
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band play shows in Auckland and Christchurch in February.
It will be his first show ever in Christchurch, where he'll play at AMI Stadium on the eve of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake anniversary.
In the wake of the devastating earthquake, the Boss' song 'My City Of Ruins' became a poignant and inspirational unofficial anthem for the city, so it's sure to be an emotive show, Frontier Touring says.
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