# ZAK TELL On Why CLAWFINGER No Longer Performs One Of Its Biggest Songs Containing Anti-Racist Message: The Topic ‘Deserves To Be Addressed Properly’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/zak-tell-on-why-clawfinger-no-longer-performs-one-of-its-biggest-songs-containing-anti-racist-message-the-topic-deserves-to-be-addressed-properly/
- Published: 2026-11-08T19:41:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T20:34:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Blabbermouth
- Original article: https://blabbermouth.net/news/zak-tell-on-why-clawfinger-no-longer-performs-one-of-its-biggest-songs-containing-anti-racist-message-the-topic-deserves-to-be-addressed-properly
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Clawfinger no longer plays its anti-racism song from 1993.
- Zak Tell says short clips can strip the lyrics of context.
- The band still stands by the song’s message.

## Summary

Clawfinger vocalist Zak Tell says the band no longer performs “N****r”, its 1993 anti-racism song, because it can be misunderstood when short clips circulate without the lyrics’ context. He says the band still believes in the song’s message, but considers the subject too important to be addressed through a performance that might create more problems than it solves.

Tell said changing attitudes and greater awareness, including around Black Lives Matter, have altered how people hear the song. He recalled little notable reaction from the Black community when it was released, saying the European context differed from the United States and that the lyrics made the band’s intentions clear. The track appeared on the debut album “Deaf Dumb Blind”, which sold more than 600,000 copies worldwide.

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