--- ---  # Kesha Calls Gun Violence 'An Epidemic in America' by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Sep 8, 2016 3:13 PM UTC  WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: Kesha arrives at the 2016 Planned Parenthood Annual Gala at Washington Hilton on June 9, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: Kesha arrives at the 2016 Planned Parenthood Annual Gala at Washington Hilton on June 9, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images)Leigh Vogel/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Sep 8, 2016 3:13 PM UTC [Kesha](http://motto.time.com/4434482/kesha-dr-luke-sexual-assault-lawsuit/) recently [spoke](http://www.glamour.com/story/kesha-on-gun-control-equality-and-that-obamaclinton-mashup-of-timber) to _Glamour_ about her stance on gun violence, calling it “an epidemic in America” that “affects everyone.” During her interview with _Glamour_, Kesha said, “growing up in America, it’s all too common to hear about people getting shot on an everyday basis. It breaks my heart and makes me sick every time I hear of innocent people being killed by guns.” [Kesha](http://motto.time.com/4322725/kesha-lady-gaga-cover-til-it-happens-to-you/) said she understands the second amendment, but she believes, “our first right as humans is to live.” She told _Glamour_, “I believe in keeping America as free as anyone else, but as a fellow human being we need to open this discussion up for real change. We have to do something to keep ourselves, our families, and all our brothers and sisters safe—we are all in this together.” In July, the singer [spoke and sang](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/07/27/kesha-democratic-national-convention-concert-gun-violence-dr-luke-gabby-giffords/87606146/) at the [Americans for Responsible Solutions](http://time.com/4461211/gun-control-pat-toomey-mark-kirk-gabby-giffords/) PAC event, which was sponsored by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. Read the rest of her interview with _Glamour_ [here](http://www.glamour.com/story/kesha-on-gun-control-equality-and-that-obamaclinton-mashup-of-timber). Kesha Calls Gun Violence 'An Epidemic in America' ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4483899/kesha-gun-violence-epidemic-america/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4483899/kesha-gun-violence-epidemic-america/"},"headline":"Kesha Calls Gun Violence 'An Epidemic in America'","datePublished":"2016-09-08T15:13:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:19.717Z","description":"'It breaks my heart and makes me sick every time I hear of innocent people being killed by guns'","url":"https://time.com/4483899/kesha-gun-violence-epidemic-america/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e0f8362f31660c2/6988a541cd1bba9f557023e1/kesha-gun-violence-interview.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e0f8362f31660c2/6988a541cd1bba9f557023e1/kesha-gun-violence-interview.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 Planned Parenthood Annual Gala","caption":"2016 Planned Parenthood Annual Gala","creditText":"Leigh Vogel/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4483899/kesha-gun-violence-epidemic-america/","name":"Kesha Calls Gun Violence 'An Epidemic in America'"}}]}] ```