OK, look: The Star-Spangled Banner is very, very hard to sing.
It starts really low and ends really high “land of the free.” It’s got a lot of lyrics to remember. In short, I’m always impressed by people who perform it at huge events.
Conan Gray — who is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter — was at Dodger Stadium, singing the United States’ national anthem before the Home Run Derby … and there were a lot of critics out there.
There were a lot of people comparing his anthem to the one Fergie did before the 2018 NBA All-Star Game that got ridiculed and remixed … and I’m here to say that’s not right! Fergie’s was way over the top. Gray’s had some rough moments, but once he got into it, he did fine!