Matty Healy On Controversy in Malaysia: I Thought We'd Go to Jail

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JAKARTA - Matty Healy discussed the controversy surrounding The 1975 after being banned from performing in Malaysia last month.

During an appearance in Hawaii on Aug. 6, Healy addressed the crowd before The 1975 performed song 28.

“All I will say is that I don't care about the white savior complex bullshit. What I will say is that doing the right thing often requires a lot of sacrifice and little reward," Healy said as quoted by NME, Thursday.

“And being seen to do the right thing takes a little bit of sacrifice, and that's when you get all the rewards. And Ross [MacDonald] and I almost shaved our heads because we thought we were going to jail for fucking.”

Check out Healy's comments in the clip below.

The comments came after he and The 1975 were banned from performing in Malaysia after criticizing the country's government over anti-LGBTQ laws during their headline show at Kuala Lumpur's Good Vibes Festival.

During a performance of The 1975 on July 21 – the first day of the three-day festival – frontman Matty Healy got drunk on stage, destroyed the drone the organizers were operating and kissed MacDonald on the lips in front of the crowd.

The set was cut short and the following day the festival was canceled by the authorities. Not only that, both Healy and The 1975 were also banned from performing in the country.

Now, it is confirmed that the organizer of the festival – Future Sound Asia – is taking legal action against The 1975, and has sent a Letter of Claim to the British indie band.