Bon Iver's Justin Vernon 'Stands Behind' Anti-Grammy Comments

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After slagging the Grammys and going head to head with the Avalanches on account of his "sell-out" Bushmills Whiskey endorsement, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon is trying to set the record straight.

Speaking to Q host Jian Ghomeshi during a live tapping of the CBC show in Toronto Thursday morning, Vernon addressed the comments he made to the New York Times regarding the Grammy's compromising artist integrity.

"I think I can stand behind all that stuff," he said. "I come from a place where music, growing up, was an expression, it was a journey, a vehicle for self-discovery. So I've always been a little bit hesitant of the industrial approach to music and making music."