Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine revealed the thought process behind his band’s decision to headline the halftime show at this Sunday’s Super Bowl, a booking that has been the focus of controversy since it was announced.

Levine discussed the controversy over the NFL’s handling of Colin Kaepernick and national anthem protests over racial inequality and police brutality with “ET” Thursday in Atlanta.

“No one thought about it more than I did,” he said. “No one put more thought and love into this than I did. … I spoke to many people, most importantly though, I silenced all the noise and listened to myself, and made my decision about how I felt.”

Levine reached out to people who feel their voices won’t be heard, saying: “They will be [heard] — that’s all I want to say because I don’t want to spoil anything.”

He added: “To make people understand, we got you.”

Levine had much more to say on the topic. Here’s the clip, posted by ET …