sincerity

The Times spoke to Martin about making peace with sincerity in music, how plot lines about cults hit differently now, and what to do about comedy’s tangled relationship to the far right.

Santiago said he is “skeptical about the sincerity” of the Hispanic Legislative Caucus representing Latino interests, particularly when it comes to protecting the undocumented and that those differences “are irreconcilable.”

“There was a part of me that just admired the bravery of what she’d done, and also the absolute sincerity of it,” Michaels shared in "Ladies & Gentleman… 50 Years of SNL Music."

Later, on the acoustic guitar ballad If You Ever Change Your Mind, he croons, "I love you, I love you," with a quiet sincerity rarely found in a pop record.

Paige Alexander, the head of the Carter Center, told the BBC that the ex-president should be remembered for his "sincerity and integrity".