Robert Cray films anti-war video

ROLLINSFORD, N.H. (AP) – Surrounded by fall foliage and hundreds of military boots, blues musician Robert Cray filmed a video for “Twenty,” the anti-war title track of his latest album.

“I just want people to see what I deem as a war for no reason, but only for greed,” Cray said Tuesday. “There’s been nothing proven about weapons of mass destruction or anything like that and all these boots out here are of innocent victims.”

Cray was standing in a hayfield, surrounded by 2,027 pairs of black military boots supplied by the American Friends Service Committee traveling exhibit, “Eyes Wide Open.” Each pair represents a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq.

“Twenty” is about a 20-year-old man who signs up to go to war against his wishes and is killed after his tour of duty is extended.

“This isnt going to be on MTV or VH1,” Cray said, adding that the video will be more like a mini-film he hopes will be played at festivals or on the Web.