Biggest hypocrites in music?

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bryemycaz

13-01-2015

Originally Posted by mgvsmith:
“Sex with an underage girl is statutory rape and Page hid her away until she was old enough. Not sure what the other side of the story would be?

And there's Bill Wyman and Mandy Smith (48 and 13) at time of meeting.

I suppose in their defence you have to say that Page and Wyman were not serial offenders like Glitter (and Saville).”

That is true though it's not like he grabbed a innocent 14 year old off the street and raped her. She was a willing partner. Yes I know she cannot give consent but she has said that she felt she was old enough.

If she really felt that she was violated she could have easily gone to the police back then. Glitter and Saville were a different type of beast for sure.

I know that later on Jimmy page went with Bebe Buell (Liv Tylers mum) who was known on the "groupie" scene. I suspect a lot of groupies were either underage or close to legal. They wanted only one thing though to party and be seen with a Rock Star. It was a different world back then.

spunger

13-01-2015

Originally Posted by bryemycaz:
“It is true though Roger Taylor said that the band told the organisers. They would not go if it was going to be a white only audiance.

It ended up being mainly white and now Roger regrets they went now. He said we went for the reason of entertaining people but it ended up being seen as us going for the wrong reasons.”

They can try and make excuses but they went for the money and didn't give a toss about apathied. Playing for a mixex crowd was them just trying to cover their backs. To this day they are flogging the long dead horse that is Queen to make even more money.

spunger

13-01-2015

Originally Posted by mgvsmith:
“I don't how true the story is but Eric Clapton has been described as a supporter of Enoch Powell and reported to have issued a racist diatribe at a gig in Birmingham(?) back in the 70s.

Considering his career is based on playing the music of black people this does seem a bit rich.”

He was a very vocal supporter of Powel. During a gig he urged the crowd to vote for Powel.

drakhen

13-01-2015

Originally Posted by bryemycaz:
“That is true though it's not like he grabbed a innocent 14 year old off the street and raped her. She was a willing partner. Yes I know she cannot give consent but she has said that she felt she was old enough.

If she really felt that she was violated she could have easily gone to the police back then. Glitter and Saville were a different type of beast for sure.”

I read an interview with Mandy Smith ages ago and although she didn't say it directly, I think she realises now she was taken advantage of and was in no position to consent. I still remember how she had a hit in Europe with a song called "I Just Can't Wait" with lyrics defending her relationship with Wyman.

bryemycaz

13-01-2015

Originally Posted by spunger:
“They can try and make excuses but they went for the money and didn't give a toss about apathied. Playing for a mixex crowd was them just trying to cover their backs. To this day they are flogging the long dead horse that is Queen to make even more money.”

Why is it though that whenever Sun City is mentioned Queen are the band that get it in the neck. Whilst they should not have played there true, no-one mentions The fact that Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, The Commodores and Curtis Mayfield all did a Sun City show. That's worse than Queen IMO.

No-one calls out Frank Sinatra, Rod Stewart or Elton John either. It's always Queen.

spunger

13-01-2015

Originally Posted by bryemycaz:
“Why is it though that whenever Sun City is mentioned Queen are the band that get it in the neck. Whilst they should not have played there true, no-one mentions The fact that Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, The Commodores and Curtis Mayfield all did a Sun City show. That's worse than Queen IMO.

No-one calls out Frank Sinatra, Rod Stewart or Elton John either. It's always Queen.”

What I personally didn't like was them playing Sun City then gaining a career boosr out of live aid..They should never have been allowed to play live aid and a number of acts were going to pull out because of this but played in the end because of the cause being so big.
You are right about the other acts though.

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