rmartin70 said:

Marilyn Manson

My favorite quote of his:

"Children crave structure."

He used to give Axl shit onstage back when Faith No More were support for G'nR, said stuff like the only reason he wore a bandanna was because he was going bald. Slash mentions what an arsehole he took him to be in his book, eventually having to corner him in the dressing room and go like 'wtf mate'....

Then there's Morrissey....

Out of those not mentioned so far....

Eric Clapton the racist:

SuperSoulFighter said:

Sinead O'Connor! Remember when she tore a photo of the pope apart on American tv? After that she was bood off the stage at the Bob Dylan tribute concert. Her carreer never really recovered.

The interesting thing is that her actions were prompted by the uncovering of endemic levels of child sexual abuse in the Catholic church in Ireland. That was WAY before the scandal blew wide open in the United States. Really sad that Eric Clapton continued to have a career after his racist tirade and she was blackballed.

I'm also going to add Neneh Cherry to this list. One of her earliest songs protested Britain's invasion of the Falkland Islands, she did "Trout" with Michael Stipe (about sex education), "I've Got You Under My Skin" is about HIV/AIDS, she's open about the fact that she's had two abortions, and calls being pro-life pro-fascist. I would LOVE to have drinks with her someday -- she's really fascinating.

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elmer said:

He used to give Axl shit onstage back when Faith No More were support for G'nR, said stuff like the only reason he wore a bandanna was because he was going bald. Slash mentions what an arsehole he took him to be in his book, eventually having to corner him in the dressing room and go like 'wtf mate'....

Then there's Morrissey....

I LOVE FNM & Mike Patton comes off like a dick... but i think it's just his sense of humor.

I used to think he was a dick, but after watching him more i think he just has a rather twisted sense of humor.

Also... this is Axl.

Like with Kurt Cobain & MANY others i am sure there is a reason he got attacked

elmer said:

Oh yeah! Mike Patton also used to lie in interviews, cause he would get bored or thought people didn't give a shit about the music.

Here's one where he says he got spit on by elton john in a bathroom

Arbwyth said:

SuperSoulFighter said:

Sinead O'Connor! Remember when she tore a photo of the pope apart on American tv? After that she was bood off the stage at the Bob Dylan tribute concert. Her carreer never really recovered.

The interesting thing is that her actions were prompted by the uncovering of endemic levels of child sexual abuse in the Catholic church in Ireland. That was WAY before the scandal blew wide open in the United States. Really sad that Eric Clapton continued to have a career after his racist tirade and she was blackballed.

I'm also going to add Neneh Cherry to this list. One of her earliest songs protested Britain's invasion of the Falkland Islands, she did "Trout" with Michael Stipe (about sex education), "I've Got You Under My Skin" is about HIV/AIDS, she's open about the fact that she's had two abortions, and calls being pro-life pro-fascist. I would LOVE to have drinks with her someday -- she's really fascinating.

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I forgot about Neneh. Mike Patton was just one of many who had bad things to say about Axl, that doesn't make him a putz (though he was something of a schmuck).

ISF said:

I'l say MJ has became more outspoken in the last fifteen years, through his music, and speaking out against the music industry.

Arbwyth said:

SuperSoulFighter said:

Sinead O'Connor! Remember when she tore a photo of the pope apart on American tv? After that she was bood off the stage at the Bob Dylan tribute concert. Her carreer never really recovered.

The interesting thing is that her actions were prompted by the uncovering of endemic levels of child sexual abuse in the Catholic church in Ireland. That was WAY before the scandal blew wide open in the United States. Really sad that Eric Clapton continued to have a career after his racist tirade and she was blackballed.

I'm also going to add Neneh Cherry to this list. One of her earliest songs protested Britain's invasion of the Falkland Islands, she did "Trout" with Michael Stipe (about sex education), "I've Got You Under My Skin" is about HIV/AIDS, she's open about the fact that she's had two abortions, and calls being pro-life pro-fascist. I would LOVE to have drinks with her someday -- she's really fascinating.

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Argentina invaded the Falklands.

Rick James. He talked sh*t about everything and everybody and didn't care.

Ted Nugent.

Trying not to repeat those already named...

Sinatra

Benny Goodman

Nina Simone

MIA

Rage Against the Machine

U2

Midnight Oil

Pussy Riot

elmer said:

Arbwyth said:

The interesting thing is that her actions were prompted by the uncovering of endemic levels of child sexual abuse in the Catholic church in Ireland. That was WAY before the scandal blew wide open in the United States. Really sad that Eric Clapton continued to have a career after his racist tirade and she was blackballed.

I'm also going to add Neneh Cherry to this list. One of her earliest songs protested Britain's invasion of the Falkland Islands, she did "Trout" with Michael Stipe (about sex education), "I've Got You Under My Skin" is about HIV/AIDS, she's open about the fact that she's had two abortions, and calls being pro-life pro-fascist. I would LOVE to have drinks with her someday -- she's really fascinating.

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Argentina invaded the Falklands.

Argh, sorry! I'm the most verbally dyslexic person I know. When I came back from studying abroad (I'm American) I promptly informed everybody that I was extremely sad that I would no longer have an excuse to speak English.