Staunchly conservative musician/political activist Ted Nugent has stirred up some controversy along with his current feedback on a newly shared video discovered on his official YouTube channel. That clip (see under) went up on January 01st as a part of his ‘The Spirit Campfire‘ sequence and is titled ‘Discuss Music With Uncle Ted‘.
Whereas Nugent touched on numerous music and musicians he enjoys, the video additionally discovered him stepping into on a number of high-profile musicians, together with 4 Rock & Roll Corridor Of Fame inducted artists, together with The White Stripes, diamond-certified pop punkers Inexperienced Day, and Rage In opposition to The Machine guitarist Tom Morello. Fellow Rock & Roll Corridor Of Famer Eminem was additionally roped into Nugent‘s rant.
Nugent obvious unfamiliarity and jabs at Morello may very well be considered as shocking, provided that Morello had beforehand said again in 2017 that he maintained a “good” friendship with Nugent, regardless of their apparent political variations. Morello informed The Guardian on the time:
“Ted Nugent’s a very good pal to me. Now we have very comparable views on freedom of speech. His libertarian edge and my anarchist edge overlap significantly. Generally, if he says one thing outrageous that can hearth up his racist base, I’ll textual content him to say, ‘Dude. What are you on about?’ We’re capable of speak about it as associates versus individuals on the alternative sides of the barricade.”
Talking on this new episode, Nugent had so much to say in regards to the above-mentioned musicians. Notably although, he hung nearly all of his points with them on their political stances, reasonably than their precise musicianship [transcribed by theprp.com]:
“The man in The White Stripes, I can’t consider his title, however he performed the halftime present with Eminem for the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving. An enormous deal. …Don’t they all the time lose? The Lions are a soccer staff in Detroit, by the way in which…
Jack White, is that his title? Jack White. No, I believe The White Stripes, is that his title? Anyhow, he was nice. It wasn’t like a ten like Sammy Hagar or James Brown. I believe Sammy Hagar and James Brown and Steven Tyler, these are tens. Angus Younger of AC/DC, that’s a ten. The man’s a maniac. Billy Gibbons within the blues, rhythm, and blues, soul music class, he’s a ten.
Now, is that his title, Jack White? Jack White, he’s not a ten. He’s like a 4 and a 5, however he actually delivered actual rock and roll. Actual Detroit piss and vinegar. And Eminem, the man’s a… Each of these guys, Eminem and Jack White: whole idiots.
They don’t need their nation to have safe borders. They assume males ought to destroy girls’s sports activities. Nicely, that’s not… that’s precisely what they stand for. Once you hate Donald Trump, you you need males in girls’s sports activities to destroy girls’s rights. That’s what these guys stand for. They don’t assume our border must be secured. They assume we must always invite jihadists in who announce they need to kill the infidels. They announce they need to kill Individuals. And Jack White and Eminem say, ‘Yeah, that convey them in. Deliver these guys in.’ Freak idiots.
However their music is soulful. Identical to Inexperienced Day. Inexperienced Day, there’s not a mind amongst them, I don’t assume. However man, can they play actually, actually killer stuff. Like Tom Morello, Is that his title? Tom Morel? Morello, who performed with Springsteen and Rage In opposition to The Machine., when really they’re the machine. Come on Tom, you bought to know that. You’re not raging towards the machine. You’re the machine.
They don’t consider that America ought to have safe borders, which suggests they don’t consider in America. Which suggests they need to have an amazing profitable life in America, however they don’t assume it’s best to be capable to have one. Hey, Tom, come on my present. Clarify… make your case. Good luck.”
Nugent‘s views expressed above are seemingly in response to Morello‘s frequent opposition to continued immigration raids performed by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (aka ICE.) Morello has additionally repeatedly taken purpose at U.S. President Donald Trump with commentary and onstage gestures. Moreover, the revolutionary guitarist has additionally been vocal in making an attempt to dispel numerous disparaging conservative speaking factors aimed toward himself and Rage In opposition to The Machine through the years.
Earlier within the episode, Nugent did don’t have anything however constructive issues to say about not less than one fashionable artist nevertheless, sharing reward for YUNGBLUD. Referencing the latter just lately working with Aerosmith‘s Stephen Tyler and Joe Perry, Nugent said of the rising British various rock/rap star:
“Now, I acquired to let you know this, what’s this YUNGBLUD man? Limey freak insanity. This man’s the actual McCoy. Watch this YUNGBLUD that’s working with Stephen Tyler and Joe Perry. It offers you hope that the actually piss and vinegar, the James Brown, the unique Chuck Berry, Little Richard is alive and properly and this child known as YUNGBLUD. What an amazing title, YUNGBLUD from England. He’s a screamer. He’s a squaller. I used to be texting backwards and forwards with Steve and Joe and he mentioned, ‘This man’s similar to us.’ which we’re the final of them.”
