


In a Real Music Observer interview on YouTube, he said people were being persuaded to accept masking and vaccines through “mass hypnosis formation.”Īnd then there’s British musician Damon Albarn, frontman of the bands Blur and Gorillaz, who disrespected Taylor Swift in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, saying she “doesn’t write her own songs” and that co-writing “doesn’t count.”Īlbarn, it should be noted, is famous for writing a “woo-hoo” chorus. Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton’s long, sad descent into irrelevancy continued with more of his anti-vaccine discourse. The man who once sang “I want to run, I want to hide” would do well to heed that impulse. In a self-serving attempt to appear humble, Bono trashed the tastes and the loyalty of his fans. The music of U2, for better or worse, means a lot to millions of people. “I’ve been in the car when one of our songs has come on the radio and I’ve been the colour of, as we say in Dublin, scarlet,” Bono said in a Hollywood Reporter podcast.

Last week, Bono trashed his own legacy when he said that many U2 songs make him cringe today. His fiery righteousness comes at a time when other rock-star elders are disappointing people at all turns. Young is decidedly pro-vaccine, having suffered from polio as a child (as did Joni Mitchell). I’m waiting until we get a grip on what we’re doing.” I don’t want to be part of a superspreader event. “I’m still not playing anywhere,” Young told The Globe and Mail last December, upon the release of his album Barn. The ornery singer and activist, whose 1988 song This Note’s for You is an antagonistic commentary on corporate concert sponsorship, hasn’t toured since the pandemic began almost two years ago. “I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform,” he continued. Young takes issue with Rogan, the controversial and popular Spotify podcast host who the singer believes misleads on matters of masking and unproven COVID-19 remedies. Spotify said they “regret Neil’s decision to remove his music from Spotify, but hope to welcome him back soon.” Warner has not commented publicly, and also declined the Globe’s request for a statement on the issue. “Thank you WARNER BROTHERS for standing with me and taking the hit,” Young wrote.
