You really should be grateful to this country (we the people) for the great success you’ve achieved and remember that it was capitalism under the Constitution of the United States of America that gave entertainers great success, most ironically on the backs of the people who could least afford your concert tickets. If you don’t understand that basic thing, you’re just fooling yourself.”. Todd Rundgren (Wikimedia Commons) In an interview published Sunday at Variety, 68-year-old musician and record producer Todd Rundgren made it clear he doesn’t like supporters of President Donald Trump very much, telling Lynn Goldsmith he doesn’t want Trump supporters at his concerts. So you’re eventually going to run out of melodies, just by the pure mathematics of it,” he said. Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. Because I’m not singing about that. And if you’re as concerned about Facebook censorship as we are, go here and order this new book: © Copyright Conservative Firing Line. If you haven’t checked out and liked our Facebook page, please go here and do so. I’m done, Todd, you will never get another penny out of me. I’m willing to wager if some of the issues you and your liberal obstructionists speak out about were impacting you directly, you would have different views. Follow Daniel Nussbaum on Twitter: @dznussbaum. The “Hello It’s Me” singer was talking to the magazine to promote his latest album, White Knight, which is filled with collaborations with artists such as Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Joe Walsh. And also, I don’t understand your frickin’ values. After all, they don’t have much of an audience left, and offending their fans with political speech might jeopardize their dwindling appeal in the entertainment industry. One song on the album, “Tin Foil Hat,” is a direct jab at Trump, written and performed with Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen. The lyrics reference Trump’s now-famous descent down an escalator at Trump Tower to announce his presidential run, and add that Trump tweets “like a teenage girl” and “puts the ‘pluto’ in ‘plutocrat.'”. All rights reserved. Rundgren is currently on a cross-country tour, with multiple dates in Florida and Texas, states that Trump won during the 2016 campaign. I love how all of you celebrities take it upon yourselves to speak so liberally, insulting those of us who consider President Donald Trump, our President, and a great one at that as he has proven on a daily basis. The “Hello It’s Me” singer was talking to the magazine to promote his latest album, White Knight, which is filled with collaborations with artists such as Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Joe Walsh. Actor Michael Shannon: Time for Trump voters to die, Will Smith in Dubai: Hey, let’s ‘cleanse’ Trump supporters from America — Video, Ashley Judd: Trump victory worse than being raped, Video: B-list celebs DEMAND Congress stop Trump, Rob Reiner continues to find reasons to ‘impeach’ Trump. The 68-year-old musician and record producer conceded as much in an interview with Variety when asked about an incident in which a couple walked out of a concert in Los Angeles due to comments he made about President Donald Trump. And Meryl Streep is already the darling of the Hollywood elite, so she’s free to claim that she’s braving “armies of brownshirts” to take on Trump. I followed this guy for 40 years, spent hard earned money on his records and live shows. I mean, if you can’t take a joke, or you can’t admit that you’ve made a mistake, you don’t belong with the rest of us,” Lundgren responded, laughing. I’m old enough to remember Rundgren’s last major album label, which was about 26 years ago. After all, they don’t have much of an audience left, and offending their fans with political speech might jeopardize their dwindling appeal in the entertainment industry. It’s not surprising that the liberal town’s biggest names have refused to embrace the Republican president. Now, some of their D-list friends are joining in on the action. Please stick to the music and leave the politics alone.

I’m certainly no fan now, and agree with the reader who said Rundren will never get a penny from him. That’s essentially 11 notes.
“No,” Rundgren said when asked if it bothered him. You left the impression that doesn’t bother you,” Variety said to Lundgren. Elsewhere in the interview, Rundgren explained that music is the most “plagiaristic” art when compared with other forms, because there are only so many ways musicians can arrange a limited amount of notes together.
One song on the album, “Tin Foil Hat,” is a direct jab at Trump, written and performed with Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen. Rundgren is currently on a cross-country tour, with multiple dates in Florida and Texas, states that Trump won during the 2016 campaign. “Let the buyer beware! It’s an easy thing when you have millions of dollars, live in a mansion (or two) and have a staff of producers, managers and don’t forget the lawyers, to conduct the affairs of your everyday life. And also, I don’t understand your frickin’ values. “You’ve got the western 12-tone scale. Let the buyer beware! Because I’m not singing about that. It’s not just the Hollywood mega-celebrities that have gone full meltdown over Trump. But the musician told Variety that Trump supporters “will likely be offended” if they attend his concerts. Read Rundgren’s full interview with Variety here. But I am so sick of these entertainers pushing their political views.

If I had the power, I’d say: If you’re a Trump supporter, don’t come to my show, because you won’t have a good time. I mean, if you can’t take a joke, or you can’t admit that you’ve made a mistake, you don’t belong with the rest of us,” he said with a laugh. I guarantee that in this show, if you’re a Trump supporter, you will likely be offended.

“If I had the power, I’d say: If you’re a Trump supporter, don’t come to my show, because you won’t have a good time. “So the whole art of making music is trying to obscure the fact that this is a melody from another song and has just been changed in subtle enough ways that you don’t recognize it.”. The lyrics reference Trump’s now-famous descent down an escalator at Trump Tower to announce his presidential run, and add that Trump tweets “like a teenage girl” and “puts the ‘pluto’ in ‘plutocrat.’”. See what Rundgren said about the new president on the next page: sorry, I already invested in a sack of marbles and a slingshot. But people like Todd Rundgren, who haven’t charted since the early 90’s, should probably be a bit more selective about what they say. But the musician told Variety that Trump supporters “will likely be offended” if they attend his concerts. “The anti-Trump song you did with Fagen reminded me of when I saw you perform in Los Angeles last year, and right after you made some remarks about your feelings about Trump, the couple next to me angrily walked out. I was a loyal fan. Cher already has plenty of money, so what has she got to lose by lying about the effects of “Trumpcare” on her asthma? You, along with other entertainers, should remember they are there for our amusement and not liberal emotional whining.

If you don’t understand that basic thing, you’re just fooling yourself. Dear Todd, You do not speak for me or for the majority of Americans. “No. “Plan for the worst”: Law Enforcement Across America Bracing For Massive... Former Hunter Biden Business Associate Details Insider Dealings, Corruption in Press Conference, Adina Kutnicki — A Zionist and Conservative Blog, Law Enforcement, Military, and Terrorism News. The 68-year-old musician and record producer conceded as much in an interview with Variety when asked about an incident in which a couple walked out of a concert in Los Angeles due to comments he made about President Donald Trump. Of course, this fact isn’t stopping them from saying stupid things about Trump. Well that’s it Tad Lundeen that’s the last time I’ll read one of your novels. Todd Rundgren isn’t bothered that some of his fans might avoid his concerts due to his politics. Opinions are like, well, you know…. Todd Rundgren isn’t bothered that some of his fans might avoid his concerts due to his politics. In an interview published Sunday at Variety, 68-year-old musician and record producer Todd Rundgren made it clear he doesn’t like supporters of President Donald Trump very much, telling Lynn Goldsmith he doesn’t want Trump supporters at his concerts.

But people like Todd Rundgren, who haven’t charted since the early 90’s, should probably be a bit more selective about what they say. I wasn’t much of a fan back then, having a different taste in music.