Sunday, August 22, 2010

Johnny Rotten, Neocon Punk Rocker - The Sex Pistol's frontman stands up for Israel.






From the Weekly Standard:

Many American and British bands – as well as other entertainers – have been waging an ongoing cultural-boycott-war against Israel. Grammy award winner Carlos Santana pulled the plug earlier this year on his Israel concert. And in the aftermath of Israel's May interception of the jihadist-controlled ship Mavi Marmara, which attempted to break a legal naval blockade of Gaza, the alternative band the Pixies canceled their Tel Aviv concert. The British musician Elvis Costello, too, several weeks before the Gaza Flotilla conflict, walked away from two planned concerts in Israel.

Johnny Rotten, who is widely considered to embody the zenith of punk music and a former singer of the British band the Sex Pistols, issued the following statement to the Independent newspaper about his planned concert in Tel Aviv:

I really resent the presumption that I'm going there to play to right-wing Nazi jews [sic]. If Elvis-f-ing-Costello wants to pull out of a gig in Israel because he's suddenly got this compassion for Palestinians, then good on him. But I have absolutely one rule, right? Until I see an Arab country, a Muslim country, with a democracy, I won't understand how anyone can have a problem with how they're treated.

8 comments:

Unknown said...

At least some singers are men with guts.No guts no glory1

midnight rider said...

YES!

Pastorius said...

This is really good to see.

You know, by the end of his life, Joe Strummer had also become a Conservative.

Real punks are probably more likely to become Conservatives, because they have disdain for hippie crap, fame, and all it's trappings.

Unknown said...

The Sex Pistol's song BODIES was an anti-abortion song. Contemplate that !!

Pastorius - ROCKIN THE CASBAH !!!

Destroy the govt!

American Rose said...

He said this back in mid July. I would have given it to yous, but since you didn't think Elton's appearance in Israel was news worthy, I didn't think you'd think this was newsworthy. Good on him! I was very relieved that not all former English punk rockers were deluded shit heads.

Anonymous said...

I was very relieved that not all Pre-Post-American rockers were deluded shit heads.

Pastorius said...

American Rose,
You thought wrong about our interest in Elton John. We have run stories on him:

http://ibloga.blogspot.com/search?q=elton+john+israel

Pastorius said...

http://ibloga.blogspot.com/2010/06/elton-john-funeral-for-friendlove-lies.html