The “Shut up and sing” campaign, started right here on FR, worked.
The ditzy chicks tanked, and “artistes” who didn’t want a backlash kept their traps shut.
I tend to walk away from groups who put their politics out there.
Once known, they cease receiving any of my time.
And bono will get none of my time, dime, or praise.
Your money, your time, your dime.
I tend to do the same. Our family owned the chicks CD until Natalie decide to show the world how much of a blithering idiot she is. I tossed the music. My sentiments are the same for Gerth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Faith and Tim Hill. :^), etc.
I cut U2 some slack because I’ve heard a number of interviews in which he praised President Bush for his various humanitarian efforts. Something other artists didn’t have the integrity to do. Also, he has expressed a love and support for America while artists-especially American artists-express nothing but hatred.