TED NUGENT Praises 'Dirtbag' BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN For Surrounding Himself With 'Virtuoso' Musicians

Blabbermouth ^ | January 19, 2022 | N/A

[DoodleBob]

... "but here I'll show a little love for Bruce. I've been able to perform on the 'Conan' show with...E STREET BAND, which is one of the greatest joys of my life. I've always been surrounded by the best musicians, and that's the perfect example. We played 'Jenny Take A Ride' by Mitch Ryder, and Max [Weinberg] and the guys performed it with unbelievable accuracy and perfection and soulfulness. So I give him that salute for having that quality of virtuosos that deliver his music."

He continued: "Instead of going after Bruce for being a dirtbag and supporting communists like Biden and Obama, people that ruined quality of life, especially for minorities — how he can't see that, I don't know. But I would like to salute Bruce Springsteen because he always supported Mitch Ryder and THE DETROIT WHEELS, a foundational, fortified A-10 Warthog of musical authority in all great bands' lives… And if nothing else, if I met Bruce, I wouldn't punch him. I always have Mike Tyson with me, and I give him a hundred bucks to punch assholes. And I wouldn't have Mike punch him. I would say, 'Mike, take a minute off. Go find some other asshole to punch.' But I'm gonna say 'thank you' to Bruce Springsteen because we share the reverence and the admiration for musical integrity, enthusiasm. And you have to admit Bruce's career is based on his musical heart and soul. The delivery and content of his lyrics I don't abide by most of the time, but I would thank him for his enriching lives with powerful music. I wouldn't go into his communist predilections. I would also thank him for doing a 9/11 tribute. So he's got some great, great spirit."

[RKRider]

Gonna have to disagree with Ted on this one. Springsteen’s music is shite.

[DoodleDawg]

Damned with faint praise.

[1Old Pro]

I think Ted summed it up rather nicely.

[LS]

Truth is truth.

Yes, I actually went to a “Yanni” concert about 12 years ago. Mrs LS dragged me.

One of the most awesome concerts I’ve ever attended. Every single one of his players was a KILLER. I even heard a HARPIST rock out!

Of course he made his speech about how he has “people from all over the world” in his band-—and I thought, “You hypocrite. You’d fire every one of them if they weren’t the very best player you could find, no matter what color they were.”

[moovova]

I’d adopt Ted Nugent.

[Harpotoo]

I don’t care if a Rocker is a lib, pro death/abortion, gay or gender confused. If it’s good/great music it is what it is!

See Queen, Bruce (a few old songs), REM etc!

Are you gonna listen (buy) to Megadeath just because he’s pro America if you can’t stand hard rock/metal/thrash music?

[Harpotoo]

Ted is Straight Edge if you know what that means.

[A Navy Vet]

My wife and I also attended a Yanni concert around the same time. We already enjoyed his music on CD, but live was astounding and an experience. We also have his Live At The Acropolis and Tribute DVDs. I often wondered why he doesn't compose movie soundtracks.

The reason many didn't give him a listen is that he was grouped in the airy New Age genre. Yes, he has many slow tunes that would qualify as New Age like Enya and others, but when he gets up tempo with his full orchestration, he is a force. I enjoy him to this day, and I'm a classic rock guy.