Mick Jagger Says Singers Should Avoid Politics at Shows After Bruce Springsteen Trashes Trump: ‘Don’t Lecture’ Your Fans

Breitbart ^ | July 12, 2026 | Warner Todd Huston

[Twotone]

Rolling Stones frontman and rock-n-roll legend Mick Jagger says a singer should avoid politics and should simply just entertain his fans, unlike extreme left-wing scold Bruce Springsteen, who constantly lectures his fans from the stage.

Jagger, 82, delivered his opinion on a New York Times podcast last week when Times correspondent David Marchese noted that the Born in the USA singer feels that he needs to impose his politics on his audience at every concert.

Marchese claimed that Springsteen “clearly sees his job as engaging in a meaningful back and forth” with his audience. That is a curious way to frame Springsteen’s haranguing of his audience from the stage. In fact, there is little “back” from the audience. With Springsteen, as its all “forth” from the stage.

Marchese then asked Jagger how he felt about all that.

Jagger, though, was completely dismissive of Springsteen’s need to bully his fans.

“The bottom line of my thing, really, is that my job in the live music world is [for] those people that come is to have the best time they possibly can,” Jagger said.

“For two hours or whatever it is, to forget all their problems and the problems of the world and their mortgages and whatever, just to give them the best time they can have,” Jagger continued.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: brucespringsteen; mickjagger; warnertoddhuston

[sushiman]

“The bottom line of my thing, really, is that my job in the live music world is [for] those people that come is to have the best time they possibly can”

Hehe..While raking in avg. of $ 250 a ticket to see him .

[jmacusa]

I honestly didn’t think he was still alive.

[SaveFerris]

(Smart guy, that Ringo.)

All I gotta do is
Act Naturally

Don’t Buck your fans
You Owens them everything

[Albion Wilde]

Springsteen “clearly sees his job as engaging in a meaningful back and forth” with his audience.

Here is Bruce talking out of his ass, both

BACKxx and xxxFORTH xx

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“The bottom line of my thing, really, is that my job in the live music world is [for] those people that come is to have the best time they possibly can. For two hours or whatever it is, to forget all their problems and the problems of the world and their mortgages and whatever, just to give them the best time they can have” — VERY NICE!! If only they all understood that in TV, cinema, music, theater.

[Leaning Right]

> I would trust the views of the plumber more. <

True that. But I’d rather not hear the political views of either one.

Plumber, fix my leak.

Musician, play my favorite songs. And that’s it. No politics. And none of that new stuff. I didn’t pay $100 to hear some song you’re experimenting with. Play only the classics, please.
🙂

[BookmanTheJanitor]

[Mariner]

The greatest front man and the greatest rock and roll band in history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVtOaYk9Y1g

People dancing from 8 to 80.

[KevinB]

Bruce’s tits are bigger than Megan’s.

[Magic Fingers]

“Hehe..While raking in avg. of $ 250 a ticket to see him.”

He should be in jail for forcing people to pay that much to see him perform.

[Reily]

When did he go “trans”?

[edwinland]

Do you mean copperhead road?

[Disambiguator]

When you reach a certain age you should dress accordingly.

[Paladin2]

Hey, Hey,
Ho’, Ho’
Hezbos gotta go!

[plain talk]

Mick is fairly smart and savvy for a rock star. I’ve been impressed with his perspective and honesty in recent interviews. He knows he’s an entertainer and thats his job. A man’s got to know his limitations.

[Tax-chick]

I agree, but the attendees have the choice not to buy tickets, so whatever.

[rlmorel]

I am with you on that. I feel much the same.

[Leaning Right]

A group of friends went to see The Rolling Stones perform a few years ago. It meant $200 tickets and a three-hour drive each way.

No thanks, says I.

But everyone who did go said it was well worth the time and money.

I spent $200 instead on some DVD sets of classic TV shows.
To each his own.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

Jagger brought up politics during the Stones show at the ‘24 New Orleans Jazz festival.

It’s Mick Taylor’s band anyway.

The Stones suck.

[Round Earther]

Well come on, come on
Come on let’s go
Well this ain’t Louisiana
Your mama won’t know
Come on, come on
Come on let’s go
Here everybody’s rockin’
Out on Telephone Road