does the sleaziness of certain rockstars bother you?

captaincaptain · 06-28-2011, 10:42 AM

It doesn't get any sleazier than Gary Glitter.

**Janszoon** · 06-28-2011, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

I don`t know how true this is,Jack Pat ,but I read it in the UK magazine Private Eye:
Apparently Towesend`s solo career was flagging so much that he thought he would dabble in pornography to generate a scandal that would put his name back in the headlines. There`s supposed to be a song on Quadrophenia that outlines the whole idea.

I thought I remembered reading that Pete Townshend was actually doing research for some kind of effort stop kiddie porn, which is why the charges against him were dropped.

Lisnaholic · 06-28-2011, 11:01 AM

Yeah, that could be. It ties in with what Jack Pat said. Either way, if the charges were dropped, we shouldn`t really be flinging mud or throwing stones or whatever the metaphor is.

FRED HALE SR. · 06-28-2011, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I thought I remembered reading that Pete Townshend was actually doing research for some kind of effort stop kiddie porn, which is why the charges against him were dropped.

This is correct. It was research for his own biography hes gonna pen. He was sexually abused as a child.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...IZ5TRg&cad=rja

___ · 06-28-2011, 11:21 AM

I tend to not think about that, I don't really stay connected to that kind of world with those headlines. It's ****ed up for sure, but all I focus on is the art.

starrynight · 06-28-2011, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Yes, that stuff bothers me, but I generally try to separate the art from the artist in my mind.

Of course, though fanboys will find that hard. Though they probably just deny the allegations anyway in most cases.

Howard the Duck · 06-28-2011, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

I don`t think anyone would think that, Il Duce. No-one can deny that it`s a continent with an uncountable number of tragedies, but no-one is trying to make a racist point here, are they ?

some troll here (cough!cough! The Virgin hack!) might link it to me saying it cos Africa has a predominantly black population

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Gary Glitter and Jonathan King both spent time behind bars, as did Mexico`s own Gloria Trevi, whose surreal story can be read about, at length, here:-

Slick Transit Gloria - New York Times

that's cos Glitter and King obviously couldn't even afford Townshend's autographed pick, let alone "buy" witnesses, prosecution officers or judges

Captain Ron · 06-29-2011, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Yes, it`s worrying when much-admired rockstars do something indefensible. One of the earliest culprits was Jerry Lee Lewis, who, back in 1956, married his own cousin`s 13 year-old daughter. Among other things, his action poses the moral dilemma : if you want to have sex with a minor, does marriage make it less, or actually more, offensive ?

Not everyone escapes jail, though. Gary Glitter and Jonathan King both spent time behind bars, as did Mexico`s own Gloria Trevi, whose surreal story can be read about, at length, here:-

Slick Transit Gloria - New York Times

i never heard that about johnathan king before. he's the guy who discovered genesis. maybe he was secretly sexually attracted to them. they were all 15 or 16 at the time he discovered them

OccultHawk · 06-29-2011, 12:25 AM

I'm much more offended by their carbon footprints, especially Bono's.

Neapolitan · 06-29-2011, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Ron

i never heard that about johnathan king before. he's the guy who discovered genesis. maybe he was secretly sexually attracted to them. they were all 15 or 16 at the time he discovered them

They gave him a tape, it wasn't like he discovered them playing at a gig something along that line. They knew he knew something about the music business and thought he could help them out.

06-28-2011, 10:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
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06-28-2011, 11:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
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06-28-2011, 11:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Yeah, that could be. It ties in with what Jack Pat said. Either way, if the charges were dropped, we shouldn`t really be flinging mud or throwing stones or whatever the metaphor is.

06-29-2011, 12:25 AM	#19 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	I'm much more offended by their carbon footprints, especially Bono's.