Your favorite artists (singers/bands/actors) that you love, but HATE their politics?

[Boilers]

How many times has this happened to you? You love a song or band, then later find them making a public statement that really, really pisses you off?

Whose your favorite love/hate relationship like this?


Mellencamp comes to mind, here, locally, at least.

 

[shooter521]

I personally don't care what their politics are, unless and until they use their concerts as a "captive audience" to get up on a soapbox. I'm paying good money to hear your music, not your opinions, so just STFU and sing!

Examples: I am a huge Billy Joel fan and I know he's a raging liberal, but it doesn't come out in his shows, so I figure live and let live. OTOH, Springsteen, Mellencamp and the Dixie Chicks are all on my permanent sh*t list because they can't keep their opinions to themselves while on stage. I have several of their albums, but won't be buying any more.

And in an ironic twist, I really like Ted Nugent's politics, but I can't stand his music...

 

[Boilers]

I hear you on Nugent.

 

[CulpeperMM]

matt damon

i like the jason borne character and think he plays it well... damon has been enjoyable to watch in several movies... but he is a Lefty Leninist through and through... ugh

 

[jennybird]

Politically, I think celebrities are the way they are because of their tax/social status and nothing more. If they were middle class citizens they would probably have a much different view of the world. I love John Travolta movies, but was soured when I found out he is into Scientology. I learned not to listen to celebrity politics.... or religious beliefs. It just gets my feathers ruffled about something I have no power over.

 

[ATF Consumer]

I hate to admit it but, I use to really dig Janeane Garofalo. Don't hate me

 

[jennybird]

I hate to admit it but, I use to really dig Janeane Garofalo. Don't hate me

I don't hate you. I thought her dry humor was funny as hell way back when. Now I can't stand the sight of her.

 

[Boilers]

I hate to admit it but, I use to really dig Janeane Garofalo. Don't hate me

That, my friend, is the closest time I've come to giving a negative rep! (Only slightly less bad than IGNORE USER on your account.

 

[Crystalship1]

Pretty much all of them. Have you noticed have conservative actors don't seem to get movie offers once they speak out against the liberal Hollywood machine? Tom Selleck for instance.

 

[Boilers]

Fred Thompson, Clint Eastwood, Ben Affleck, Kelsey Grammer, Tom Selleck, Jim Caviezel, Mel Gibson. They don't fare too badly in general. Few actors churn out movie after movie. They either get comfortable, tired, or they make a flop somewhere.

But I agree with your general hypothesis.

 

[Dryden]

There are plenty of movies I will NOT see because of the actor/actress in it. In fact, it's becoming the norm and not the exception. I just can't support someone's livelyhood when some "line reader" tells me what to think.

I don't take political advise from my plumber or doctor.... why take it from an actor?

 

[Boilers]

Those are the movies I don't mind Torrenting.

I just can't see torrenting Passion of the Christ, for some reason, though.

 

[4sarge]

I personally don't care what their politics are, unless and until they use their concerts as a "captive audience" to get up on a soapbox. I'm paying good money to hear your music, not your opinions, so just STFU and sing!

Examples: I am a huge Billy Joel fan and I know he's a raging liberal, but it doesn't come out in his shows, so I figure live and let live. OTOH, Springsteen, Mellencamp and the Dixie Chicks are all on my permanent sh*t list because they can't keep their opinions to themselves while on stage. I have several of their albums, but won't be buying any more.

And in an ironic twist, I really like Ted Nugent's politics, but I can't stand his music...

I feel the same way

 

[4sarge]

I hate to admit it but, I use to really dig Janeane Garofalo. Don't hate me

Sadomasochist

 

[Haans]

Fred Thompson, Clint Eastwood, Ben Affleck, Kelsey Grammer, Tom Selleck, Jim Caviezel, Mel Gibson. They don't fare too badly in general. Few actors churn out movie after movie. They either get comfortable, tired, or they make a flop somewhere.

But I agree with your general hypothesis.

I have no idea where you got the idea Affleck was anything but a liberal. Back in 2000, he was quoted in support of Gore at some Gore-supporter party/rally in Flori-DUH.

 

[jeremy]

John Melloncamp. I think it is time he moved to Cali with the rest of the fruits!

 

[Haans]

Also, I like Green Day's music, and hate their raging anarcho-communist politics.

I love Billy Corgan, and one thing I liked was that he never said anything political...until the Obamanation won. And then he said he thought America "did the right thing." Sigh.

 

[Boilers]

I have no idea where you got the idea Affleck was anything but a liberal. Back in 2000, he was quoted in support of Gore at some Gore-supporter party/rally in Flori-DUH.

Who am I thinking of, then?

 

[shooter521]

I have no idea where you got the idea Affleck was anything but a liberal.

No doubt. Peep his campaign contributions:

NEWSMEAT ▷ Ben Affleck's Federal Campaign Contribution Report

And here he is at an Obama fundraiser:
Ben Affleck | The Politics of Hollywood | Comcast.net

 

[4sarge]

I hate to admit it but, I use to really dig Janeane Garofalo. Don't hate me

You've Jinxed me I just flipped to CopLand and there she was

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