16 September, 2008

Annoying Drivel Of Celebrity Politics


I'm wretched tired of the celebrity political pulpit. Matt Damon, Diddy and a steady gaggle of mouthy pop cultured all seem to have it figured out.

This is one reason why I hold the Gallagher brothers with such high esteem. The Brit tandem and their band, Oasis, release their latest offering this month, titled Dig Out Your Soul.

Oasis is the last band that used to be the next Beatles. Nowadays, that ominous moniker gets bandied about with various flash-in-the-pan downloadable singles from upstarts that have included rather pedestrian pop names like The Kaiser Chiefs.

Oasis stands alone with their raw, four cords and a cloud of dust saunter.

With that, Oasis is all about their music and don't appear to take much else very seriously. Which brings us back to celebrity and politics.

Recently Noel Gallagher was asked about the bands Coldplay and Radiohead. Gallagher offered full props to the two groups for their musical contribution, however takes them to task for their stumping politics.

“They get to a certain level and start worrying about the environment. That’s for the governments of the world to worry about. We need to concentrate on fucking women, taking drugs, wearing sun­glasses and being cool. Never mind the polar bears.”

Translation; it's only rock n' roll.

And I like it.

Yes I do.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great post Chris. Ah, so true. Chris(t) Martin, sit yo' ass down and play the songs.