Posted on 07/04/2007 10:08:25 PM PDT by james500
Rock group Arctic Monkeys have become the latest music industry stars to question whether the performers taking part in Live Earth on Saturday are suitable climate change activists.
"It's a bit patronising for us 21 year olds to try to start to change the world," said Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, explaining why the group is not on the bill at any of Al Gore's charity concerts.
"Especially when we're using enough power for 10 houses just for (stage) lighting. It'd be a bit hypocritical," he told AFP in an interview before a concert in Paris.
Bass player Nick O'Malley chimes in: "And we're always jetting off on aeroplanes!"
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Robb highlights the good work being done by many artists.
British ska-rock group The Police and US funk-punk band Red Hot Chili Peppers are examples of "people who practice what they preach."
Meanwhile, nu-metal headliners Linkin Park have their own climate change charity and Hawaiian artist Jack Johnson tours in a biodiesel-fuelled bus.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Finally a group that “gets it.”
These boys have a history of declining anything thrown their way except for money and applause.
Wise beyond his years, especially compared to so much of rock royalty.
I’m still trying to figure out why Al chose the second anniversary of the tube bombings to have his concert. It’s kind of the equivalent of having an anti-war rally on 9/11/03.
Whoa!! The earth is stopping on its axis. Hold on!
If you ever reach the point you can understand why Al Gore does anything be very afraid. It means your mind has gone....
;-)
Funny that they mentioned the energy necessary to put on their shows... Not all the bands are nuts. Someone call Ted Nugent.
Ahhhh, the American Way is still alive. Good old fashioned enterprise. Work hard, make money, pay taxes.
It is funny finally getting called on the private jets, gas-guzzling tour buses, and limos that the “caring” celebrities tool around in.
Well heck, and they’re all cute too.
Time to buy an album I guess.
I wish I was that stylish. Seriously, I do wish that.
This stupid concert is so over the top it`s going to have the opposite effect and turn people off. It`s the Paris Hilton of these “live aid” type concerts, just absolutely no point for all the attention. Freakin` Islamic psychopaths trying to blow up car bombs and airports in England, Scotland and just about every other place in the world, and these libs are concerned about the temperature? Say what? Why don`t they have a concert that may actually do something, like a concert to get Al Gores son off drugs before he kills someone?
These are popular musicians? They look like normal people to me.
Actually, this may not be thought out on their part. Moral imperative aside, these gigs are ‘we’ve made it to the big time’ parties for new bands and a great venue for acts to network with one another, not to mention keep each other in line ideologically. Folks like Bono and his record label might remember you fondly and help you along if you help out their cause, or not so fondly and bury you if you don’t. I am always pleased to see common sense in such a nuthouse setting, but there is a deadly serious side to these things when it comes to the industry.
Al Bore invented the Internet.
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