Carlos Santana Speaks Out Against Bush

Yahoo/AP ^ | 3/20/2006

[Born Conservative]

LIMA, Peru - Carlos Santana quoted his old friend Jimi Hendrix in an anti-war message here Monday and said his philosophy is the antithesis of President George W. Bush's.

"I have wisdom. I feel love. I live in the present and I try to present a dimension that brings harmony and healing," the 58-year-old rock icon said. "My concept is the opposite of George W. Bush."

Santana, speaking to Peruvian journalists ahead of a Tuesday concert, said young people's opposition to the war in Iraq is reaching the dimensions of the anti-Vietnam war sentiment in the 1970s.

"There is more value in placing a flower in a rifle barrel than making war," he said. "As Jimi Hendrix used to say, musical notes have more importance than bullets."

In 1971, Santana was prevented from performing in Peru by the military dictatorship, which deemed his music an "alienating" force. Santana returned to perform in 1995.

[knyteflyte3]

Reason number 76 that I don't like him, and he's so overrated as a guitarist/musician. Give me JIMMY PAGE any day over this communist..........

[cripplecreek]

young people's opposition to the war in Iraq is reaching the dimensions of the anti-Vietnam war sentiment in the 1970s.

Clearly displayed by the vast crowds that are too angry to get out and protest.

[Mr. Mojo]

And I'd like to take this opportunity to speak out against guitarists who bend every other note and sustain it with gobs of overdrive for 5 minutes.

[nmh]

Good grief!

Will these flower children EVER grow UP?

[A CA Guy]

SO Carlos likes Saddam and his rape and torture rooms?

Somebody confiscate is tacos NOW!

[Revolting cat!]

Carlos the one hit wonder speaks! Listen up, you dumbies!

[jdm]

"There is more value in placing a flower in a rifle barrel than making war," he said."

What an assclown.

[Battle Hymn of the Republic]

bush evil, liberalism good - what a surprise.

sad most look up to hollywood as role models and this country is shifting to the left fast. satan is happy.

[speedy]

Is he still calling himself Devadip? Or was that just his 80s phase? Wonder what Iron Butterfly's thoughts are on all of this?

[fhlh]

Useful Idiot that can only play the same notes, over and over, and over , and over , and over....

[isthisnickcool]

[Luis Gonzalez]

[Billthedrill]

Good God, Carlos, shut up and play. I don't take political advice from rock musicians any more than I take medical advice from bus drivers.

[kenth]

Musicians... is there anything they don't know?

[ChicagoConservative27]

Another old hippie that thinks we should give the terrorists hugs and kisses with a side of cookies and that will make things better. These people need to get a clue.

[Ticonderoga34]

I always thought that Santana was overrated too. I never understood his appeal as a guitarist.

[Revolting cat!]

I don't know about Iron Butterfly, but I hear that Strawberry Alarm Clock is with us!

[JFC]

SHUT up and SING!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Iron B just got a corporate sponsor.