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 News : Kid Rock Offers Views on Music Industry, Politics ... and Oprah
News : Kid Rock Offers Views on Music Industry, Politics ... and Oprah
Editor's note: More of the Kid Rock interview is featured on the new episode of CMT Insider premiering Saturday (Aug. 23) at 1:30 p.m. ET/PT. At a time when record companies are continuing to bemoan the decline of CD sales, Kid Rock observes, "If people had good albums, they'd be buying albums. But people are buying singles because they only have good songs." As evidenced by his latest album, ...
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Kid Rock Tells It Like It Is [Straight Talk Express]
Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip — ... , but he's just plain amusing sometimes, like some sort of wayward uncle that's good for a few laughs at family reunions, but who you're glad you don't have to see more than once every few years. In a recent interview with CMT the blustery rap-rocker rattled off his thoughts on music and politics with his familiar colloquial gusto. ...

Kid Rock: Celebs should 'keep their mouth shut on politics'
USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live — ... Kid Rock tells it like he sees it. During a recent visit to CMT's offices he said he didn't think stars should get involved with politics: "I truly believe that people like myself, who are in a position of entertainers in the limelight, should keep their mouth shut on politics," he noted. "Because at the end of the day, let me tell you what I 'm good at: I'm good at writing songs and singing. What I'm not educated in is the field of political science." He also said political candidates might be better off without stars. "I think celebrity endorsements hurt politicians," he ...

CELEBRITY QUOTE OF THE DAY
Faded Youth Blog — ... – Kid Rock offers his two cents on celebrity involvement in politics in a new interivew with CMT ...

Quote Of The Day
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — ... hurt politicians. Because as soon as somebody comes out for a politician, especially in Hollywood, when they all go, 'I'm voting for this guy!' — I go, 'That's not who I'm voting for!' … As soon as Oprah Winfrey pops up and goes 'Ha-la-la-la-la,' I'm like, 'I love Barrack Obama. I hate Oprah Winfrey.' I don't hate her. I just don't believe in her, so I don't want any part of any of that. I think celebrities hurt politicians." - Kid Rock tells CMT Insider

Kid Rock on Politics
HollywoodGrind - Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors celebrity scandals Hollywood gossip blog — Kid Rock told CMT celebrity endorsement of political candidates only hurts those candidates: "I truly believe that people like myself, who are in a position of entertainers in the limelight, should keep their mouth shut on politics. Because at the end of the day, let me tell you what I ’m good at: I’m good at writing songs and singing. What I’m not educated in is the field of political science. And so for me to be sharing my views and influencing people of who I think they should be ...

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