Will politicians ever learn? Regardless of what that statement is in relation to, it seems the answer will always be ‘no’. However, one thing they should get through their heads – especially those on the right – is that musicians don’t like it when they use their music.
See, rock ‘n’ roll stars tend to have a lot of friends who right-wingers don’t like. We’re talking about gay people and people who aren’t white here.
And of course, while not every right-wing leaner is a racist or homophobe, sadly, they’re aligned with people who are or, at the very least, really sound like it. And so, when Tom Petty discovered that US presidential candidate Michele Bachmann was using one of his songs, he got into a strop.
