Your favourite non-racist artist

Oh man that's beautiful. I guess whoever made the list never heard that "naughty" version of "Get Back" then?

Also LOL CLAPTON

^^^those were my first two thoughts on seeing this

"pop stars that aren't racist but" more like.

Eric Clapton (Birmingham 1976) (according to Wikipedia)

"Vote for Enoch Powell. Enoch's our man. I think Enoch's right, I think we should send them all back. Stop Britain from becoming a black colony. Get the foreigners out. Get the wogs out. Get the coons out. Keep Britain white. I used to be into dope, now I'm into racism. It's much heavier, man. Fucking wogs, man. Fucking Saudis taking over London. Bastard wogs. Vote for Enoch, he's our man, he's on our side, he'll look after us. I want all of you here to vote for Enoch, support him, he's on our side. Enoch for Prime Minister! Throw the wogs out! Keep Britain white!"

said tax exile Clapton, yesterday.

I'd never actually read what Clapton said before, I thought it might just have been a mumbled aside at a gig but that's pretty hardcore!

When it comes to reviews, I tell it like it is. I don't brown-nose artists hoping to get a bunch of helpful votes in order to make it to the Top 1,000. That's pathetic. I could care less if you think my reviews are helpful or not. I don't need your stupid votes. I'm here to bring the truth to light, not to win some damn popularity contest. Some of you prefer to be living in an illusionary world, but I don't play into that. If a record or movie is bad, then I'll say it. I won't bite my tongue.

One thing that I notice is that Amazon loves to censor my reviews. That's because they're too timid to handle my raw opinions. They'll publish my 1-star reviews but they'll yank them the minute a right-wing crybaby starts complaining. I don't care. I'll just keep on writing. There are a lot of reviewers on this site who are too dumb to see how much crap is out there. They keep giving 5 stars to people like Norah Jones and Celine Dion. That's kinda messed up, if you ask me. FACT: 99% of the stuff out there is overrated. That's just the way it is.

Also, if you think you're gonna send me hate mail by e-mailing me, forget it! I have no time or patience for these internet psychos who attack people for exercising their right to free speech. Not only did I NOT include my e-mail address on this page, but I also BLOCKED it from ALL incoming messages. LOL!! How do you feel about THAT?

Anyway, if you like my reviews, cool. If not, then shut up.

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No doubt he blames it all on the coke and points to his luminous history of Bob Marley covers as an exoneration.

No, it was the booze apparently

I'm not sure about the specifics, but that Clapton speech sounds like he's trying to be sarcastic. I mean, who the hell could say "I used to be into dope, now I'm into racism" with a straight face?

i don't think anyone recorded what clapton said -- that's the first time i've seen an attempt at a transcript and i have looked before. pinch of salt needed maybe.

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Yeah, it's true that. Just last night when I was hammered and trying to hit on students half my age, I made time for a bit of racial abuse.

Clapton defnitely bigged up Enoch Powell, at any rate.

I mean, who the hell could say "I used to be into dope, now I'm into racism" with a straight face?

A drunken racist?

i bet if bobby gillespie said it he'd get away with it.

Yeah, that guy always gets a free pass on here.

not here! out there.

among the Mundanes.

Nobody else takes any notice of him

Random aging Indie kids cool with casual racism? Surely not.

cf Babyshambles tour yada yada yada

Akshully Pete Doggerelty must be favourite to come out with something like this in the next five years, followed by "My Drugs Shame" recantation.

five years

Someone hedges his bets, eh

Pete Doggerelty

clever wording, cheers

Okay, he'll do it at a Tory rally before the next General Election.

NB Lawyers this is on the "non-racist artist" thread. He is not racist like Eric Clapton and John Lennon.

John Lennon can't be racist, long-time ILX fave "Momus" is proof that dudes who bang Asian women can't be racist.

Do people think these issues of race and class, which loom so large in the west, get in the way of creativity?

-- Momus, Tuesday, 8 May 2001 00:00 (6 years ago) Bookmark Link

and did they?

Babyshambles' Pete Doherty and Dirty Pretty Things' Carl Barat have united for a free double CD to combat racism.

The double CD comes free with this week's NME, in partnership with Love Music Hate Racism, who are making a stand against the BNP who have begun targeting schools.

The two discs contain a mix of new songs, hidden tracks, live versions and remixes.

The Enemy, The View and Hard-Fi also feature on the CD.

To get hold of the first disc simply pick up this week's issue of NME on UK newsstands now.

The tracklisting of CD1 is:

1. The Enemy - 'Fear Killed The Youth Of Our Nation'
2. Lethal Bizzle - 'Babylon's Burning The Ghetto'
3. Roll Deep - 'Racist People (Vocal Remix)'
4. Helsinki - 'Ampersand'
5. The View - 'Fireworks & Flowers'
6. Hard- Fi- 'We Need Love (Wrong Tom Mix)'
7. MIA featuring Afrikan Boy - 'Hussle'
8. Bloc Party Vs Diplo - 'Where Is Home? (Diplo Remix)'
9. Carbon/Silicon - 'The Network's Going Down'
10. Natty - 'If I...'
11. Babyshambles - 'Stone Me - What A Life!'
12. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - 'If I could Build You A Tower (demo)'
13. The Charlatans - 'Blank Heart, Blank Mind'
14. Dirty Pretty Things - '9 Lives'
15. Albert Hammond Jr. - 'Cartoon Music For Superheroes'

Meanwhile, the second CD is available to download from NME.COM/lovemusichateracism - the artwork we're giving away with the issue features space for your CD-R.

The tracklisting of CD2 is:

1. Blood Red Shoes - 'Can't Find The Door'
2. Manu Chao - 'Tristeza Maleza'
3. Mecca 2 Medina - 'Who The Cap Fits'
4. Akala - 'Electro Livin''
5. Nine Black Alps - 'Burn Faster'
6. Biffy Clyro - 'Love Has A Diameter'
7. New Young Pony Club - 'Ice Cream (The Hooks Remix)'
8. Billy Bragg - 'The Big Lie (Featuring Ian McLagan)'
9. Maximo Park - 'Nosebleed'
10. Statik - 'Summer Nights (Featuring Tom Paddington, Ears, Scorcher)'
11. Fionn Regan - 'Campaign Button'
12. Noisettes - 'Shame'
13. Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit - 'Cold Bread (Engine Room Demo)'
14. Skream - 'Chest Boxing'

11. Babyshambles - 'Stone Me - What A Life!'

ysi... not really

I'd be good if those were actually mixed CDs

I love it how Billy Bragg turns up on CD2 like the pissed-up Uncle dancing with a frightened teenage girl at a wedding reception.

Yeah, he's dragging down the cool hip factor provided by Manu fucking Chao

Roll Deep - 'Racist People

Hilariously 'can't be arsed' title there.

This is the most boring thread in ILM history.

It's basically them speak-singing "All the racist people, where do they all come from?" over "Eleanor Rigby". For 5 minutes.

Stevem dropping knowledge there.

I can't see how you can make a statement like that without doing a poll

pre-emptive vote for 'anything initiated by chuck eddy'

What's the next Babyshambles song going to be called? "A right royal cockerney barrel o' monkeys" perhaps?

No, it was the booze apparently

clapton attempted to explain/excuse his racist comments by saying, "i was drunk. plus, a foreigner had pinched my misses' bum that day." i assume after he said that, one of his handlers said to him, "ok, that's enough, you're just making it worse."