More musicians turn down Trump inauguration gig. Moby and Charlotte Church are a big no.
Source: Washington Post
More musicians turn down Trump inauguration gig. Moby and Charlotte Church are a big no.
By Emily Heil January 10 at 2:47 PM
If invitations to perform at President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration came with boxes to check, it seems some musicians would be putting an X in front of the when hell freezes over option.
The latest performers to emphatically turn down overtures include Moby (his response: Hahahahaha) and Welsh singer Charlotte Church, who peppered her tweet about the interaction with poop emojis.
DJ/singer/prominent vegan Moby revealed the invitation in a Monday Instagram post. Next to a picture of the Capitol building, he suggested one condition on which hed take the job: was just asked by a booking agent if I would consider djing at one of the inaugural balls for #trump.
I guess Id DJ at an inaugural ball if as payment #trump released his tax returns.
And Church was even more succinct in a Monday tweet. Your staff have asked me to sing at your inauguration, a simple Internet search would show I think youre a tyrant, she wrote. Bye
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LiberalLovinLug
(14,174 posts)I guess they are that desperate. Hoping to find someone besides Ted Nugent to play.
Chrisdutch
(70 posts)You mean they've declared the local high schools that have juniors from China and Japan off limit to Teddy?
arithia
(455 posts)now that it's been revealed they share a similar interest in "water sports"
TexasBushwhacker
(20,192 posts)I believe she plays the flute.
They seriously asked Moby....aaahahahahahaha. Gotta be kidding me. These people are truly out of their minds and of course their depth. Snort! Snort!
Denzil_DC
(7,242 posts)She's a very well-known and publicly outspoken (not to mention brave) radical it wouldn't be safe to give a mic to at the inauguration, let alone be within striking distance of The Donald.
Adenoid_Hynkel
(14,093 posts)a died-in-the wool Democrat who has been speaking out about the far right for decades.
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)You would think they'd use google first to find people who might be more amicable to the idea, rather than embarass themselves over and over and over again.