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3:04 pm - 05/21/2007

The Who's Roger Daltry blasts Live Earth concert.



JUST when it looked like every rock star on the planet was jumping aboard AL GORE's green bandwagon, there’s a backlash already underway.

THE WHO's ROGER DALTRY has blasted the big Wembley gig Gore is organising to raise awareness of global warming.

The huge concert - which features performances from the likes of MADONNA and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - is taking place at Wembley on July 7 and in other countries around the world.

But Roger, who played with U2 at Live Aid and Live8, reckons the whole thing is a waste of time.

 

Speaking exclusively to Bizarre, Roger said: "Bo***cks to that! The last thing the planet needs is a rock concert.

"I can't believe it. Let's burn even more fuel.

"We have problems with global warming, but the questions and the answers are so huge I don't know what a rock concert's ever going to do to help.

"Everybody on this planet at the moment, unless they are living in the deepest rainforest in Brazil, knows about climate change.”

The rocker, who used to sing about my g-generation, added: "My answer is to burn all the f***ing oil as quick as possible and then the politicians will have to find a solution.”

Roger's comments come hot on the heels of SIR BOB GELDOF’s equally scathing views.

Last week the Live Aid hero lashed out, saying: "Why is Gore actually organising them? To make us aware of the greenhouse effect?



"Everybody's known about that problem for years. We are all f***ing conscious of global warming."

A Live Earth spokesman said: “People are aware of global warming but millions are not doing anything about changing their lifestyles.”

But before Sir Bob thinks he has found an ally in Roger, the legendary British singer also admitted he feels badly let down by Live 8.

Ten concerts were held simultaneously in July 2005 with the goal to Make Poverty History.

Again Roger complains that unlike the original Live Aid in 1985, where the money went directly to famine relief, the follow-up 20 years later had no achievable aims.

Roger moaned: "What did we really achieve at Live 8? We got loads of platitudes and no action.

"Who were we kidding there?

"At least with Live Aid, Bob Geldof was willing to work the trenches and they did save a lot of lives.

"We could see what we achieved at the end of it."

Roger also confirmed that he and PETE TOWNSHEND will not be performing at this summer's other big charity music event, the Concert For Diana.

He said: "It would be wrong of us to play. It should be for those two boys, the show that they want.

"They obviously want Elton John, as he holds memories for them, but it would be a joke for us to play.

"Not unless they are real Who fans, which I very much doubt."

You can see The Who very soon though, as the band are playing a number of shows and festivals in England as part of the European tour.

For a review of their storming Madrid gig and full concert dates click here.

 

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[info]xcharmedonex 21st-May-2007 07:14 pm (UTC)
so true.
[info]betty_elms 21st-May-2007 07:14 pm (UTC)
I don't really get it, were people not aware of poverty before Live8?
[info]soogie_ 21st-May-2007 07:25 pm (UTC)
Yeah, Geldof's an idiot. I mean, everyone knows about the greenhouse effect, sure...but everyone has known about poverty and AIDS for a long time too. We didn't really need those sanctimonious concerts last summer (or was it the summer before?) to become aware of the issue. So who the hell is he to criticize other "consciousness-raising" events now?
[info]savannah_rose24 21st-May-2007 07:37 pm (UTC)
IAWTC.
[info]haydsvirgo 21st-May-2007 07:18 pm (UTC)
I miss the days of We Are The World and the original Live Aid. I feel like it actually helped people then, whereas now, where did the money go? Did it help people? I never heard of how much was raised/where it went after Live8. I really hope with that much hype, it helped people immensely.
[info]savannah_rose24 21st-May-2007 07:41 pm (UTC)
IA. I really did forget they were holding those concerts to raise money. I just thought it was about raising more awareness. I mean most of the celebrities who showed up or performed at the events got more publicity then the actual cause/reason for the concerts.
[info]betty_elms 21st-May-2007 07:44 pm (UTC)
Nice icon.
[info]rosanjin 21st-May-2007 08:02 pm (UTC)
It sure doesn't hurt your record sales when you get a world wide stage like this. Some hearts may be in the right place, but on the whole - I think they are really doing this for publicity. If you really cared, you would donate 100% of your profits for one year following one of these concert extravaganzas to charity.
[info]cookie_nut 21st-May-2007 07:20 pm (UTC)
I have to agree with Rog. The answer to global warming will not be found at a rock concert, just half-naked drunken fat guys with face paint and rainbow wigs. I don't see how that's going to save the planet.
[info]ortanique 21st-May-2007 07:32 pm (UTC)
Agreed.
[info]numbedtoe 21st-May-2007 08:52 pm (UTC)
agreed and I cringe at the mental picture I now have.
[info]cookie_nut 21st-May-2007 09:51 pm (UTC)
Did I mention the nipple pearcings?

Muahahahahha! >:p
[info]myxwill 21st-May-2007 10:18 pm (UTC)
I agree.
[info]lay_of_luthien 21st-May-2007 07:22 pm (UTC)
He's gotten hotter as he's aged.
[info]sidewinder 22nd-May-2007 12:13 pm (UTC)
IAWTC.

Yay for sexy old rockers.
[info]hearts_frozen 21st-May-2007 07:23 pm (UTC)
ILU, Roger.
[info]condenast 21st-May-2007 07:23 pm (UTC)
amen. I've been saying that for the last month.
[info]devil_rabbit 21st-May-2007 07:28 pm (UTC)
If he can't think of anything better to do to raise consciousness, then he should STFU and go away.
[info]minikitkatgirl Semi-OT:21st-May-2007 07:32 pm (UTC)
Semi-OT: I saw a The Who tribute band in concert this past Saturday night. They were awesome and even referred to each other by the original Who band member names (the guy who portrayed Rog came out wearing a Daltrey 1975-style wig and a brown vest w/fringe all over it). I got chills when they did "Teenage Wasteland," and I've been trying to find the Who album that that originally appeared on, but with no success. So plz people, I'm begging you: what album does "Teenage Wasteland" appear on???

~*Amy
[info]soogie_ 21st-May-2007 07:43 pm (UTC)
Do you mean the song "Baba O'Riley"? It's on the Who's Next album.
[info]minikitkatgirl 21st-May-2007 07:47 pm (UTC)
Oh, crap. I'm an idiot. I should've realized that "Teenage Wasteland" wasn't the actual title. Damn it. Thank you, though.

~*Amy
[info]ortanique Re: Semi-OT:21st-May-2007 07:45 pm (UTC)
Baba O'Riley (the actual title) first appeared on Who's Next.
[info]savannah_rose24 21st-May-2007 07:37 pm (UTC)
I love Daltry.
[info]tiedtoanight 21st-May-2007 07:38 pm (UTC)
those "rock stars" putting on the rock concert are the ones who should set an example by getting rid of their gas guzzlers and their private jets, and their huge mansions that run on gas.

hypocrites.

then sing me a song.
[info]jimb 21st-May-2007 07:41 pm (UTC)
The Live Earth concert might be as irrelevant as Roger Daltry's career.
[info]c0deblue 21st-May-2007 08:17 pm (UTC)
lawl.
[info]rosanjin 21st-May-2007 07:59 pm (UTC)
They should show Daltrey's frighteningly tanned face as deterrent to global warming.
[info]carboni 21st-May-2007 08:01 pm (UTC)
He's gotta point. Those concerts are only for artists to promote themselves.
[info]bianca_toledo 21st-May-2007 08:08 pm (UTC)
Townshend + Roger > The Environment
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