Comprehensive list of notable conservative pop musicians

[Uma Floresta]

Skunk Baxter
Ted Nugent
Prussian Blue
Wayne Newton
Donny Osmond
Johnny Ramone
Kid Rock
Gene Simmons
Britney Spears








Who'd I miss?

[shniggens]

Zappa (wait, is that pop?)

[coyote-1]

Zappa, who fought against the PMRC.
Zappa, who despised televangelists.
Zappa, who called for taxing all churches.
Zappa, who was arrested early in his career for making a porn film.
Zappa.... a real conservative.

Originally Posted by shniggens

Zappa (wait, is that pop?)

[shniggens]

Originally Posted by coyote-1

Zappa.... a real conservative.

Exactly.

[Uma Floresta]

Originally Posted by shniggens

Zappa (wait, is that pop?)

That's pop in a broad sense, but isn't Zappa more libertarian than conservative?

[Tom Hicks]

Originally Posted by Uma Floresta

That's pop in a broad sense, but isn't Zappa more libertarian than conservative?

Everybody wants to claim Zappa!

[BA.Barcolounger]

Originally Posted by Tom Hicks

Everybody wants to claim Zappa!

Especially the Grim Reaper.

[shniggens]

From Wiki:

Politically, Zappa was a self-proclaimed "practical conservative."

He discusses this in his autobiography as well.

Remember, he was strongly opposed to drug use, so he wasn't always socially liberal.

[shniggens]

Originally Posted by BA.Barcolounger

Especially the Grim Reaper.

[Uma Floresta]

Originally Posted by shniggens

From Wiki:

Politically, Zappa was a self-proclaimed "practical conservative."

He discusses this in his autobiography as well.

Remember, he was strongly opposed to drug use, so he wasn't always socially liberal.

Yeah, sounds like a libertarian.

By conservative I mean fiscally & socially.

IE, wants lower taxes, smaller government
Also against things like gay marriage, abortion etc.

[coyote-1]

But he WAS for individual choice and responsibility in the matter. He was against the so-called "war on drugs".

Originally Posted by shniggens

Remember, he was strongly opposed to drug use, so he wasn't always socially liberal.

[shniggens]

In his autobiography, there is a whole chapter dedicated to Practical Conservatism.

Here's the first paragraph:

"Politically, I consider myself to be a Practical Conservative. I want a smaller, less intrusive government, and lower taxes. What? You too?"

-The Real Frank Zappa Book. p. 315

[Uma Floresta]

Originally Posted by shniggens

In his autobiography, there is a whole chapter dedicated to Practical Conservatism.

Here's the first paragraph:

"Politically, I consider myself to be a Practical Conservative. I want a smaller, less intrusive government, and lower taxes. What? You too?"

-The Real Frank Zappa Book. p. 315

Yes, but it sounds like Practical Conservative by his definition is the same as libertarian.

I suppose if we count Country Music this will be a huge list.

[strato]

Gene Simmons:

Gene is better known as the lead singer for the rock band Kiss than for his previous career as an elementary school teacher. Few people also know that Gene speaks five languages and does not smoke, drink, or use drugs.


"If you don't have the guts to stand up to injustice, where ever it exists (and that means stopping the Germans, the Japanese and the Italians in WW I and WW II ... or the Albanian Serbs in Bosnia ... or the tragedies that keep on occurring in Africa ... or even the Viet Nam War ... Panama ... North Korea ... the list goes on and on) ... One thing in common with all these events: America. America didn't stay and 'conquer' any of these countries."


"(I'm) ashamed to be surrounded by people calling themselves Liberal who are, in my opinion, spitting on the graves of brave American soldiers who gave their life to fight a war that wasn't theirs ... in a country they've never been to ... simply to liberate the people therein."

[coyote-1]

I'm well aware of it. But that statement alone would classify ME as a 'conservative'!

Please read the remainder of that chapter, and then the remainder of the book, before you go claiming Zappa as your own.

Originally Posted by shniggens

In his autobiography, there is a whole chapter dedicated to Practical Conservatism.

Here's the first paragraph:

"Politically, I consider myself to be a Practical Conservative. I want a smaller, less intrusive government, and lower taxes. What? You too?"

-The Real Frank Zappa Book. p. 315

[strato]

Johnny Ramone:

Johnny dropped his job as a construction worker in 1974 and held down stage right for 22 years as the guitarist for the most influential rock band of the last 30 years. The Ramones fertilized the punk-rock scene first in their hometown of New York City, then in England. Eventually ? who knew? ? that sound would form the chassis for what the corporate rock industry later dubbed "alternative" and, eventually, infiltrated top 40. He was a rebel in a rebel's world, though. Johnny Ramone was a fiercely Republican-voting, NRA-supporting musician in a milieu that is remarkable for its embrace of all things left. Johnny went worldwide public with his partisanship in 2002, when the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At the microphone to give props to the people who made it all possible, he offered his own version of a Michael Moore moment. "God bless President Bush, and God bless America," he said, clad in his trademark T-shirt, ripped blue jeans and leather jacket. "I said that to counter those other speeches at the other awards," Mr. Ramone says in a phone interview. "Republicans let this happen over and over, and there is never anyone to stick up for them. They spend too much time defending themselves."

[jackcheez]

I don't give a fiddler's fart what Wiki says. I read his book. He hated conservatives (Reagan conservatives) with a passion. And just because he didn't use drugs himself, doesn't mean he would have gone around throwing others in jail for doing so. He also hated religious types.

Back to topic...

Skunk Baxter is quite the outspoken conservative.

[Uma Floresta]

Originally Posted by strato

Gene Simmons:

Gene is better known as the lead singer for the rock band Kiss than for his previous career as an elementary school teacher. Few people also know that Gene speaks five languages and does not smoke, drink, or use drugs.


"If you don't have the guts to stand up to injustice, where ever it exists (and that means stopping the Germans, the Japanese and the Italians in WW I and WW II ... or the Albanian Serbs in Bosnia ... or the tragedies that keep on occurring in Africa ... or even the Viet Nam War ... Panama ... North Korea ... the list goes on and on) ... One thing in common with all these events: America. America didn't stay and 'conquer' any of these countries."


"(I'm) ashamed to be surrounded by people calling themselves Liberal who are, in my opinion, spitting on the graves of brave American soldiers who gave their life to fight a war that wasn't theirs ... in a country they've never been to ... simply to liberate the people therein."

Good call.

[shniggens]

Oh, so you want a list of Neocons? Why didn't you just say that?

[Frank Remark]

Is kinky, promiscuous sex considered liberal or conservative?

Just wondering.