Theodore Anthony Nugent (born December 13, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. Nugent initially gained fame as the lead guitarist of Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock and hard rock. After playing with Amboy Dukes, he started his solo career.
Nugent is also known and has attracted controversy because of his conservative political views, especially his defense of hunting and weapons possession rights. He is a member of the board of the National Rifle Association and a strong Republican supporter, and has encouraged violence against gun control supporters. He is also known for his lifelong attitude towards drug and alcohol abuse.
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Nugent was born as the third child of four siblings in Redford, Michigan, and grew up in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Marion Dorothy (Johnson Johnson and Warren Henry Nugent). Her maternal grandmother was Swedish. She moved to Palatine, Illinois as a teenager, and has two brothers, John and Jeffrey, and a sister, Kathy. She attended William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, then transferred after her first year to St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
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Careers
Nugent has released more than 34 albums and has sold a total career of 30 million records. He was known during his early career in the 1970s for using Fender amps, a large part of his distinctive sound, and for playing the Gibson Byrdland guitar.
Performances since 1958, Nugent has toured every year since 1967, averaging over 300 performances per year (1967-73), 200 per year (1974-80), 150 (1981-89), 127 concerts in 1990 , 162 concerts in 1991, 150 concerts in 1993, 180 in 1994, 166 in 1995, 81 in 1996, Summer Blitz '97, '98, Rock Never Stops '99, and 133 concerts with KISS 2K. Nugent's 2005 plan involved a tour with country music singer-songwriter Toby Keith, whom Nugent met in Iraq when they both performed at a USO-sponsored show for coalition forces. Nugent toured with local Detroit musician Alex Winston during the summer of 2007 and 2008.
On July 4, 2008, at the DTE Energy Music Theater in Clarkston, Michigan, Ted Nugent played his 6,000th concert. Derek St. Holmes (original singer for band Ted Nugent), Johnny Bee Agencyjek (drummer for Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels), and Nugent guitar teacher from 1958, Joe Podorsek, all stuck on stage with Nugent for a variety of tones.
The Amboy Dukes
The first edition of Amboy Dukes was screened at The Cellar, a teenage dance club outside Chicago in Arlington Heights, Illinois, beginning in late 1965, while Nugent was a student at St. Viator High School. The Cellar's "house band" at the time was Shadows of Knight, although Amboy Dukes eventually became a subject until the closing of the club.
Amboy Dukes' second single was "Journey to the Center of the Mind", featuring lyrics written by second guitarist Dukes, Steve Farmer. Nugent, an ardent anti-drug campaigner, always claims that he does not know that this song is about drug use. The Amboy Dukes (1967), Travel to the Center of the Mind (1968), Migration and Rusty Day 1969) - all recorded on the Mainstream label - sold pretty well. On April 5, 1968, Nugent along with a group of musicians paid tribute to Martin Luther King by holding a folk music session, rock and blues. Joni Mitchell played first, followed by Buddy Guy, Cactus, and Jimi Hendrix. Other musicians who participated were BB King and Al Kooper.
After settling on a farm in Michigan in 1973, Nugent signed a recording contract with Frank Zappa's DiscReet Record label and recorded Call of the Wild. The following year, Tooth Fang & amp; Claw (which contains the song "Great White Buffalo", arranged with Rob Grange) established a fan base for Nugent and other Amboy Lambs. The personnel changes almost destroyed the band, which came to be known as Ted Nugent & amp; Amboy Dukes. Nugent reunited with another member of Amboy Dukes at the 2009 Detroit Music Awards, which took place April 17, 2009. The psychedelic band received a distinguished achievement award at the event. The Dukes also played together at the ceremony, marking their first public performance in over 30 years.
Solo Career
Nugent dropped the band name Amboy Dukes for good in 1975, and signed with Epic Records. Derek St. Holmes (guitar, vocals), Rob Grange (bass) and Clifford Davies (drums) were the main additional band members for the 1970s multi-platinum album: Ted Nugent (1975), Free -for-All (1976) and Scratch Fever Cat (1977). These albums produced popular radio songs "Hey Baby", "Stranglehold", "Dog Eat Dog", and "Cat Scratch Fever". It was during the three years that Nugent emerged as a guitar hero for hard rock fans, many of whom were unaware of his long apprenticeship with Amboy Dukes. The band's lineup toured extensively, also released a multi-platinum live album Double Live Gonzo! (1978), until his separation in 1978 when St. Holmes and Grange leave. St. Holmes was replaced by Charlie Huhn and Grange by Dave Kiswiney. Davies went around 1982 after continuing to record Weekend Warriors (1978), State of Shock (1979), Scream Dream (1980) and Intensity in 10 Cities (1981). The album "Intensity in 10 Cities" included the controversial song "Jailbait."
On July 8, 1979, Ted was on the King Biscuit Flower Hour rock radio program. This is the original broadcast of Ted's appearance of Live at Hammersmith '79 which was recorded during the second set of nights at the London Hammersmith Odeon in 1979. An album of the program was released in 1997.
During this era, Nugent was famous for his declaration that he was not drinking alcohol or smoking tobacco or marijuana. In an interview for VH1's Behind The Music , Nugent says this is because his father has been admonishing him when he came home with a smell of alcohol after a night of drinking. Nugent has been cited as an influence on the straight edge movement, which excludes drinking and drug use.
Damn Yankees
During the period 1982-1989, Nugent released a series of successful solo albums. In 1989, he joined the supergroup Damn Yankees, with Jack Blades (bass/vocals, Night Ranger), Tommy Shaw (guitar/vocals, Styx) and Michael Cartellone (drums). Damn Yankees (1990) is a hit, being multi-platinum in the US, thanks no small part of the great power of the "High Enough" ballads. The video for this song featured Nugent in the priest's collar, and then in a zebra-striped cloak during a guitar solo. It also saw the first appearance of his 'WhackMaster' hat.
Return to solo career
Back in his solo career, Nugent released Spirit of the Wild in 1995, his best album in some time. The album also marks the return of Derek St. Holmes to Nugent studio band. A series of archive releases also came out in the 1990s, keeping Nugent's name in national consciousness. He also began organizing radio shows in Detroit on WWBR-FM ("102.7 The Bear, Detroit's Rock Animal") and took ownership in some hunting-related businesses. He made TV shows for multiple networks; Searchable: Ted or Alive on Versus, Ted Nugent Wild Spirit on PBS and The Outdoor Channel, and Surviving Nugent and Supergroup-Damnocracy in VH1.
Ted Nugent appeared in the release of David Crowder Band 2007, Remedy , playing guitar on the song "We Will not Be Quiet". He announced a "Slow Down, Cry Dead" tour on April 21, 2010.
On March 14, 2011, Nugent released a new song, "I Still Believe", as a free download through its website to customers to its bulletin. Nugent said of the song: "America is a rich, targeted environment for an independent man who is addicted to logic, the truth, and The American Way.'I Still Believe 'impedes the animal spirit of rugged individualism in the pure and pure rhythm of pure energy EnergyCity and rock and roll. "In April 2011 Nugent announced that former frontman Derek St. Holmes will join his band for Nugent's I Still Believe Tour.
Media appearance
Programming reality
Nugent starred in his own outdoor television show, named after his popular song "Spirit of the Wild". The song is the theme music for the TV series, where Nugent invites viewers on wild hunting grounds using his bow. In this series, he teaches and advises "direct" hunters and conservationists around the world on various aspects of poaching and politics. In one episode of Spirit of the Wild , Nugent hit a young deer with a bow. Two guardians of the game saw the episode, then charged Nugent with 11 violations of California's hunting law. Nugent pleaded guilty to two offenses.
In 2003, he hosted the reality television show VH1 Surviving Nugent where city dwellers such as the Tila Tequila model moved to Nugent farms in Michigan to survive "backwoods" activities such as building latrines and skinning pigs Forest. The success of the two-hour show spawned a four-part miniseries in 2004, titled Surviving Nugent: The Ted Commandments. This time it was filmed on Nugent's ranch in China Spring, Texas. During filming, Nugent injures himself with a chainsaw, requiring 44 stitches and a foot support.
In 2003, Nugent also guested on VH1 Forever Wild program, hosted by Sebastian Bach, former lead vocalist for the band Skid Row. They shot some firearms and walked around Nugent's cabin in the woods. Two years later, in 2005, Nugent hosted a reality-type show,
In 2006, she appeared on the reality show VH1
In 2008, Nugent was a guest on the episode of Southwest Road Trip Special from Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, where he spoke against obesity and public health care.
Also in 2009, Nugent played guitar at The Alamo for the Tea Moon Feast Festival hosted by Glenn Beck and Fox News. The most prominent in its set is the "The Star-Spangled Banner" version where it uses the picking effect and alternative whammy bar. These clip and bite sounds come to be widely played on Fox News as well as on the Glenn Beck Program.
Acting
In 1976 Nugent was in the Demon Lover Diary documentary, about the horror/comedy film John Dods My Demon Lover . He was shown to provide real guns for the making of My Demon Lover, as a crew film at Nugent's home.
In 1986, he became a guest on an episode of Miami Vice's hit television show Definitely Miami. Nugent is playing a villain. The song "Angry Young Man" is featured in this episode. The song "Little Miss Dangerous" was also featured on Miami Vice episode of the same name, although she did not appear in the episode.
In 2001, Nugent appeared as himself on the third season episode of That '70s Show entitled "Backstage Pass". Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon), who works for WFPP radio station, gets tickets for the upcoming Ted Nugent concert for the whole gang. After the concert, his boss Max (Howard Hesseman) gave Donna a backstage pass to meet Nugent, where he volunteered for an interview. Meanwhile, Steven Hyde (Danny Masterson) and Fez (Wilmer Valderrama) are trying to sell unauthorized T-shirt concerts that are spelled Tad Nugent .
Also in 2001, Nugent emerged as himself in the second episode of the short-lived comedy series FOX, Undeclared . In the episode of "Full Bluntal Nugety", Nugent is a guest at the university, there to talk about his favorite topics, especially hunting and gun control. This is where new student Steven Karp (Jay Baruchel) takes his love interest Lizzie (Carla Gallo) on their first date. Karp tries to denounce Nugent during his speech in an attempt to impress Lizzie, with poor results. FOX disliked Nugent's ideas and his political views appeared on the show, so the episode was re-recorded and re-edited as "Oh, So You Got a Girlfriend?" which aired without Ted Nugent content at all. "Full Bluntal Nugety (Directed Cut)" full episode is available in its entirety, in the DVD set Undeclared , including some deleted Ted Nugent extras.
She made a guest appearance on the cult television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, in the episode "Gee Whiz", at Adult Swim. The locals believed to have seen the face of Jesus on a billboard, and they mentioned how it looks like Ted Nugent. Throughout the episode they thought it was the face of Jesus, but in the end they found it actually belonged to Nugent. He proceeded to shoot the explosive arrow burning at Carl (mistaking him as "varmint"). Ted also appears in Seth MacFarlane Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy in a sketch where he kills Ghost of Christmas Past and serves him for guests for dinner.
In 2007, Nugent appeared in a music video for Nickelback's "Rockstar", and in 2008 he played a key role in the movie Toby Keith Beer for My Horses as a quiet representative named Skunk.
In 2007, Nugent debated Sam Simon's producer The Simpsons at the Howard Stern Show about animal hunting ethics. Incidentally, Nugent then lent her voice to an over-the-phone appearance on episode 19 of The Simpsons season, "I Do not Want to Know Why Cuddle Singing", where, in a funny joke on her political stance, the Dwight inmate taking his call to vote not on the Proposition fiction 87, which prohibits arc in public schools. As part of a previously recorded message, Nugent asked, "If we ban crossbows in our public schools, who will protect our children from filling the deer?".
In 2012, Nugent reappears as himself at The Simpsons, in the episode "Political Inept, with Homer Simpson," in which he was nominated as a Republican presidential candidate.
Other media appearances
Drawing attention to his blatant remarks on issues ranging from weapons to biodiversity, Nugent has been a regular guest on programs such as Larry King Live, The Howard Stern Show , and Politically Incorrect . In 1978 Nugent appeared on the The Midnight Special as the host and a player. In 1978, Nugent's song "Queen of the Forest" was featured on the premiere of WKRP in Cincinnati as the first recording of a fictional radio station that was played by changing the format. In 1980, Nugent appeared on Friday as a music guest. He did "Paralyzed" and "Dream Yelling".
He also appeared on the Chicago Jonathon Brandmeir Radio talk show, "Johnny B. on the Loose". In 1991, he became a guest star on the PBS science show Newton's Apple in a short comedy feature called Rich and Famous Science where he showed and explained the electrical phenomenon of feedback guitar. On March 13, 2007, Nugent was interviewed on ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live! and performed the song "Cat Scratch Fever" and "Rawdogs and Warhogs".
On April 15, 2009, Nugent appeared on stage with his guitar in San Antonio as part of Glenn Beck's coverage of the Tea Tea Tea Day protest on Fox News Channel. She hosts the show with Beck, and plays music for the protesters at the Alamo. She made an appearance on the Guitar Hero World Tour . As part of a solo guitar career, players engage in a guitar duel with Nugent, after which the song "Stranglehold" is opened and Nugent becomes available as a playable character. On July 30, 2008, Nugent was interviewed on The Alex Jones Show about his book "Ted, White, and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto" (2008).
On July 9, 2010, Nugent was again interviewed by Jones and criticized the latest policy issued by the Obama administration and the US Supreme Court on arms policy. He claims that rejecting the idea of ​​the right to self-defense is expressed in the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which Nugent calls the "gun control" policy, is likely to destroy American society. Nugent also claims a similar policy is the cause of the fall of every society in human history. Nugent also appeared in season 2 Penn & amp; Teller: Nonsense! episode in P.E.T.A in 2004.
Personal life
In the late 1990s, Nugent began writing for various magazines. He has written more than 20 publications and is a writer of the New York Times Best Seller of Gods, Arms and Rock 'n' Roll (July 2000), Kill It and Grill It (2002) (co-written with his wife Shemane), BloodTrails II: The Truth About Bowhunting (2004), and Ted, White, and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto (2008).
In 1996 Nugent joined the WWBR-FM air staff. The Ted Nugent Morning Show at 102.7 FM in Detroit was a success. He and co-host Steve Black (now host of the syndicated Chop Shop radio show and Chop Shop Classic) often surprise Detroit with their opinions.
Nugent is a fan of Detroit Red Wings in hockey, Detroit Pistons in basketball, Detroit Lions in football, and Detroit Tigers in baseball. He wears a Pistons shirt in the Damn Yankees music video for "Come Again".
In a 1977 High Times article, Nugent stated that he took crystal shabu and defecated in his trousers to avoid conscription into the Vietnam War. Nugent confirmed this in a 1990 interview with Detroit Free Press , stating that "a week before his physical, he stopped using the bathroom altogether, almost living in his pants filled with dirt and urine." In another interview, Nugent has dismissed this claim, stating that he avoided the draft by enrolling at Oakland Community College to gain student delays. However, the Selective Service classification records show the 1-Y and 4-F ratings for 1969 and 1972 respectively, indicating not being eligible for military service under established physical, mental, or moral standards, rather than student delays.
Nugent suffers from hearing loss. He said in a 2007 interview: "The ears are not very good, especially with the background noise, but that's a small price to pay, believe that the trip is worth it."
At age 30, Nugent has become romantically involved with and becomes the legal guardian of Pele Massa, a 17-year-old girl. In a 2012 television documentary, Massa stated, "This really is not the right situation in most people's eyes... And now, that would be criminal." In the 1981 song, Jailbait , Nugent wrote the lyrics:
Well I do not care if you're only thirteen
You look too good to be true
I just know that you may be clean
There is one thing I must do for you
Family
Nugent has been married twice and has six children with four women. In the late 1960s, before his first marriage, Nugent was the father of a boy (Ted (Mann)) and a girl, both of whom he surrendered for adoption in infancy. This does not become common knowledge until 2010. Siblings are adopted separately and have no contact with each other. The son learns the identity of his biological father in 2010 through his daughter's quest to make contact with him and his biological parents. According to news reports, over the years Nugent has discussed the existence of these children with other children.
He married his first wife, Sandra Jezowski, from 1970 to 1979. They had two children, the son of Theodore Tobias "Toby" Nugent and his daughter Sasha Nugent. Sandra died in a car accident in 1982.
In 1978, Nugent began his relationship with the native Pele Massa of Hawaii aged seventeen. Due to the age difference, they can not marry so Nugent joins Massa's parents in signing documents to make himself the guardian of the law, setting up the Spin magazine magazine in October 2000 as # 63 on their list "100 Moments Sleaziest in Rock ".
Her second marriage was Shemane Deziel, whom she met while a guest at Detroit WLLZ-FM, where she was a member of the news staff. They married on January 21, 1989. Together they had one son, the son of Rocco Winchester Nugent.
In 2005, Nugent agreed to pay $ 3,500 each month as a child allowance for a child who became the father of Karen Gutowski when he married Deziel.
Political confidence
Drugs and alcoholic drinks
Since the 1970s Nugent has promoted anti-drug and anti-alcoholism. He has been cited as a key influence on straight movement, a punk-associated lifestyle developed in the early 1980s and inhibits drug and alcohol use. Henry Rollins, vocalist for Black Flag, reported that he and his friend Ian MacKaye (vocalist for Minor Threat and the songwriter "Straight Edge" who gave his movement's name) were inspired by Nugent during their school years in the 1970s when he was the only the main rock star who openly avoids drug use: "[We] will read about Nuge and the thing that really erased us is the fact that he does not drink or smoke or use drugs... [Nugent Performance] is the craziest thing that we've seen on stage and this is this guy said, 'I'm not getting tall.' We thought it was very impressive. "
Nugent is the national spokesperson for the Drug Abuse Resilience Education program (DARE), advocating "natural highs" to be found in outdoor lifestyles. By 2015, however, Nugent expressed his support for the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes.
Hidden Weapon Law (CCW)
Nugent is a defender of the right to bear arms. When interviewed by the editor of Texas Monthly Evan Smith in season 5 of TexasMonthlyTalks he said, "I prefer [violent crime victims] in Massachusetts last month who took their daughter to soccer when they were hijacked by a locust , who had been in the prison system all his life but was released again because we felt sorry for him, maybe he had a bad childhood.Supposedly he was hijacked and killed, I prefer him to just shoot the dead bastard... But in Massachusetts, someone decided he could not do that So he's dead I prefer him to live and the carjacker is dead. "
Nugent currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association (NRA). In 2016, Nugent posted a picture on his Facebook page that implies that Jews are responsible for gun control. Nugent's antisemitic cries sparked outrage and gun owners called for his NRA's resignation.
In a radio show hosted by Joe Pags, Nugent criticized Parkland student activists who advocate against armed violence as "brainless and soulless liars", despite previous promises not to engage in hate rhetoric. Nugent claims that David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez "fight against ordinary Americans everywhere."
Conflict with animal rights group
Nugent, an animal rights opponent, said in a lengthy interview, "I was stymied to come up with something more funny than people who think animals have rights, just stick arrows into their lungs." In 2000, Bhaskar Sinha was briefly imprisoned after an incident outside a department store in San Francisco where he threatened and physically attacked Nugent, who in turn took Sinha into custody until San Francisco Police arrived and arrested the protesters. However, protesters claimed that Nugent started a fight with a spit in front of one of the protesters while offering anti-fluid leaflets. A San Francisco police officer who said he was on the scene, said he did not believe Nugent spat at anyone.
Nugent has reportedly received death threats against himself and his family from animal rights activists. In Penn & amp; Teller's Bullshit! The episode of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Nugent claims, "We have reports and files with law enforcement across America where animal rights extremists are on record threatening to kill my children in the way to school because we eat pheasant. "In 2006, he stated in an interview that" anyone who thinks hunting is horrible can smell my ass. "
In a 1992 radio interview, Nugent referred to Heidi Prescott of Dana for Animals as "a worthless whore" and a "shallow whore," asking "who needs to hold the stamp, when can you destroy Heidi?" He was ordered by the court to pay Prescott $ 75,000.
Nugent defended Kid Rock, a fellow rocker and a hunter, when he killed a mountain lion in January 2015, called in people who target Rock "braindead squawkers" and that Rock did good by keeping the number of predators low and helping the deer population, which is very important. to hunt. In July 2015, Nugent was one of the few people who defended the murder of Cecil the Lion.
Nugent has a 340-acre farm near Jackson, Michigan, called Sunrize Acres. Anti-hunters claim this gated facility offers a "canned" hunt. Nugent said, "I understand the criticism of those who say hunting cans violate fair ethical pursuits", even though it still operates the facility, and calls it "high fence hunting". Nugent was interviewed in October 2011 by Field & amp; Streaming magazines on "canned" hunting.
In April 2012, Nugent pleaded guilty to the illegal killing and transport of the American black bear in Alaska. His sentences included two years probation, hunting and fishing in Alaska and in every US Forest Service area for one year, and a $ 10,000 fine, and he was asked to produce and broadcast at his own cost 30-60 seconds Public Service Announcement/PSA) about the responsibility of the hunter.
Public comments
Nugent said that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton "should be put on trial for treason and hanging," and called Obama a "village dog" and Clinton a "devil". On Facebook he shared a video portrayal of Clinton being murdered by Bernie Sanders with a pistol, and commented, "I got your guncontrol here, bitch."
In an interview in 1990, a few months after Nelson Mandela's release during the negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa, Nugent stated: "apartheid is not that short, all human beings are not created equal." He described South African blacks as "different types of people" who "still put bones in their noses, they still walk naked, they wipe their butts with their hands".
In a 1994 interview, Nugent said about it - First Lady Hillary Clinton: "You probably can not use the term 'poison' in your magazine, but that's it.His presence insults the spirit of individualism in this country.This bitch is nothing but two prostitutes -bit for Fidel Castro. "
Nugent is a supporter of US Republican vocals and related conservative causes, especially the rights of weapons and hunters. He was known for his vocal political remarks: At a concert on August 22, 2007, Nugent used what appeared to be an automatic rifle when he made lewd remarks about Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and California senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein,
"Obama, he's a bastard, and I told him to suck my machine gun.Let's listen for him.And then I'm in New York.I say," Hey, Hillary, you might want to ride one of these into the sunset, you worthless bitch. Since I'm in California, what about Barbara Boxer, she might want to suck my machine gun. And Dianne Feinstein, ride on one of these worthless prostitutes. "
Referring to Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm (at the office of 2003-11), during the show she often inserted "Jennifer Granholm, kissed my ass" into her song, and fired an arrow at her. In an interview in 2007, when discussing to run for Michigan governor, he stated that Granholm "did not do a bad job, but as a perfect woman, he is a scrotum".
Although Nugent never ran for a government official, in the 2000s, he publicly speculated about it on several occasions. In May 2005, he announced he was "getting closer to deciding to run for" to the Michigan governor in 2006, while in 2007, he talked about running for the office in 2010. Over the last period, he stated, "Michigan ever state Michigan is a country that rewards the most productive and work-ethic entrepreneurs and families.Now the pimps and prostitutes and naughty kids are basically state babies. "Previously, Nugent was reportedly being considered by The Illinois Republican as his candidate in the 2004 state Senate race, because he is rooted in Palatine, Illinois.
In May 2007, Nugent criticized rapper metal band Rage Against the Machine after the proclamation of singer Zach de la Rocha on stage at the 2007 Coachella festival that "the current government... should be hanged and tried and shot." Nugent appears in Hannity & amp; Colmes program on Fox News and said "We disagree with many administrations in the past, but none of our rhetoric includes life-threatening, these guys are on top, but they are crazy people who even Democrats and liberals are flat you do not agree, but unfortunately, nothing silences these people - or should not silence, but condemns this outrageous violence they recommend. "Critics call this a hypocrite, given his many aggressive and controversial political statements and describe it as a conservative extremist.
In July 2008, Nugent stated, "I am serious when I threaten to run in the past if I can not find a candidate who respects our US Constitution and our sacred Bill of Rights." When asked by the Imagineer magazine in a 2010 interview about what he would do if elected to a political post, he replied: "Cutting the living hell out of rubbish and corruption and the outrageous army of bureaucrats who do not do I'm going to fire every government worker whose job I think is excessive and wasteful.No able-bodied human will get another flyer. "
On July 17, 2008, during the presidential election season and shortly before the Republican presidential nomination convention, Nugent expressed his skepticism about the alleged Republican presidential nominee John McCain, stating that McCain is "catering to a growing segment of Americans without a soul who cares what which they can do for their country, but loudly louder and louder about what their country should do for them.That's not American at all and sad. "He is a weekly contributor to the newspaper,
At a rally in West Virginia 2009 partially sponsored by Massey Energy, Nugent "defended mining removal of mountains," according to reporters on the scene. "In the Nugent family, I say, start a bulldozer and give me some more coal, Massey," said Nugent. Nugent is an Islamic vocalist, which he describes as a "voodoo religion" that "believes in world domination."
During an interview with Piers Morgan, Nugent denied that he considered himself homophobic, saying "I'm sick of the concept of man-on-man sex, I think it's against nature." I thought that was odd, but if that's what you are, I love you. will not judge the morale of others I say live and let live I have a gay friend. "As a reward for entertaining US troops in Iraq in 2004, he visited Saddam Hussein's war room. "It was an incredible moment It looked like something from Star Wars I saw his gold toilet I destroyed his bidet." Nugent also said: "Our failure is not for their Nagasaki."
At the Republican party in February 2012, Nugent said, "The whole world is annoying, but Americans still suck less," followed by, "But with this government, we are pursuing."
On April 17, 2012, in Romney's stubbed speech at the 2012 NRA Convention at St. Louis, Nugent said, "If Barack Obama becomes president in November, then again, I will die or be jailed at this time next year." Nugent received a visit from the Secret Service for this statement. Following this comment, the commander at Fort Knox chose not to allow him to perform at a scheduled event with REO Speedwagon and Styx.
On February 12, 2013, Nugent attended a State of the Union speech given by President Obama. He was a guest of US Representative Steve Stockman of the 36 Texas congressional districts.
In a July 2013 interview with The Washington Post , Nugent expressed interest in possibly running for President of the United States as a Republican in the 2016 election. He never sought office.
In a January 2014 interview at the Las Vegas hunting and foreign trade event, recorded by Guns.com, Nugent recorded saying, "I certainly failed to galvanize and produce it, if it is not enough embarrassing for Americans to be ever vigilant not to let the communist-bred Chicago , communist-educated, communist-nurtured subhuman mongrel such as gangster organizer community ACORN Barack Hussein Obama for a walkway to the top office of authority in the United States. " After being punished by Rand Paul, Nugent apologized for his "subhuman mongrel" statement. However, when asked in April 2017 if he regretted his comments about Obama, he replied "No! I will never apologize for calling the bad guy"
In February 2014, Nugent endorsed Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General, in Republican primary elections on March 4 to successfully resign Texas Governor Rick Perry. Abbott criticized Ted Nugent's "subhuman mongrel" comments addressed to President Barack Obama by saying "This is not the kind of language I will use or support in any way. It's time to move beyond this, and I will continue to focus on the issues that are important to Texans. "
Nugent clashed in 2014 with Jay Dean, then mayor of Longview, Texas, and Republican members who entered from the Texas Representative Council after Dean moved to cancel the Nugent performance scheduled at the Longview Independence Day concert. Dean said that he found Nugent's music unsuitable for a family-oriented audience on July 4th. Longview then paid Nugent $ 16,000, half of the amount promised to him, to knock him off the concert. Nugent in turn called Dean "racist" and "do not understand, dishonest, and one of the bad guys."
In a blog post published in July 2015, he praised Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and called on Trump for the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In February 2016, Ted Nugent praised Ted Cruz, saying "My dream will be if Ted Cruz becomes president tonight. I really admire Ted Cruz, at various levels."
Nugent then supported Donald Trump, and during the last week of the US presidential election campaign was held at a number of Trump meetings in Michigan, including the campaign campaign Trump in Grand Rapids.
In March, 2018, Nugent criticized the victims of the shooting of Stoneman Douglas High School who became an arms control activist, calling them "rough-brained children" and stated that "the evidence is irrefutable: They have no soul."
Ultraconservative politics Nugent has been pushing feuds with other musicians. These include Paul McCartney and David Crosby.
band members
Current members
- Ted NugentÃ,-lead guitar, vocal, bass, percussion (1974-present)
- Greg SmithÃ, bass, backing vocals (2007-present)
- Jason HartlessÃ,-drum (2016-present)
Mantan anggota
Diskografi
Solo
- Ted Nugent (1975)
- Gratis-untuk-Semua (1976)
- Scratch Fever Kucing (1977)
- Prajurit Akhir Pekan (1978)
- State of Shock (1979)
- Scream Dream (1980)
- Intensitas di 10 Kota (1981)
- Nugent (1982)
- Penetrator (1984)
- Little Miss Dangerous (1986)
- Jika You Can't Lick 'Em... Lick' Em (1988)
- Spirit of the Wild (1995)
- Craveman (2002)
- Love Grenade (2007)
- Tutup & amp; Jam! (2014)
Yankee damn
- Damn Yankees (1990)
- Do not Sit (1992)
Publishing a book
- Nugent, Ted. Blood Trails: The Truth About Bowhunting Ted Nugent (1991) ISBN B0006ORP2G (146 pages)
- Nugent, Ted. Gods, Weapons & amp; Rock and Roll . Regnery Publishing, Inc. (August 21, 2000) ISBNÃ, 0-89526-173-1 (316 pages)
- Nugent, Ted. Blood Trails II: The Truth About Bowhunting . Woods N 'Water Inc. (12 November 2004) ISBN 0-9722804-7-2 (256 pages)
- Nugent, Ted and Nugent, Shemane. Kill It & amp; Grill It: A Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish . Regnery Publishing, Inc. (June 25, 2005) ISBNÃ, 0-89526-164-2 (250 pages)
- Nugent, Ted. Ted, White, and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto . Regnery Publishing Inc. (12 November 2008) ISBN 978-1-59698-555-1 (256 pages)
Articles
- Nugent, Ted (March 13, 2001). "Cat Scratch Thiever".
- Nugent, Ted (July 31, 2013). "America's biggest mistake ever known". WorldNetDaily.com . Earned August 3rd, 2013 .
- Nugent, Ted (May 20, 2015). "To The Graduating Class Of 2015..." dailycaller.com . Earned May 25 .
Reference
External links
- Official website
- Ted Nugent in Curlie (based on DMOZ)
- Ted Nugent on IMDb
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