Kid Rock's Talks Stadium Spectaculars, Confirms Gayness of Twitter
July 31, 2009 9:50 AM
We caught up with Kid Rock yesterday, who told us that wherever he goes, people are screaming "Twitter is gay"!!!
If you have no idea what we're talking about, here's the story: In the last issue of Rolling Stone -- with MJ on the cover --- we did a Q+A with Kid, in which we discussed his huge summer tour, and his two humongous gigs at Detroit's Comerica Park.
We were (and still are) highly annoyed by the Twittering phenomenon. We think Twittering is retarded.
When we asked Kid Rock about it, he summed it up perfectly. "Twitter's fucking gay," he said. We're so glad to hear that the word is spreading, and random folks are screaming that at him.
Moving on...
Yesterday, Rock told us about his gigs at Comerica, during which he pulled out all the stops to celebrate his hometown. "There was a classic car show," he says. "And I'd peek out the wiindow in my bus and see motorcycle jumpin' off ramps. For the weekend it looked like Detroit was a thriving city. People were downtown, there was all sorts of horseshit going on. It was great! It felt bigger than me, and I really believe it was.
Rock killed the crowds with a hit parade, and threw in a few special numbers. Near the top of the set was a cover of the Stone's "Tumblin' Dice." "I'd never done it before," he says. "I just wanted wanted to learn those crazy fuckin' lyrics."
Closing the show was "Born In the U.S.A." "The chorus of that song and the situation down in Detroit... it took on another meeting," he says. "As tough as times are, we're still very fortunate to live in the greatest country on earth. I thought it gave everyone a sense of hope. And, you know, we did a much heavier version, and turned it up to fifteen. We had fireworks going off. But it's all about the song."
But the show-stopper was the debut of Kid's new tune, "In Times Like These." The hard-hitting social commentary is an ode to Detroit, and as images flashed behind the stage of the highs and lows of Motor City, many in the crowd got choked up. "It was really emotional," he says. "My son was out by the soundboard, and he told me that people were crying."
The events also marked the first time Kid Rock's new Badass Beer was consumed by the public. "All the reactions have been good. People say it doesn't have any aftertaste and it's refreshing. The whole Budweiser thing is 'Drinkability,' but my whole thing is 'Slamability.'"
Rock adds, "Twitter's still gay."
