Some MK's reactions on the Paris Attacks?

[Marijo58]

Do you know if MK has made some public comments on the tragics events in Paris last friday? If yes where can we find it? Thanks.

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[herlock]

He might, although he is less vocal than others on such events.
U2 had two concerts cancelled in Paris, they went to Bataclan instead to pay respect to the victims... But it"s more Bono's kind of things.
Would be intersting to see if Roger Waters reacts...

[dustyvalentino]

Eric Clapton probably made another public comment saying Enoch Powell was still right.

[jbaent]

Eric Clapton probably made another public comment saying Enoch Powell was still right.

Who?

[dustyvalentino]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enoch_Powell

Allegedly Clapton made this speech at a gig in the 70s. I wasn't there so I can't say for certin.

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Do we have any foreigners in the audience tonight? If so, please put up your hands. Wogs I mean, I'm looking at you. Where are you? I'm sorry but some fucking wog...Arab grabbed my wife's bum, you know? Surely got to be said, yeah this is what all the fucking foreigners and wogs over here are like, just disgusting, that's just the truth, yeah. So where are you? Well wherever you all are, I think you should all just leave. Not just leave the hall, leave our country. You fucking (indecipherable). I don't want you here, in the room or in my country. Listen to me, man! I think we should vote for Enoch Powell. Enoch's our man. I think Enoch's right, I think we should send them all back. Stop Britain from becoming a black colony. Get the foreigners out. Get the wogs out. Get the coons out. Keep Britain white. I used to be into dope, now I'm into racism. It's much heavier, man. Fucking wogs, man. Fucking Saudis taking over London. Bastard wogs. Britain is becoming overcrowded and Enoch will stop it and send them all back. The black wogs and coons and Arabs and fucking Jamaicans and fucking (indecipherable) don't belong here, we don't want them here. This is England, this is a white country, we don't want any black wogs and coons living here. We need to make clear to them they are not welcome. England is for white people, man. We are a white country. I don't want fucking wogs living next to me with their standards. This is Great Britain, a white country, what is happening to us, for fuck's sake? We need to vote for Enoch Powell, he's a great man, speaking truth. Vote for Enoch, he's our man, he's on our side, he'll look after us. I want all of you here to vote for Enoch, support him, he's on our side. Enoch for Prime Minister! Throw the wogs out! Keep Britain white!
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton

[jbaent]

Curious how that comes back again, without mention that Clapton was drunk and stoned for years and years in that period, and he's a very different man since he quit drugs and alcohol.

[dustyvalentino]

This guy says it better than I could.

http://rockaliser.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/eric-claptons-evil-speech.html

He may have been drunk but he has never apologised and has instead tried to justify his comments.

[ds1984]

Easy Clapton bashing and put this old unglorious story out of context.

BTW wasn't no other than Mark Knopfler himself that did bring EC at the Mandela Show as he was not invited by the promoter to perfom?

[dustyvalentino]

Fine, please put the story in context then, would love to hear it.

[Fletch]

in his auto biog he states the remarks were "drunken...never meant to be a racial statement.. more of an attack on the governments policies on cheap labour.." He also gives two incident excuses by which he explains the outburst, and says he has since learnt to keep his opinions to himself. But you're right, I can`t see an apology anywhere.

[Banjo99uk]

Blimey, genuinely shocked, I've never seen that before. Speechless.

[Lis]

Me neither.  Glad I don't even have to TRY to reconcile that with someone I admire. 

[dmg]

I believe it was in Birmingham and the local authorities banned him from performing there for many years afterwards.

[ds1984]

I believe it was in Birmingham and the local authorities banned him from performing there for many years afterwards.

This happened at the Odeon Theatre Birmingham, West Midlands - 5 August 1976.

Now can anybody explain me why someone of the like of Mark Knopfler did in the eighties extensively share the stage with that "presumed racist", or coloured  musicians accepted to play with him? We have to assume that EC can't be be reduced to to that shocking and reprehensible incident?

[Masiakasaurus]

Yeah, EC had been on a heroin spree for a coupe of years before that and then constantly drunk for 6 years when he said those things. Some people say that only drunk people tell the truth, but I've never bought into that.