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WillInUK
We (the British public) are ashamed of our press.
Especially the Daily Mail.
I won't even bother to read the article.
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EddieByword
I guess the dropping of the song "It's only rock 'n' roll" must mean the Stones don't like Rock 'n' roll anymore.............
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bv
The UK tabloid newspaper Daily Mail is featuring a story about the IORR fan club, as just published.
This is how the British Tabloids work:
First the Daily Mail journalist contacted me every day for days, while I was in Los Angeles, asking for an interview. I told him every day the very same message:
Sorry I do not have any comments
Then the journalist asked again and again, and in the end he said this (quote):
I need to establish a few things about this Brown Sugar trolling of IORR story.
I want to talk to you OFF THE RECORD. This means that I will not be quoting you in the article.
So again I told him this:
Sorry I do not have any comments
Then the journalist made up his own story, pretending to have comments from me, making up a lot of strange comments that do not make any sense, as seen below.
Don't believe a word of what the British tabloids print.
Revealed: How woke trolls silenced the Rolling Stones' Brown Sugar by infiltrating their online fan club and swaying debate over the song's lyrics (Daily Mail Oct 21, 2021)
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bv
There are more than one million posts on IORR. I have posted 10,264 times. If you copy and paste one word here and one word there, from what I have posted here, that does not make any authorized interview or a comment or a quote for any story.
The Rolling Stones have hundreds of songs to choose from and they do not have to explain to anybody what they play, where, when or why. We - the fans who go see them live - should be happy they are still able to tour and perform live.
Journalists are paid to write stories selling papers and clicks. Some journalists work hard at the Pulitzer Prize level. Others just make up stories.
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Rocktiludrop
I found it interesting reading the comments section if you scroll down underneath the article, 99% of people voicing that you don't give in to the mob as they will come along to cancel other Stones songs.
Also the Daily Mail got something right, they noticed that the people causing all the upset to regular posters were woke trolls.
We kind of let them win didn't we.
At the end of the day any story is a good story for musicians on tour with tickets to sell, everyone is aware that Clapton and the Stones are touring, all publicity is good publicity so no worries.
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Rockman
Far more interesting to find out
who the dobber is that contacted Daily Mail ....
Revenge ... jealousy its just a click away