Roger Daltrey

And yet when asked about this in March 2019 opined:
On whether Brexit would be “bad” for the rock business, Mr Daltrey questioned: “No. What’s it got to do with the rock business?”

The interviewer clarified: “How are you going to tour in Europe?”

Mr Daltrey rampaged: Oh dear. As if we didn’t tour in Europe before the f****** EU.

“Oh give it up! If you want to sign up to be ruled by a f****** mafia you do it.
Sorry this is on the Daily Express Website

Didn't die before he got old (or stupid) it appears...
 
Yeah he seems a great guy, I know a few people who've met him and the speak highly of him and I love his music.

Still, it's really depressing that there are so many different industries where people support brexit yet complain about the consequences of brexit.
Tbh cases like this I just think are a little bit funny. “Errr we toured Europe before the EU”. Well I’m sure you will again Roger, enjoy filling in the forms though. It doesn’t depress me.
 
About 20 years ago my mates had a band and they arranged for some gigs in Belgium, Germany & France so we got in a van and off we went :)

Easy for the likes of Roger Daltrey now he'll get his butler to fill in the forms and the roadies do all the work.

But the days of just leaving these shores to drive around Europe - whether in a band or not - are now, sadly, long gone.
 
Tbh cases like this I just think are a little bit funny. “Errr we toured Europe before the EU”. Well I’m sure you will again Roger, enjoy filling in the forms though. It doesn’t depress me.
I'm glad it doesn't depress you. It does me though. When these stories come up, which seem to be frequently lately it always seems like someone who has voted to let a sex offender be released. Then they turn round and complain that they can no longer let their daughter play outside. Same principle.
 
Tbh cases like this I just think are a little bit funny. “Errr we toured Europe before the EU”. Well I’m sure you will again Roger, enjoy filling in the forms though. It doesn’t depress me.
It depresses me - it will be incredibly difficult/impossible for many bands across the scale to tour Europe (its not just about filling in forms, there are huge costs involved) so they will be deprived of income from touring and subsequent merchandise sales which man smaller bands now rely heavily on. Similarly many bands from Europe will no longer manage to come to the UK.

Along with the closure of any smaller live venues it's just another nail in in the coffin of the live music industry.

I have no sympathy for ***** like Daltrey etc crying because having got what they wanted they suddenly realise it isn't what they thought it was.
 
I'm glad it doesn't depress you. It does me though. When these stories come up, which seem to be frequently lately it always seems like someone who has voted to let a sex offender be released. Then they turn round and complain that they can no longer let their daughter play outside. Same principle.
That's just a mental response.
 
It depresses me - it will be incredibly difficult/impossible for many bands across the scale to tour Europe (its not just about filling in forms, there are huge costs involved) so they will be deprived of income from touring and subsequent merchandise sales which man smaller bands now rely heavily on. Similarly many bands from Europe will no longer manage to come to the UK.

Along with the closure of any smaller live venues it's just another nail in in the coffin of the live music industry.

I have no sympathy for ***** like Daltrey etc crying because having got what they wanted they suddenly realise it isn't what they thought it was.
Yes our government refusing to agree to the EU offer of visa-free tours is simply a disaster for musicians. Locally I have friends that will no longer be able to tour and record, as they work mainly in Europe. You get paid far better and often looked after far better as a band in Europe because they can fund things more fully.
But as Gene will tell you this will also prevent N American acts from touring in the UK. European dates often subsidise the British leg of a several months long tour. The extra paper trail is not going to make it worthwhile for them. We will be far more cut adrift from the world and our musicians will have far fewer opportunities in what is a really hard area to survive in anyway.
 
It depresses me - it will be incredibly difficult/impossible for many bands across the scale to tour Europe (its not just about filling in forms, there are huge costs involved) so they will be deprived of income from touring and subsequent merchandise sales which man smaller bands now rely heavily on. Similarly many bands from Europe will no longer manage to come to the UK.

Along with the closure of any smaller live venues it's just another nail in in the coffin of the live music industry.

I have no sympathy for ***** like Daltrey etc crying because having got what they wanted they suddenly realise it isn't what they thought it was.

We were on about Daltrey. I think Roger’s pretty set though, so I find it quite funny his income’s been reduced through his own voting decisions. As much as I love him.

Yes there are many artists who will suffer through no fault of their own, which is sad, but that’s not what we were talking about.

In my heart of hearts, though, I’m pretty confident they will find a way around it. It’s not as if Europe doesn’t want British artists to tour there. There’s money to be made at the end of the day.
 
Equating a sex offender being released to Brexit.

Stand back and think about it.
I couldn't have been clearer in the post. The principle is the same: voting for something then whining about the consequences of your vote.
I used an emotive example to highlight how high feelings run about brexit.
 
Yes our government refusing to agree to the EU offer of visa-free tours is simply a disaster for musicians. Locally I have friends that will no longer be able to tour and record, as they work mainly in Europe. You get paid far better and often looked after far better as a band in Europe because they can fund things more fully.
But as Gene will tell you this will also prevent N American acts from touring in the UK. European dates often subsidise the British leg of a several months long tour. The extra paper trail is not going to make it worthwhile for them. We will be far more cut adrift from the world and our musicians will have far fewer opportunities in what is a really hard area to survive in anyway.
I can see North American acts still playing in the UK. The biggest damage will be that they'll stop using the UK as their "hub" for European tours. Up until now the UK has been where the vast majority of tours have operated out of as we have "world leading" companies providing PA's, lighting, merchandising, transport etc with all the associated technicians/roadies/drivers etc. This isn't looking viable now.
 
I can see North American acts still playing in the UK. The biggest damage will be that they'll stop using the UK as their "hub" for European tours. Up until now the UK has been where the vast majority of tours have operated out of as we have "world leading" companies providing PA's, lighting, merchandising, transport etc with all the associated technicians/roadies/drivers etc. This isn't looking viable now.
Our neighbour is a freelance sound technician and about half his work is in the EU. The short term has clearly been a disaster but he's worried about the future of his 'business'.
 
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