Even Elvis Costello…
Nobody tell AllSeeingEye contributor and all-round sound bloke on matters of terrorism David Vance, but his musical hero Elvis Costello is busy expressing his moral outrage on behalf of oppressed terrorists by canceling shows in Tel Aviv.
In a message posted on his website, Costello apologizes for the move, but notes that “there are occasions when merely having your name added to a concert schedule may be interpreted as a political act that resonates more than anything that might be sung and it may be assumed that one has no mind for the suffering of the innocent.” He adds, it is “quite impossible to simply look the other way.”
This has not been cross-posted on ATangledWeb for fear of TheEye having posting rights withdrawn. However another half-bottle of scotch and it may yet happen….
“there are occasions when merely having your name added to a concert schedule may be interpreted as a political act”
And I’m sure that removing yourself from that very same concert schedule could never be interpreted as a political act…….. pot/kettle/cunt! 😉
Sorry “Oliver’s Army” but my new pop band looks forward to filling your vacant slot in Tel Aviv.
I forgive you, Eye. Costello is a tosser politically but I still stand by his music and will by seeing him live in concert in Dublin in a few weeks! Unless, of course, he next decides to boycott Ireland.