Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke has launched a stinging attack on Jack White’s apathetic political stance.
The Bloc Party front man believes White should take an invested interest in foreign policy and not just ignore it because he’s an entertainer, reports the NME.
Okereke says that The Raconteurs, and The White Stripes singer, is only interested in, "Selling more records.”
The well-timed accusation comes on the day Bloc Party’s three night residency at the London Astoria gets underway (Jan 31st) and on the eve of the release of their second album , ‘ A Weekend In The City,’ which hits shops on February 5.
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Well Kele, last time I checked we lived in a society that allows the freedom of opinion and yes, that does include the right to apathy. An entertainer who wants to be an entertainer? Goodness me! That makes a change in this age of Bono Inc. and his majesty Bob Geldof spouting their political views from their comfortable ivory towers, some of us would just like to be entertained!
P.S thanks for stopping the war in Iraq with ’Helicopter’! ( I do actually love bloc party’s mus
Bloc Party are London poncing gash. This is nonsense. Jack White has no obligation to do Kele wassiface’s bidding, just like have no obligation to listen to Bloc Party’s shower of shit records. In fact, if in fact Kele said this in an interview, to promote his new album, shouldn’t he just shut up and become a politician instead of attempting ’selling more records’?
They’re both boring.
The most exciting thing Jack White has ever done is beating up that bloke.
And Kele should keep his opinions to himself. Last time I checked, it was an entertainers priority to ENTERTAIN, not spouyt half-formed political thesis.
nice one panasonic youth, some of the political bullshit spouted in songs theses days it art school wank. Although I like Bloc Party’s music I think Kele is a stuck up twat and keep his opinions to himself. Cockney tosser!!
Do The White Stripes have a record coming out or something? Why pull Jack White out of the blue?
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