UGH...The tired, "BEST" Rock guitarist thread

Michael Schenker.

@wolf_garcia + 1.  You beat me to it! 

Ted is as relevant as any of us. Why the anger? Don’t like his point of view on things? He is both relevant and free to have his views.  

@grannyring Anger?  If you find calling an accomplished black man a subhuman mongrel and making threats to kill him(not that he would have, Ted is a coward like all his ilk) just a point of view, no, not anger but disgust and sadness. That man was Barack Obama, who had the audacity to become President. Good old Ted has made his angry hatred and racism quite a platform to remain relevant among the terrible people who hold the same 'views'. And that's just a part of his awfulness. Misogyny and more.... Of course, he is free to have his warped views but that doesn't mean people have to accept it. I imagine I'd get banned from here pretty quick were I to spout the vile garbage Ted does.

This isn't about politics or different opinions, it's about being a good human being. Normalizing such things by saying it's ok is not something any decent person should support. 

@jet88 I agree that estimations of a musician's character can affect listener's estimation of their music and/or talent. Ted has put himself out there front and center, you'd have to be a hermit to not know his character. he became far more a political figure that artist at some point in his life. His talent or lack of same really doesn't matter to me anymore.

jet88- if everyone  simply ignored EVERY musician/entertainer's opinions outside of their musical ability, perhaps the world would be a little calmer?

Ted's a fine Rock guitartist who knows where R&R came from, and where it went with EVH. His opinions and all other musicians  outside of music I mute.