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Ted Nugent is an American musician, singer,              How has the tour gone so far and do you have a funny tour story?
        songwriter, and well known and sometimes             I'm having so much fun on this tour its stupid! Playing with Greg & Jason
        deemed controversial political activist.             fulfills my ultimate musical dreams every night. The audiences are drunk on
Staunchly supporting conservative political views,           ferocious soul music and the energy level has a life of its own. The funny story
his lifelong stance against drug and alcohol abuse           is how we attack the stage every night like young, virile animals when in fact
and advocacy of hunting and gun ownership rights.            we are not young, virile animals. Well, Jason is a young, virile animal but I just
Nugent has released more than 34 albums and has              play one on stage!!
sold a career total of 30 million records. He has been
performing since 1958, and touring annually since        Have you been working on any new songs and will you guys be playing them
1967. Ted has starred in his own TV reality show and     on the tour?
hosted and guested on many others. Among many
interesting and numerous appearances in his media            I play the living hell out of my guitars daily and as sure as the sun rises in
career, he appeared in the music video for Nickelback's      the east, killer licks, ideas, grooves, patterns and songs erupt every time! My
"Rockstar", in 2007 and in 2012, Nugent again                intense life has many priorities, but we all hope like mad to record some of
appeared as himself on The Simpsons, on January              these new masterpieces ASAP! Touring nonstop right to the opening of
8 Episode "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson,"           hunting season will keep us out of the studio for a good while, but we sure
where he is nominated as a Presidential candidate for        hope to pull it off soon.
the Republican Party. Nugent has been a regular guest    How is the band line up working out and what makes it special?
on such programs as Larry King Live, The Howard Stern        I can tell you that if I wasn't in this band, I’d travel the globe to witness this
                                                             soul music outrage! Greg Smith on bass and young Jason Hartless from Detroit
  Show, and Politically Incorrect. Jimmy Kimmel Live!        on thunderDrums create the dream rhythm slam every guitar player dreams
                                                             of every song, every night, every gig, every jam. We are so tight and powerful
                                                             I would like to apologize in advance. Bo Diddly, Chuck Berry, Little Richard,
                                                             James Brown and the mighty Motown Funkbrothers are alive in this band.
                                                             We're like unleashed breeding animals with loud instruments and too much
                                                             spirit and attitude. We're having so much fun performing my amazing songs
                                                             it is inescapable.
                                                         If you had a comment about the next election what would it be?
                                                             The heartbreak of runaway corruption, abuse of power and indefensible
                                                             criminality by our government and media should, must inspire all good we
                                                             the people Americans to wake the hell up from the embarrassing self-inflicted
                                                             curse of apathy and start demanding Constitutional accountability from
                                                             our elected employees. How radically non-sheep of me. To think that the
                                                             democrats didn't flinch to offer up a lying felon and a communist as candidates
                                                             is a clear and ugly signal as to how far we have plummeted as a society. Sad,
                                                             sad day in America.
                                                         Will you ever turn from your music career to one in politics?
                                                             I currently perform the most important political duties an American has the
                                                             responsibility to perform- I experiment in self-government on a daily basis,
                                                             fulfilling my we the people duties to monitor and guide our elected employees
                                                             to adhere to their oath to the U.S. Constitution. If enough Americans
                                                             determine I could do a better job in public office and Mrs. Nugent and my
                                                             beloved family agree, there is no limit what I am willing to do for my country.
                                                         What is one of your favorite sayings? And why?
                                                             I have so many. "When in doubt I whip it out!" "You can't do this in France!"
                                                             "Don't tread on me!" "Breeding season never ends for my guitars!" "I don't like
                                                             repeat offenders, I like dead offenders." All rather self-explanatory. 

                                                         Photo by James and Marlyn Brown
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