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Can you truly blame Muse from wanting to distance themselves from Beck and his political views? His use of their music draws a link between the message of that song and Beck's philosophy. If they don't agree then they have every right to attempt to make it clear to their fan base that there is no commonality of politics between them and Beck.

If I were them, though, I wouldn't have asked for a retraction, but would instead have released a statement saying that Beck is taking the meaning of the song out of context, as is his right as a fan of their music, but that they want to be completely clear that they do not endorse or support Beck's political views even remotely and the song doesn't either. They could also say that they find it embarrassing to have their music linked with Beck's ideas in any way, but that once they release a song, it's out there for fans to listen to and identify with as they wish.

Then I would have just let it go. Why validate this guy at all?

Doesnt he realize Uprising is a about a socialist revolution?

I really LOVE their music - but I find this type of attitude sad and annoying. Glenn Beck has political opinions that Muse does not agree with - but they should act like the opened minded people I am sure they believe they are and not shun people because they don't agree with their politics. Glenn Beck is not any more extreme than someone like Keith Olberman - just on the other side. I am no liberal - but my entire life, much of my favorite music contains lyrics that would be considered very political - and very left. The fact that Glenn Beck would rave about their music on his show - knowing that their views are different - shows him to be the one with the open mind.

ummm... it was a joke.... duhhh

I bet all of you so desperate to comment feel like fools now. It was revealed the whole"retraction" thing was a bit by Beck. He made it up. It was a joke. No representatives from the band ever contacted him.

If Glen understood what the left-leaning libertarians in the UK were really about, he wouldn't be so enamored of them.

Which is kind of funny.

I don't believe Muse agrees with Beck on his philosophy. In fact, I would guess Muse is concerned about totalitarian philosophy regardless of which political flavor it is. Bech represents one of those despotic tendencies. You know Beck is an arrogant, despot wannabe because, like all conservative reactionaries, everyone else gets tarred with labels best reserved for the labeler. Spinmeisters past, present, and future will call the kettle black to divert attention from their own inadequacy and intent.

Who cares? Muse is awful.

Who is Glenn Beck? I've heard of Muse.

You can all stop your speculating, hating, or defending. Muse sent no such e-mail and Beck's people clarified the incident by saying that Beck was simply joking when he said that he had received it. Here's a link for you.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623057/200910...

Muse is filled with a bunch of dicks.

Glenn Beck is a douchebag. He can suck a fart out of my ass and choke and die on it.

Interestingly enough, Muse themselves compare their album and many of the songs on it to George Orwell's 1984. I have read that no one from Muse reached out to the Glenn Beck radio show, but either way, I don't think it matters all that much. Source for my claim regarding Muse's inspiration for the album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpAgLYZiwbE

Beck is a Dick!

This is such a joke. Glenn and crew punked you all.

inaccurate... it was said in jest, dolt.

Ah, I thought that was pretty clearly a joke...even you realized he was "jokingly apologizes". However, I'm not sure if you are joking or not because its not so clear.

"What the fuck has happened to America? Apparently, when you're on the radio,you can't talk about a band (to over 2 Million people, mind you) whose music you enjoy, Land of the free, anyone? If that's the way Muse thinks, they need to get their Socialist asses back the shithole called the U.K. And KingTAM, go to hell, or at least China. You have NO IDEA what you are talking about. And General FBDZ, you are the socialist cunt here, assuming that because Glenn Beck doesn't want to save the god damn polar bears and tax the rich doesn't make him a bad person. Tell me what you believe and I'll just say " He doesn't like Glenn Beck, so he must smoke pot and not own a car." Why don;t you go grow some hemp and get the fuck off of here, asshole. And screw Muse too."

The fuck is this guy talking about? Does he not know how the first amendment works? Land of the Free (in relation to free speech) means that the government doesn't make laws prohibiting what you say. Muse =/= the government. They can say whatever they want. Land of the free, anyone?

I would do the same thing. The exact same thing.

They're probably not mad that Beck endorsed them, they're probably mad that he tried to analyze their politics and align them politically with him. They probably think he's a flaming douchebag and don't want anyone to think that there's any merit to what he's saying. I'd do the same thing. I wouldn't want a bunch of people showing up at my concerts because they're confusing the very clear message in my song.

i love Beck. i also love Muse. i love how sarcastic Beck is...and i love Muse's lyrics. to Muse: who gives a flying.... what anyone says about your album. you are artists. chill out. by making music you open yourselves to scrutiny and criticism (not that this was either of the two in any negative form). stop acting like cry babies and keep delivering the good music. :) geeeeeeesh all these whining rich people. lol.

Muse are a shit band who are so up there own arse.

FUCK MUSE!!

What the fuck has happened to America? Apparently, when you're on the radio,you can't talk about a band (to over 2 Million people, mind you) whose music you enjoy, Land of the free, anyone? If that's the way Muse thinks, they need to get their Socialist asses back the shithole called the U.K. And KingTAM, go to hell, or at least China. You have NO IDEA what you are talking about. And General FBDZ, you are the socialist cunt here, assuming that because Glenn Beck doesn't want to save the god damn polar bears and tax the rich doesn't make him a bad person. Tell me what you believe and I'll just say " He doesn't like Glenn Beck, so he must smoke pot and not own a car." Why don;t you go grow some hemp and get the fuck off of here, asshole. And screw Muse too.

Now that's a well-thought out comment right there.

</sarcasm>

So what if Beck is an asshole?
Almost everyone on this thread is an insufferable douchebag, but I'm sure Muse would be just fine with any one of you stupid cunts praising them in public.

I won't listen to them again. . . The Muse SUCKS!

A reasonable human being! Thank you for posting :).

I love how "Dan" says something really stupid ("The Muse" is what he calls them—nice try, grandpa) and then he logs back in as BrianChristopher to agree with himself.

Go fuck yourself with your sock puppet, shitbird.

I'm sure you can prove this too, and that it isn't some wild accusation that you made up to make yourself look cool.

I can assure you that I am a different person...but I guess you already live in your own fantasy world so there's no point in me trying to convince you otherwise.

You fail.

i'll go one further...glenn beck may be paranoid...but stupid he is not. i think we will all see that he has been dead on with alot of what he has to say...he actually has been on several points. most of the people that "hate" glenn beck probably have never even listened to him...they are just falling in line with what mainstream media has been funneling into their half empty craniums. open your eyes, learn for yourself, don't just follow the herd...that is what is SO wrong with our country...too many idiots like the ones posting here...if it comes out of katie couric or oprah's mouth, well gosh darn it must be true, right! read the truth, the facts, for yourself about everything you THINK that glenn beck is wrong about...please...if you can read...go one step beyond before you try to sound witty and informed!

Name ONE thing Beck has been right about.

And if you want the definition of sheep-like people who follow their her unthinkingly, Beckists would be it, ranting on about socialism and fascism without having even a hint of a clue what those words actually entail.

Glenn Beck is clearly psychotic and paranoid so bully on Muse for distancing themselves from his populist drivel.

Just one thing? He was right about Van Jones and proved it with recordings of speeches Jones made.

Beck is a salesman supreme and a fear monger but he is not the racist nut that people paint him out to be. He is also right about a lot more than some people would like to admit.

Instead of drinking the partisan flavor-aid of either party learn to think for yourself and pick up a history book. The Repubs deserve all the shit that is flung at them but those on the other side are even more bigoted and single minded.

Smug, self-righteous eco-nut Democrats are no better than the religious nut with the "turn or burn" sign on their lawn. A pox on both their houses.

Indeed, I don't swallow everything he says, but so far he hasn't said much that I fundamentally disagree with. I truthfully just recently(like, within the past month) started listening to him, and he's been the public voice for a lot of the concerns that I've had.

I think the country is divided right now, and thats right where the government wants us. It has pitted conservative vs liberal, republican vs democrat. It is no longer about the policies that will shape the future of America, it's about party loyalty above all else. It's a scary idea, and I don't think it will end well if things continue the way they are.

What would make Glenn Beck think that anyone would be interested in receiving an unsolicited endorsement from him? - Glenn? - Look around and count your friends...you all done?...see, that didn't take very long, did it? - Wasn't that amazing how quickly MUSE fell from grace in the eyes of Glenn Beck after they told him "Thanks, but now thanks! - If we want to poisen our reputation and drive away fans, we'll do it ourselves." and then went from being, according to Glenn "Brillient" - "Talented" "Right On The Money" to telling his sycophants not to buy their CD's because that politely asked him to take his foot out of his mouth just long enough to retract his plug of thier new CD.

oh please chico...glenn was being sarcastic...they asked for a retraction and they got it...glenn beck's way! as far as friends go....what difference does that even make?! also, learn how to spell before you try to make some "smart" observation!

For one, he was being sarcastic when he said not to buy their CD. If Muse really disagreed with Glenn Beck's interpretation of their music, they could have released a specific statement saying Beck's idea about what it meant was wrong. But no, they ask him to withdraw his compliments/endorsement! He did exactly just that with a funny, sarcastic remark about how he "hates them" and that we "should never go out and buy it."

Your lack of humor disturbs me. I feel you've jumped on the "lets hate Glenn Beck" bandwagon that attacks Glenn Beck the person instead of his actual message. Even if said bandwagon has some merit, you gotta take each situation as a new one and not automatically dismiss an idea/concept just because it comes from someone you don't like.

I think Muse handled this situation incorrectly, and missed out on an opportunity to say what they are really about.

"If Muse really disagreed with Glenn Beck's interpretation of their music, they could have released a specific statement saying Beck's idea about what it meant was wrong."

...No. The point is, they don't want people to associate Muse with Glenn Beck in their minds. Imagine how Fox News reports that Obama was once in the same place as a terrorist, automatically associating the two... It's like that.

Great job Muse :)

Thanks for you

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Matt Bellamy from Muse has actually appeared on the Alex Jones Show as a guest (YouTube it), so this is simply about Glenn Beck being a douche.. who may or may not have murdered and raped a young girl in 1990

Is this an example of White Culture? I'm still researching it for the wikipedia entry.

I am buying this album today, not because of Glen's original endorsement and not because they asked him to retract it. It's because Glen asked me not buy it.

That may be the worst reason of all.

Glenn Beck is a self indulged douche bag . He thinks he knows whats going on, but he doesn't. Just another Hot aired 2nd rate Hannity...

I hate him too, but does that really have anything to do with the question of whether or not a musician can decide who can say how much they like/dislike their music?

How 'bout this. Beck has every right to say "I like this band's jams." And they have every right to contact him, in front of his audience and say, "You are a jackass idiot and we really don't care if you ever listen to us again and we would prefer you never even mention us."

How is that so wrong? Do they not have that right? They can't "force" him to do anything, but they should be able to express their views, should they not?

You have a point here. I have to say that I suppose when it comes down to it - since I haven't seen their request first hand - I can't say that it was done in an inappropriate way, but it felt like a dick move with the whole, "we'll have our people contact him and ask him to retract it" vs. calling in and voicing their views in an open forum, which I would actually welcome (any sort of intelligent discussion would be welcome on that show - though I can't really bring myself to listen to it these days). I think the thing that might actually disgust me the most about this is it makes me like Beck even a little bit and feel like Muse is a bunch of d*cks.

As I've said, they could use his views of them to try and actually open his mind to something new, but they chose to go another route. If you really liked a band, and posted on your blog or what have you that you wanted everyone to check out their music and they sent you an email saying that they hated you for some reason completely unrelated to MUSIC and wanted you to take the post down, you'd probably not look on them to favorably.

There are two sides to the crazy b*tch that is political partisanship, and everyone might get along a little better if we just enjoyed each other's music as we so choose.

I'm not a fan of Beck, and I love Muse, but I have to admit... This was kind of ridiculous.

Music is music, and should be appreciated by anyone and everyone. Who is Muse to say that they don't want a certain type of person listening to their music? If you didn't want a certain group to have access to it or possibly misinterpret it, don't put it out there. Find another job.

Instead of welcoming a different type of listener, they've decided to be dicks about it. They could have used their music to influence listeners but instead chose to turn them off.

It's really not ridiculous. Beck endorsing the Muse makes a connection between the two in people's brains and Muse didn't want that connection to exist. Same reason why multiple advertisers have pulled out of advertising during Beck's show: they don't want people making that connection in their minds. Makes total sense and I applaud them for it :)

You miss the point entirely. No one said anything about listening. They are talking about an endorsement, and in that, they have every right to limit who endorses their work. They likely would be upset if a convicted and imprisoned child molester was going all over the place saying how their music speaks to him and he thinks the messaging and content are so important and relevant.

Same thing with Beck.

It's not a solicited endorsement, so I don't see what "right" they have. Are you talking about a legal right, or the right to complain about it? Of course, as free individuals, they are allowed to have negative feelings about his "endorsement". I can even go as far as saying I wouldn't really care if they said in an interview that they really don't care for or need endorsements from Beck, but to have their representatives contact him to retract it seems sort of ridiculous.

Sort of how some of Beck's beliefs are well founded, and I might even agree with 10% of his points, but he takes things to a level of crazy extremism that is just sort of ridiculous and makes it difficult for anyone (even grounded right-wingers) to take him seriously.

Instead of seeing that their music appeals to Beck and maybe some of his followers and making some sort of statement about the point of their music and what they really stand for, they've decided to give them the finger, which is not really a way to make any sort of worthwhile point. I expected a bit more from them.

Agreed. Some people in these comments just seem like hungry vultures wanting to rip something to shreds. Glenn Beck is an idiot sometimes, and Muse doesn't have control over who likes their music...they sure look like jackasses with this.

Dear Glenn Beck: People hate you so much they don't even want to be praised by you. Now go fuck yourself with a rake.

glenbeck is a tool...

i heard he murdered and raped a young girl in the 1990s...

Go Glenn, you sick twisted freak!

Muse... get a life. "It's OUR music and we don't like you liking it"... retards..

Interesting that beck STILL hasn't addressed any questions about him being implicated in raping and killing that underage girl in 1990.

Glen Beck, you are a dumb son of a bitch.

it's funny how serious everyone took him joking around about that...good stuff. GB for life! :)

What are you talking about? No one is taking him seriously, they're merely remarking on the hilarity of a great band like Muse asking a fear-mongering idiot like Beck to retract his endorsement.

So no....not good stuff....and GB for nothing....

Muse is an awesome band... Glen Beck, not so awesome.. anything.

You know, I had heard that Glenn Beck raped a murdered a girl in 1990... Has he ever denied it? I hope it isn't true.

I heard Muse might write a song about how Glenn Beck got away with raping and murdering a young girl in 1990. Maybe he can ask them to retract it form the next album..unless it's true.

Right.......But what about that young girl he raped and murdered back in 1990?

I thought Glenn Beck was being nice for plugging MUSE. It was free publicity to over 2 million Glenn Beck viewer/listeners. Seems like with all that free healthcare in England, MUSE can stand not to gain a few more fans that they don't have to directly solicit. And judging by what the lyrics in the music say, how is it so different than what Glenn Beck says? Whatever. Remind me to never get involved in anything that I believe in.

Go listen to the interview the Muse guy did with Alex Jones :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPOGw7uXAsQ

And England spends nearly three times less than people in the USA do on health care, yet the UK can amazingly cover their entire population, just like every other major nation.

Very interesting interview. Thanks for the link. It does, however, illustrate and mirror what Glenn Beck is saying all the time. I'm not a MUSE basher by any means. I love their music. But the point remains that there is more happening than what is shown to us. And back to the healthcare thing... For everything that is given, something is taken. Free healthcare sounds great but at what cost? How high do income taxes have to be to cover a whole country? 40%? 50%? Maybe even 60% out of your paycheck? Nothing is free. And what freedoms must be lost to make everyone equal? Yes, the UK is "free..." but compaired to the US? England doesn't cover the whole country's healthcare costs. It's citizens do.

no, england doesn't cover the entire country's healthcare costs... there's scotland, wales and northern ireland too.. don't forget they're part of the UK too..
as for income tax, the level you pay is determined by how much you earn. there are different 'tax brackets' for different income levels. http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates/it.htm
basically, you pay 10% if you earn between £0 - £2,440, you pay 20% for £0 - £37,400 and 40% if you earn over £37,400. (the national average salary being ~£23,450)
and even then, if we pay more income tax than in the US, its still a lot cheaper than being forced to buy private health insurance that doesn't cover everything. and if you STILL want private health care, and you can afford it, then you are most welcome to pay for that here too. You see, in the UK we are 'free' to choose between private and public healthcare. That is a freedom that you do not have in America.
The UK is 'free' where it counts, we have human rights, free speech and we have the right to choose our representatives in government etc etc..
I find it interesting that americans were willing to loose so many freedoms through the patriot act, including privacy, but when it comes to better healthcare for all, americans scream bloody murder. that totally confuses me.

health care costs are the #1 cause of bankruptcy in the US. so don't talk that b.s. to me about the possibility of higher taxes. I'd much rather pay into a fair, just system than this corporate bs monopoly. right wingers can't see past their own noses.

Americans already give up more tax dollars for health care than other nations. The problem isn't so much how it is payed for, but the system itself which artificially drives up prices.

2006
Canada = $3,768 a year per person (70% payed by the government/taxes) - covers everyone

USA = $6,714 a year per person (45% payed by the government/taxes) - doesn't cover all

I can't find exact numbers for UK, but noticed in Japan it is around $2,500.

Did it ever occur to you that the reason it's easier for Canada to cover everyone is that Canada has 1/10 the population of the US.

I don't think you understand things like per capita costs. It's not just Canada, but most of the EU have comparable rates with larger and more diverse populations. It's disingenuous to state that universal health care won't work in the US due to "X" problem because somehow the US is a unique snowflake compared to the rest of the world.

George Orwell's 1984 was about doublethinking loyalist cunts like Beck

Not so much loyalist, that would imply some sort of connection to the Empire, we are talking good old fashioned psychotic American patriots. But spot on about the doublethought.

Wow dude that was like MAJOR cool!

RT
www.complete-privacy.net.tc

Glenn Beck is a douche who uses fear and propaganda of his own to boost his ratings. The people that watch his show are not typically fans of Muse's music, nor should they be since Muse is more intelligent than him. Glenn's paranoia has ruined any credibility he used to have while working for CNN, and his switch to FOX News ruined it even more... as a fan of Muse, I believe these are the reasons they asked him to retract his statements.

You're right. I think Glenn Beck's listeners are more likely to be fans of Larry the Cable Guy.

I like Beck, Muse and Larry the Cable Guy. As for Beck, he probably gets more listeners/viewers than CNN does all night long. Tell Van Jones what an idiot he is... might make him feel better.