Kid Rock Shares About Playing for President Obama, Being Super Wealthy & ‘Facetweeting’
Musician Kid Rock gave a new interview with The Guardian and as always, he keeps his answers entertaining. The "Cowboy" singer reveals that being in the music industry has worked well for his financially adding, "I'm not just wealthy, I'm loaded. I can say that because I'm not embarrassed - I've made a f--k-ton of money, but I've never made a dishonest dollar. I try to do right by the people around me."
He also shared about his experience playing for President Obama's inauguration. "I played Barack Obama's inauguration even though I didn't vote for him. I didn't agree with his policies, but there was an exciting sense of change in the air. That promise hasn't been fulfilled - the country is more divided than ever."
Rock added: "I am definitely a Republican on fiscal issues and the military, but I lean to the middle on social issues. I am no fan of abortion, but it's not up to a man to tell a woman what to do. As an ordained minister I don't look forward to marrying gay people, but I'm not opposed to it."
He headlined a Summer tour in 2013 and kept his ticket prices down to $20 to make sure all of his fans could afford to see him live.
"Instead of taking a big upfront fee from the promoter, the 'guarantee' an act receives even if attendance is poor, he shouldered more risk by sharing ticket sales with Live Nation," The Wall Street Journal reported at the time. "In exchange, the promoter agreed to share revenue from food, drinks and parking-house earnings in which entertainers rarely get a stake." The idea paid off with the tour venues selling out and more shows being added to the tour. "I'm lucky enough that I can afford to take a pay cut," Rock said.
When asked about if he keeps up with social media, Kid Rock shared, "I don't FaceTweet or whatever people do. I understand that I'm the old guy now. I'm comfortable with that."
The 43-year-old singer is worth an estimated $80 million. This mainstream appeal skyrocketed with his hit 1998 album Devil Without a Cause selling over 13 million albums worldwide. Rock has sold over 27 million albums worldwide throughout his career, making him one of the most successful American musicians of the last 15 years.