10 More Hugely Outspoken Men In Rock And Metal Music
8. Ted Nugent
In previous decades, Nugent was regarded as a leading guitarist in rock music for his hit tunes, but in the past 15 years or so he has completely shifted his public image to that of outspoken, outlandish and simply outrageous standing. As living proof of what overt abuse of the 2nd amendment can do, Nugent's career has been tainted in the eyes of many fans by a string of almost endless controversies.
Along with preaching patriotism while dodging the military draft during the Vietnam War, Nugent has also left a sluggish trail of hot takes behind him. This includes calling Obama a "subhuman mongrel" and telling the former president to "suck on my machine gun". In 2000, he said "foreigners are *ssholes; foreigners are scum; I don't like them; I don't want them in this country" during an interview with No Compromise. Though these statements all pale in comparison to his child sexual assault allegations...
Two women have accused Ted Nugent of engaging in sexual relationships with them while they were under 18-years-old, while he also had a public relationship with a 17-year-old Hawaiin girl in 1978. Courtney Love also claims to have had sexual interactions with Nugent when she was as young as 12-years-old, while Nugent would have been around 28 at the time. Although, he previously admitted to sexual relations with underage girls during an interview with VH1 in 1998, he later redacted his comments when interviewed by Joe Rogan.