Mick Jagger says fans dont want political lectures at concerts after Bruce Springsteens anti-Trump speeches

Mick Jagger says fans don’t come to concerts to hear a political lecture in the wake of Bruce Springsteen’s on-stage speeches targeting President Trump.The Rolling Stones frontman weighed in during an interview on The New York Times’ podcast Saturday after host David Marchese questioned him about Springsteen, who has repeatedly criticized President Trump during his latest tour.Marchese said Springsteen “clearly sees his job as engaging in a meaningful back and forth” with fans before asking Jagger, “What does your relationship to the audience mean to you? What do they represent, all those people out there?”“The bottom line of my thing really is that my job in the live music world is [for] those people that come is to have the best time they possibly can,” Jagger said.“For two hours or whatever it is, to forget all their problems and the problems of the world and their mortgages and whatever, just to give them the best time they can have.”Jagger, 82, insisted live shows should offer fans an escape from the pressures of everyday life.“It’s similar to going to a sports event, really, because everything else is shouted out,” he continued.

“You’re just watching who’s going to win.You’re not worrying about everything else.”“You don’t want to lecture them,” he added.The “Paint It Black” rocker stressed that no two audiences are the same and performers should adjust to the crowd instead of expecting the same reaction everywhere they play.“Your job is to make them have the best time they possibly can,” Jagger said.The comments come after Springsteen has repeatedly blasted Trump during his concerts this year, as part of the Boss’ “Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour.”Springsteen labeled Trump’s administration “reckless” and accused the president of being “treasonous.”The New Jersey native also released a song referring to “King Trump” and his “federal thugs” after the deaths of anti-ICE protesters...