Only Kid Rock. Everybody has strong feelings on Bob Ritchie, better known as Kid Rock. If you’re a Trump supporter or on the right, you probably like the outspoken rocker, or at least don’t dislike him, regardless of how you feel about his music. But if you’re on the left, you probably can’t stand him or anyone who listens to his music. It’s just where we are in our society: Everybody’s gotta pick a team. But one thing you can never say about Kid Rock is that he isn’t authentically himself. During an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast, the host recalled visiting Kid Rock’s Nashville mansion – and it sounds insane: “He has a replica of the White House built on his property in Nashville. It is a massive house.” And while the mansion may look like the White House from the outside, on the inside it’s undeniably made for Kid Rock: “It is two bedrooms. It’s about 27,000 square feet, it has two bedrooms. It has the guest bedroom and then it has his main bedroom. The rest of the house is just party.” The house also contains a gold elevator in the middle of the living room – and apparently when a construction worker suggested that he hide the elevator, Kid Rock instead insisted that everybody be able to see it: “F— that, I want people coming over to my house like, ‘Kid Rock’s got a f—ing gold elevator.” The house also features what Rogan describes as a jacuzzi room that’s “as big as this studio” and built like an old underground mine, with exposed beams and old-timey lanterns: “He’s like a redneck with insane amounts of money. He’s got insane amounts of money and he’s got this f—ing ridiculous house that he’s built, with this amazing view.” How much money does he have? Well Rogan revealed that the home also includes a gold shower, with tiles made from actual gold – all because Kid Rock thought it would be funny to have a “golden shower.” “It’s like you give a 13 year old kid $100 million and you say, build whatever you want… It’s hilarious.” Honestly, I respect it. Kid Rock even showed off the “Redneck Paradise” to Tucker Carlson a few years ago, who revealed that the property also contains a gas station, a barber shop, and a church – as well as solid gold toilets and urinals, and a bowling alley. But if he decides he wants somewhere simpler to lay his head for a while? Well he’s also got a trailer on his property that he calls “The Trouble Wide,” which he showed off to Dan Rather last year. The trailer overlooks Nashville and Kid Rock describes it as a “$10 house with a million dollar deck,” joking that he has the “biggest deck in Nashville.” Honestly, this is why I should never have real money because I would 100% spend it on doing bits and making my home as ridiculous(ly awesome) as Kid Rock’s. When you’ve got that much money, why not have fun with it?The post Go Inside Kid Rock’s 27,000 Square Foot Nashville Mansion, A Replica White House Featuring A Gold Elevator & Shower first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

With more than six decades in the music business, Eric Clapton has had an extremely prolific career, not only as a solo artist, but also through his work with The Yardbirds, John Mayall, Cream, Blind Faith and his own band, Derek and the Dominos. He has sold an estimated amount of 100 million records worldwide and is the only musician to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times. Over the decades, he has spoken about many of his peers and once named one whom he admitted to be "copying" all his life. The guitarist Eric Clapton said he has been copying all his life The guitar player that Eric Clapton said he was copying all his life was Freddie King, late legendary American Blues man. "My kind of scholarship in a way, like being at school, to find out where it started (The Blues). I would go back to Muddy Waters, to all the people that came from Mississippi, Chicago and try to examine it and learn every aspect of it. I think that's what is fascinating about guitar playing, the blues, Rhythm & Blues and Rock and Roll." "There isn't a record made that has any soul that didn't come out of the Blues. (...) It was very scary but incredibly exciting (to meet the old Blues players). All I could do was to play like them, especially people like Freddie King. I copied him all my life and here he was on stage with me and what could I do? That's when was really hard to come up with something of my own," Clapton told Hege Duckert in 1989 (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage). As the British musician said, he had the chance to meet and play with Freddie King in the 70s. He also helped him to get a record deal with RSO Records. The result was the album "Burglar", on which Clapton played the guitar in the track "Sugar Sweet". During that session he and his band also recorded three other songs with King, which were released later. That was the penultimate album released by Freddie King, who passed away in 1976 at the age of 42. Clapton's favorite Freddie King song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA2wZYP5xCE&list=RDSA2wZYP5xCE&start_radio=1 The track "I Love The Woman" was released in 1960 by King as the b-side of the single "Hide Away". Eric Clapton told Uncut in 2004 that it was one of his favorite songs. In an interview in 2015 to promote his tribute album to J.J. Cale, the British musician mentioned that song when talking about life changing moments. (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage) "I remember the day that Delaney Bramlett gave me the 45 (Record) of ‘After Midnight’ with ‘Slow Motion’ on the other side. There are radical moments (in your life). It’s just like the first time that I heard ‘That I’ll Be The Day’ by Buddy Holly, ‘I Love the Woman’ by Freddie King or “Standing at the Crossroads” (Elmore James). These moments...," he said. Hearing that King song, showed Eric Clapton for the first time the lead guitar style with bent notes. According to him, King was one of the guitar players he was "channeling", especially in the early days of his career. It was something crucial for him to finally come up with his own style later on. “I was channeling music. I was channeling what I heard on record by people that I was following, trying to learn from”." "(So) I was melding all those guys into some new shape. And I think people liked that. Maybe people projected stuff onto that. But for me I was purely trying to turn people on to what I loved: old music” he told Classic Rock in 2016. Fredd King's music pointed him to the right direction Eric Clapton's love for music started after hearing the first Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly records. However, it was after hearing Freddie King's music that he felt "over the moon". Also certain that it was the kind of music he wanted to make. "I think (it was) on the early Elvis records and Buddy Holly, when it was clear to me that it was an electric guitar, (that I understood) I wanted to get near it. I was interested in the white rock 'n' rollers until I heard Freddie King and then I was over the moon. (Then) I knew that was where I belonged, finally. That was serious, proper guitar playing and I haven't changed my mind ever since. I still listen to it and I get the same boost now that I did then," he told Guitarist magazine in 1994. Freddie King is often recalled as one of the "Three Kings of Blues Guitar". He shares that recognition with B.B. King and Albert King. Freddie was highly influential and known for his unique guitar playing and powerful vocals. During his career, the musician released 13 studio albums, the final one being “Larger Than Life” in 1975. He is known for songs like "Going Down", "Stumble", "Ain't No Sunshine" and "I'm Tore Down". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 by ZZ Top. Other British artists who loved Freddie's music were Peter Green, Jeff Beck and Mick Taylor.The post The guitarist Eric Clapton said he has been copying all his life appeared first on Rock and Roll Garage.

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On the 16th anniversary of the beloved superstar's death, flashback with some on-set photos from her greatest roles.

On the 16th anniversary of the beloved superstar's death, flashback with some on-set photos from her greatest roles.