.

Secret Service Concludes 'Solid' Meeting With Ted Nugent

Questioned over incendiary political comments

Ted Nugent performs at the House Of Blues in Chicago.
Lyle A. Waisman/Getty Images
April 20, 2012 10:35 AM ET

Following his incendiary comments towards Democrats and President Obama over the weekend, Ted Nugent has met with the Secret Service to clear their issues, Reuters reports. The meeting, which happened yesterday in Oklahoma, went without incident and appeased both parties.

"Good, solid, professional meeting concluding that I have never made any threats of violence towards anyone," said the Motor City Madman. "The meeting could not have gone better."

The Secret Service was also positive, affirming that both sides had smoothed things over. "The Secret Service interview of Ted Nugent has also been completed. The issue has been resolved," said agency spokesman Brian Leary. "The Secret Service does not anticipate any further action."

The Nuge had recently come under fire over controversial statements he made at last weekend's National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis. Among his comments was a rally cry in which he said, "We need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in November." Nugent has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for the November elections.

To read the new issue of Rolling Stone online, plus the entire RS archive: Click Here

prev
Music Main Next

blog comments powered by Disqus
Daily Newsletter

Get the latest RS news in your inbox.

Sign up to receive the Rolling Stone newsletter and special offers from RS and its
marketing partners.

X

We may use your e-mail address to send you the newsletter and offers that may interest you, on behalf of Rolling Stone and its partners. For more information please read our Privacy Policy.

Song Stories

“Youth Knows No Pain”

Lykke Li | 2011

“Like on 'Youth Knows No Pain' — we are the ones that should demonstrate, because we can take it,” Likke Li said. “We can pierce ourselves, take Ecstasy, dance all night and still go to work at our McDonald's jobs.” Despite the hedonistic sentiment in the song, the Swedish singer also admitted in hindsight her youth had repercussions. “I remember when I was 18-19 and feeling that I know it all,” Li said. “I always feel that I know it all. But that song is about realizing you don’t, and reflecting, ‘Boy, if I only knew what would follow.’”

More Song Stories entries »