More musicians turn down Trump inauguration gig. Moby and Charlotte Church are a big no. [View all]
Source: Washington Post
More musicians turn down Trump inauguration gig. Moby and Charlotte Church are a big ‘no.’
By Emily Heil January 10 at 2:47 PM
If invitations to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration came with boxes to check, it seems some musicians would be putting an X in front of the “when hell freezes over” option.
The latest performers to emphatically turn down overtures include Moby (his response: “Hahahahaha”) and Welsh singer Charlotte Church, who peppered her tweet about the interaction with poop emojis.
DJ/singer/prominent vegan Moby revealed the invitation in a Monday Instagram post. Next to a picture of the Capitol building, he suggested one condition on which he’d take the job: “was just asked by a booking agent if I would consider djing at one of the inaugural balls for #trump. … I guess I’d DJ at an inaugural ball if as payment #trump released his tax returns.”
And Church was even more succinct in a Monday tweet. “Your staff have asked me to sing at your inauguration, a simple Internet search would show I think you’re a tyrant,” she wrote. “Bye”
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