BRAZILIANS BLAME WORLD CUP LOSS ON MICK JAGGER
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was bad enough that Mick Jagger was blamed for supporting teams in the World Cup that ended up losing. Now he’s being blamed for a loss merely because he showed up to a game. Billboard reports Brazil fans are pinning their frustrations over a 7-to-1 loss to Germany on Jagger because he watched Tuesday’s game from a VIP box. Jagger was wearing an England cap, not anything Brazilian. Some Brazilian fans have made cardboard cutouts of Jagger wearing the opposing team’s shirts, and other have nicknamed him “the jinx.” Jagger supports England but that team was knocked out by Uruguay. He said Italy would defeat Uruguay, but that was incorrect. He predicted Portugal would win it all.
AEROSMITH’S TOM HAMILTON PLAYS WITH THE AUDIENCE
COPENHAGEN (AP) — Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton likes to try to catch the eye of people in the audience who are in front of him, then he goofs on them. Hamilton says he’ll get maybe ten people making eye contact with him so he can “lovingly make fun of them.” However, he’s highly distractible. Hamilton says in doing that, he’ll suddenly forget what verse the band is on. He says he’s been that way since 7th grade math class and he has to exert himself to make sure he doesn’t make a mistake. Aerosmith’s tour with Slash begins today outside New York.
FRANKIE VALLI’S MANY “LOVES”
NEW YORK (AP) — Frankie Valli says having loyal fans is “like a love affair” — in that both sides give and get something from the other. Valli says he appreciates his fans because even when “the market was soft” for his brand of music, there were still fans who kept believing in what he and the Four Seasons could do. He says to have that kind of support helps get performers through the lean times. Valli says the best career advice he got could be applied to those lean times: “never be discouraged.”
