The
Roots pull out of
David Bowie tribute concerts over 'bitchassness'
The
Roots have pulled out of two upcoming
David Bowie tribute shows at New York's Carnegie Hall. The reason?
Bitchassness.*
In an Instagram post on Wednesday, just one day before of the first show, Questlove cited a fellow musician's refusal to allow the group to use their equipment.*
He wrote:*
"Mood. I've never been so insecure or petty as to deny a fellow musician use of ANY of my equipment (or my band's equipment——or resources or contacts or k**wledge or ANYTHING) it angers me when that same courtesy is **t reciprocated. (Believe you me I was about to get
#TomPetty or
#PettyWap or*
#PetRockAndCLSmooth or
#BlackPetty or however you wanna roll wit it)—-keeping a level head and **t being self destructive is a weak point I'm working on. But I'm also keeping it true: The Roots/Bilal/Kimbra (w/ Wendy Melvoin, DD Jackson & Ray Angry) pulled out of these
Bowie gigs. We have patience. But we do **T have patience for the
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