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Political insider: Michigan Republicans hit a sour note with Kid Rock
The Detroit News, April 18, 2013
Musician Kid Rock , a Republican, is ticked off at some Michigan GOP lawmakers over an attempt to place restrictions on paperless concert tickets.
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the Romeo native (whose real name is Robert James Ritchie) went off on New York and Michigan Republican lawmakers for "passing laws" making it harder for him to put on concerts for $20 a ticket.
The article caught the attention of political junkies because Kid Rock used several expletives to describe how "embarrassed" he is to be a Republican on concert ticket issues.
"They already did it in New York and they're trying to do it in Michigan. I've even called some of those guys to try and stop it," Kid Rock told Rolling Stone.
Last year, state Rep. Kevin Cotter , R-Mount Pleasant, introduced legislation that would prohibit concert promoters from selling paperless tickets that restrict buyers from giving them to someone else. Cotter sponsored another bill prohibiting websites like StubHub.com from gobbling up coveted concert tickets with automated purchasing software.
Kid Rock has been a longtime critic of StubHub and scalping.
Cotter said he talked to Kid Rock by phone last summer about the legislation and believes he and the rock-rapper are both looking out for average concertgoers. Cotter has not yet reintroduced the legislation and said he's trying to reach Kid Rock again following the article. The singer's publicist did not respond to requests for comment.
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