Nail Soup Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 NME Reports that Adam Clayton has been criticised for comments he made about the bass in a Phil Lynot doc. Clayton: One thing you need to know about the bass is it’s that big, heavy thing that hangs down between your legs Clayton: The bass is this secret weapon. It’s where the power comes from. It looks in a groove with the drum kit – the drums and the bass gives you that nice, kind of sexy wiggle of the hips. And then all the other kind of girly stuff sits on top, but we are the men of the band Indie artist Nadine Shah responded: “Adam Clayton is a f***ing spenk. My ‘girly stuff’ 5h1ts on what you do.” Can't seem to get a link to the NME page. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 'Spenk' ? https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=spenk No. No clearer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Such terrifying comments from AC, it’s easy to see why someone would foam at the mouth after hearing them NOT! 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 13 minutes ago, fretmeister said: 'Spenk' ? https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=spenk No. No clearer. I’d never heard it before either… I’d assumed it was Geordie though due to Nadine’s location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) What's wrong with being sexy? Edited December 6, 2021 by Jus Lukin 2 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Sexy ist verboten now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Just now, Doctor J said: Sexy ist verboten now. Ooooh... say that again. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 36 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: Can't seem to get a link to the NME page. https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=nme+adam+clayton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 As Adam was speaking of bass playing as a whole, including female bass players, has Nadine just said she stinky poos on all of us? That's both rude and messy. Seriously, though, future interviews will soon be monosyllabic grunts for fear of someone taking offence at using an old saying which can be misconstrued and used as a weapon. That's great when it comes to the likes of Liam Gallagher, but some artists can be genuinely interesting when giving their slant on the world. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I’ve read comments from Adam Clayton before… my first thoughts were always that he had a rather pathetic sense of humour. Whether that is fed by sexism… or any other “ism”… I don’t know. If I met him at a party I’d quickly distance myself from him. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) Look at the positive: I've now heard of Nadine, and I respect her view, her musicianship may well 5hit all over anything Mr Clayton does. But really, he didn't say "women shouldn't play bass" or "women can't play bass" did he? He linked bass playing with old masculine traits of strength etc which is a bit old fashioned but he didn't punch Tina Weymouth or Suzi Q or say any woman was a bad bassist. Storm in a tea cup and Nadine has capitalised on it. Edited December 6, 2021 by uk_lefty 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 53 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: It looks in a groove Last time I tried that I saw nothing but a load of spenk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 And this is news?😂 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Quite a lot of "news" these days is someone you've never heard of taking offence at something someone you have heard of has said. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Is this the part where everybody takes offence because someone else said they were offended? Seems to be the way of the world these days... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I'm far more offended by the existence of Bono. 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Maybe it was a thoughtless comment that, when challenged, he acknowledges makes him sound like an idiot and doesn't represent his views. Or maybe he's a raging misogynist and says stuff like this all the time. We don't know, because the NME failed to do any actual journalism. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 1 minute ago, MartinB said: Maybe it was a thoughtless comment that, when challenged, he acknowledges makes him sound like an idiot and doesn't represent his views. Or maybe he's a raging misogynist and says stuff like this all the time. We don't know, because the NME failed to do any actual journalism. Do they ever do any actual journalism? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 1 minute ago, fretmeister said: I'm far more offended by the existence of Bono. I can't live with or without.... Oh, no, that's right, yeah, I can live without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Nadine who? Who really gives a feck? I'm offended at her taking offence. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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uk_lefty Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 18 minutes ago, Doctor J said: Quite a lot of "news" these days is someone you've never heard of taking offence at something someone you have heard of has said. Or loads of screenshots of various random people on Twitter commenting or "reacting" to some nonsense that in context doesn't actually mean what the headline says. But hey, you clicked on it so the "journalist" did their job, right? My brother is a journalist for a newspaper. He was really miffed at the quality of his writing being measured by how many people click on his articles. Not whether they read it, like it, make a comment, share it, whether it's factually accurate, nope. Just how many clicks you get. I suggested he headline every article as "Kim Kardashian sends a message to Ronaldo, number 3 will shock you!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 24 minutes ago, Mickeyboro said: And this is news?😂 More than that...It's NME news..!! Talking of Spenk. Adam's f***ing Spenk account is defiantly bigger. "Nadine Shah net worth is approximately $1.5 Million". "Adam Clayton net worth is approximately $400 Million". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrypF Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 What irks me is that the 'journalist' (and I use the term loosely), decided 'I can see how someone could take offence at this, especially if pushed in the right direction. I'll call round every female bass player in my book of indie bands, ask them how offended they are, then pick the most outraged response and use that as my big quote'. A shiny pound says he got quite a few women saying 'and you point is? Stop wasting my time.' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I'd far rather listen to Ms Shah's music than Adam Clayton's frankly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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