ROCK OF WAGES

It's taken a while but it finally looks like Kid Rock has gone completely and utterly doolally. After his rant last week about iTunes stealing people's money, hence his refusal to allow his lacklustre back catalogue to appear on the site, Kid has changed tack somewhat.

Previously he was whining about not getting paid enough. Now he declares that his fans (who must almost number in the double figures) should just steal his music as he doesn't need the money.

"The whole debate on downloading music has gone too far," he said. "There are record companies suing kids. You can illegally download my music, steal it if you will. Because I'm fucking rich. How can I bitch about you downloading a song or two?"

Wouldn't it be wonderful if he sat back and waited for the torrents of illegal downloads to kick in, only to find that no one could be arsed as his music is the audio equivalent of beige? Anyway, the rant isn't over there, as Kid reasonably points out, why stop at stealing music?

"What I would encourage you to do? Let's level the playing field. Steal everything. If you want a new MP3 player or a computer… Do you know how much money Apple and Microsoft have? Go in there, get a new laptop and run. You need a new car? Go steal a Toyota."

Hmm. Anyone think he secretly wants every single penny he can possibly get his hands on? Still, there you go – it's carte blanche to steal whatever you like. Kid Rock said so, and there's not a court in the world that would send you down for following his advice.