Veteran band could easily be called Ego & the Bunnymen

[withahip]

That whole freebie thing is rampant in Hollywood.

That is why this is so funny. They are talking about this in interviews and Twittering about it like they are the first.

Reminds me of some fast food commercial where the guy thinks the counter girl is hooking him up with dollar menu deals because she likes him. (Except that commercial isn't funny.)

[In The Margins]

A blog I like to frequent has a photo of Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers getting some swag from Levi. Here's the comment:

I never thought I would see Flea shilling for the man in a swag booth.

Maybe this is the first time they've ever gotten any swag. That's why they're acting like they're so special. GAD!

[withahip]

That is even more depressing if it is the first time. Hasn't this been going on for at least a decade?
Guys - you're scraping the barrel.

[bunnybunny]

Does he really think it's becoming to spout off like this? It's all so transparent.

Has he ever publicly referred to himself as a rock star? If not, I bet that's next. Truly the kiss of death.

[camden jack]

At least he's not boring in an interview,
and not pretentious enough to pretend he doesn't have an ego.
Nothing's more sick-making than that false humlilty you often hear from
these performers. They all have huge egos; at least he's funny about it and
actually right, most of the time.

[withahip]

at least he's funny about it and
actually right, most of the time.

Right about what?

[black francis]

Does he really think it's becoming to spout off like this? It's all so transparent.

Has he ever publicly referred to himself as a rock star? If not, I bet that's next. Truly the kiss of death.

Management referred to him in some video as the last 24 hour rock star.

[DivaDiana77]

That whole freebie thing is rampant in Hollywood, but it's always struck me as totally crass ... those people don't need free shit ... they can afford to buy it themselves. Esp. Mac, now that they've played Coachella. Not sure how much a band gets for that, but it ought to be enough to keep lil' [s]Daisy Mae [/s] Dusty Mae in diapers for months.

It's free advertising and a writeoff for the companies to run a house at Coachella, have some celebs drop by and give some stuff away. Costs less to give swag out to Kristen Stewart at the Prada Party or Express Party than it is for them to put an ad on the tele. That's the real reason why they do it.

If Flea wears Levis, people buy Levis. If Paris Hilton wears Prada, people wear Prada.

[bunnybunny]

Management referred to him in some video as the last 24 hour rock star.

Hmm. What about Pete Doherty? He certainly lives the lifestyle around the
clock, i.e. does loadsa drugs.