Ted Nugent says Joan Jett “viciously attacked me personally” over Top 100 guitarist comments

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Ted Nugent has responded to Joan Jett after she hit back at his criticism of her being included in a list of the 100 greatest guitarists.Earlier this year, Nugent took issue with The Runaways legend’s placing at 87 in a list that was compiled by Rolling Stone‘s David Fricke back in 2003 (and was reposted online in 2010).“You have to have shit for brains and you have to be a soulless, soulless prick to put Joan Jett [in there],” Nugent said about the list in question during a YouTube livestream on December 30, though he later added that he also “love[s] Joan… ‘Put another dime in the jukebox, baby’ – great rock and roller”.He then sought to clarify his comments in another interview. “I started off by praising Joan Jett’s genuine shit-kicker, down-to-earth, all-American rock and roll credentials,” Nugent said. “I started off by praising her.

I even saluted the lesbian thing.”He continued: “Here’s the question: how on God’s good green Earth could someone listen to what I say and then claim it’s about hate and about knocking and belittling?

Joan’s awesome. I mean, The Runaways. Her whole, ‘Put another dime in the jukebox, baby’. I mean, she’s the real rock and roll McCoy.”He went on: “But belonging on the ‘top 100 guitar player’ list anywhere on planet Earth, even ‘Boring’ Stone before genuine virtuosos of the six-string?

That was my statement. I was only using Joan as an example because she happens to be a perfect one.”Following his comments, Jett hit back in a new interview with NME this week.“Is that his implication that he should be on the list instead of me?,” she retorted. “Well, that’s just typical – it’s what I’ve dealt with my whole life, being written off.