In a current New York Occasions interview selling his e-book The Masters, Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner said some problematic things about Black and female artists. One pull-quote, for instance, reads, “Insofar as the ladies, simply none of them have been as articulate sufficient on this mental degree,” having mentioned that in relation to the white, male artists he included in his e-book.
Now, Wenner, who hasn’t been straight concerned with Rolling Stone for a couple of years now, supplied an apology, saying in an announcement (as The Hollywood Reporter notes):
“In my interview with The New York Occasions, I made feedback that diminished the contributions, genius, and influence of Black and ladies artists and I apologize wholeheartedly for these remarks. The Masters is a set of interviews I’ve achieved over time that appeared to me to greatest signify an concept of rock ‘n’ roll’s influence on my world; they weren’t meant to signify the entire of music and it’s numerous and vital originators however to mirror the excessive factors of my profession and interviews I felt illustrated the breadth and expertise in that profession. They don’t mirror my appreciation and admiration for myriad totemic, world-changing artists whose music and concepts I revere and can have a good time and promote so long as I dwell. I completely perceive the inflammatory nature of badly chosen phrases and deeply apologize and settle for the results.”
Rolling Stone not too long ago distanced itself from Wenner’s feedback, saying in a statement, “Jann Wenner’s current statements to The New York Occasions don’t signify the values and practices of as we speak’s Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner has not been straight concerned in our operations since 2019. Our goal, particularly since his departure, has been to inform tales that mirror the variety of voices and experiences that form our world. At Rolling Stone‘s core is the understanding that music above all can carry us collectively, not divide us.”
