The singer appeared during Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan’s birthday celebration in Nashville over the weekend, but didn’t warm to the crowd’s reception
At 54 years old, Kid Rock has not yet outgrown the tantrum-throwing evident in young children who don’t understand that other people’s celebrations aren’t about them. On Saturday evening, the musician stormed off stage at JBJ’s Nashville, where he made a special appearance during Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan’s birthday jam session.
“Fuck them,” Rock said about the audience as he abruptly cut the band off. “If you ain’t gonna clap, we ain’t gonna sing. That’s how it’s gonna go.” The set continued from there but only for a moment. Rock didn’t seem to be warming to the crowd’s lackluster reception. “You know what, fuck y’all,” he said. “You ain’t gonna clap, I’m gone.”
Bryan continued to play with the rest of the band following Rock’s departure and the festivities went on as planned.
Rock has rarely shied away from throwing a fit. In fact, he embraces it, particularly when it comes to politics. “I’m part of the problem,” he told Rolling Stone last year. “I’m one of the polarizing people, no question. Sometimes I bitch about other people, then I look in the mirror and I’m like, ‘Oh, yeah, why don’t you shut the fuck up too?’”
When asked if this attitude is a product of a broader impulse-control problem, he replied: “It’s a rich-guy issue. No fucks left. I’m not going to get it right every time, but I know my heart’s right.”
Later this year, Rock will embark on the traveling festival Rock the Country with Nickelback in 11 cities across America between April and July 2025.
