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CREAM's JACK BRUCE Says He Received Death Threats For LED ZEPPELIN Slur

July 28, 2009

Jonathan Barnes of East Anglian Daily Times reports: Former CREAM bassist Jack Bruce has revealed how he received "death threats" after daring to criticize rock giants LED ZEPPELIN.

Bruce made headlines across the world in May after describing the band who reunited for a one-off concert in 2007 as "crap."

Speaking to the press at an awards ceremony, Bruce described LED ZEPPELIN's reunion gig at the 02 Arena as "lame" and chided them, "You're crap and you'll never be anything else. CREAM is 10 times the band LED ZEPPELIN is."

Bruce, who lives near the Suffolk-Essex border, said he could not believe the furor his comments caused.

"It was just a bit of fun and it was blown out of all proportion," he said.

"Some LED ZEPPELIN fans were really angry at me and I had a few death threats - they're not likely to find me out here though!

"People like me tend to forget that with YouTube and Twitter, you can't say anything without it getting around the world.

"We always used to have a pop at other bands in the old days and that was all it was. It was like I had spoken out against the QUEEN or something. You obviously can't say anything against LED ZEPPELIN."

Read the entre article from East Anglian Daily Times.

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