Kid Rock: Confederate flag was dropped years before protest
By Brian McCollum
Detroit Free Press Pop Music Critic
9:57 a.m. EDT July 16, 2015
... "It's been more than five years since he's had that flag on tour," said publicist Nick Stern. "They're protesting something he's not even doing" ... While his publicist offered few details Wednesday about Rock's thinking the night of the NAACP event, the ceremony clearly was a turning point for the musician. "That was the impetus," Stern said. "Since then, he's never flown it again" ...
http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/07/16/kid-rock-flown-confederate-flag-five-years/30226159/
Kid Rock Tells Protestors to 'Kiss My Ass' Over Confederate Flag
'Rebel Soul' rocker faces criticism in his native Detroit
By Daniel Kreps July 10, 2015
... On Monday, the National Action Network's Michigan chapter protested outside the Detroit Historical Museum, which houses a Kid Rock exhibit, demanding that the rocker stop displaying the Confederate flag, Deadline Detroit reports. In a statement to Fox News' Megyn Kelly, Kid Rock relayed his message to those upset in his native Detroit: "Please tell the people who are protesting to kiss my ass/Ask me some questions" ...
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kid-rock-tells-protestors-to-kiss-my-ass-over-confederate-flag-20150710
