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Ted Nugent, the American guitarist, singer, and political activist, is known for his bluesy and frenzied guitar playing, energetic live shows, and outspoken conservative views. From his early career with The Amboy Dukes to his successful solo albums and his involvement with the supergroup Damn Yankees, Nugent has left an indelible mark on the music industry.
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About the Ted Nugent
Theodore Anthony Nugentis an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He goes by several nicknames, including Uncle Ted, the Nuge, and Motor City Madman. Nugent initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock and hard rock. After dissolving the band, he embarked on a successful solo career. His first three solo albums, Ted Nugentand Cat Scratch Fever (1977), were certified multi-platinum in the United States. His latest album, Detroit Muscle, was released in 2022.
Nugent is known for his use of the Gibson Byrdland, his bluesy and frenzied guitar playing, and his energetic live shows. Despite possessing a distinctive, wide-ranging singing voice, Nugent recorded and toured with other lead singers during much of his early solo career, including Derek St. Holmes, Charlie Huhn, Brian Howe and Meat Loaf, only taking on full lead vocal duties later on. His biggest hit was 1977’s “Cat Scratch Fever”, on which he sang the lead vocals. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was part of the supergroup Damn Yankees. In 2023, he embarked on a farewell tour known as the “Adios Mofo Tour”.
Since the 2000s, Nugent has drawn attention for his outspoken conservative political views and his vociferous advocacy of hunting and gun ownership rights. He is a board member of the National Rifle Association and a strong supporter of the Republican Party. He has made a number of threatening statements against advocates of gun control; in one case, the Secret Service investigated him based on his comments about Barack Obama. Since 2015, Nugent has been one of Donald Trump’s most outspoken supporters, and has performed at several of Trump’s rallies and campaign events.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ted Nugent is known by several nicknames, including Uncle Ted, The Nuge, and Motor City Madman.
Ted Nugent initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock and hard rock.
Ted Nugent’s first three solo albums, Ted Nugent (1975), Free-for-All (1976) and Cat Scratch Fever (1977), were certified multi-platinum in the United States, with his biggest hit being the 1977 song ,Cat Scratch Fever,.
Ted Nugent is known for his use of the Gibson Byrdland, his bluesy and frenzied guitar playing, and his energetic live shows.
Since the 2000s, Ted Nugent has drawn attention for his outspoken conservative political views and his vociferous advocacy of hunting and gun ownership rights. He is a board member of the National Rifle Association and a strong supporter of the Republican Party.
In 2023, Ted Nugent embarked on a farewell tour known as the ,Adios Mofo Tour,.
Despite possessing a distinctive, wide-ranging singing voice, Ted Nugent recorded and toured with other lead singers during much of his early solo career, including Derek St. Holmes, Charlie Huhn, Brian Howe and Meat Loaf, only taking on full lead vocal duties later on.
15 Quotes by Ted Nugent
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My idea of fast food is a mallard.
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I have busted more hippies’ noses than all the narcs in the free world.
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There are hundreds of millions of gun owners in this country, and not one of them will have an accident today. The only misuse of guns comes in environments where there are drugs, alcohol, bad parents, and undisciplined children. Period.
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Vegetarians are cool. All I eat are vegetarians – except for the occasional mountain lion steak.
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Do you want to feel good, or do you want to do good?
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I really have the American dream licked.
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I hump the wild to take it all in, there is no bag limit on happiness.
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War is good when good survives and evil is crushed. If you don’t crush evil then evil will get you.
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If you want to save a species, simply decide to eat it. Then it will be managed – like chickens, like turkeys, like deer, like Canadian geese.
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I still tour like a man possessed, because I am.
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I am Classic Rock Revisited. I revisit it every waking moment of my life because it has the spirit and the attitude and the fire and the middle finger. I am Rosa Parks with a Gibson guitar.
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The war is coming to the streets of America and if you are not keeping and bearing and practicing with your arms then you will be helpless and you will be the victim of evil.
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Look what venison does to a goofy guitar player from Detroit? I’m going to be 54 this year and if I had any more energy I’d scare you.
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Mr. Janet Reno? I think Mr. Janet Reno… I think he’s one of the best hunting dogs in the world.
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Mankind: A quality of life upgrade is available to each and every one of you. It should give you a quality of life upgrade, which means no drugs, no alcohol, no fast food – unless, of course, it’s a mallard.
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