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"We all know we're here tonight 'cause the Who never did sell out, unlike certain music channels." --Sean Penn

Never one to miss an opportunity to be controversial, the actor took a jab at VH1 during the channel's own ceremony honoring the Who.

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fwdthinker

Ahhh, Sean. You are a thespian. And a darn good one in certain roles. Stick to it. Incidentally, The Who were an OK band in their time--which was mine as well--but I can tell you they shared the spotlight with some pretty powerful bands or equal and often greater talent.

September 13 2008 at 10:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Matthew

First off, "The Who Sell Out" is actually a very non-mainstream album. Secondly, what commercials are Who songs in? I know they are used for the themes to the CSIs but what else? Thirdly, actors should have opinions. It makes them more than monkeys. And don't diss the craft of acting, cairnhowff, it's harder and more consuming than anything most people do ever.

August 23 2008 at 8:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
grabengpalautog


Talented. Very talented. Visit the shrink.

August 23 2008 at 9:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mary

Ah Sean
I do love him as an actor
But insulting the who was most definately not cool.
They were an amazing band.

August 08 2008 at 3:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chris

Someone should send Sean one of The Who's classic albums, which actuall is titled "The Who Sell Out"

August 03 2008 at 3:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cairnhowff

Dear heavens... another actor who thinks anyone cares about what he thinks. We like actors becasue they can act...thats make-believe for you young ones. So Penn can do make-believe really well, but that doesn't mean he has any capacity for philosophy or political comment...he's just so much meat that directors put in costumes and position so the director can shoot a scene, and then edit the idiotic crap the actors do so it looks good.

July 27 2008 at 10:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
chatsworth05

The Who are one of the best bands ever. Even though there music was sold to tv shows it is still their music. Music Television doesn't play music. Change the name of the channel to TTV. Teen Television.

July 24 2008 at 7:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
januaryfeelings

The jab was about MTV, geniuses.

July 24 2008 at 12:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bhurstgent

ANYTHING THIS FLAKE SAYS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THE RAMBLINGS OF A MENTAL PATIENT. RIGHT SPAGOLI ?

July 23 2008 at 8:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Heather

Is he kidding??? The Who(re) sold out LONG ago! I can't even flip through TV channels without hearing a Who song in a bunch of commercials! And how many "final world tours" have they had -- 30?!

July 19 2008 at 9:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply