Nine moments musicians would like us to forget

Is Miley Cyrus’ sexual grinding at the MTV awards just the latest in a long line of classless, self-promoting popstar behaviour, asks Ed Power

Nine moments musicians would like us to forget

AS last week’s Miley Cyrus ‘twerking’ furore demonstrated, even shameless rock stars can embarrass themselves.

Miley’s bumping and grinding to Robin Thicke and his ‘rapey’ smash, ‘Blurred Lines’, is not unusual. Since the first guitar was picked up in anger, musicians have walked a woozy line between exhibitionism and self-parody.

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