It was John Lennon who added the line “I used to be cruel to my woman/I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved” to Getting Better. (http://www.beatleswiki.com/wiki/index.php/Getting_Better)
Anyone who thinks that some rich white dudes who said fucked up things and profited off the outright theft of black musicians are somehow above the requirement of scrutiny for the things they say gets a free coupon for one STFU, no expiration date, not valid with any other offer.
Freedumbring 