So many other British notables walking around with the title of "Sir", I'm wondering if he'll ever make that cut.
The standard is quite low. I think a lot of the people who get the knighthood are those who lobby desperately for it. Being a child molester helps too.
Well, he had Jamaican parents and fought in the Olympics for Canada. If they want to knight him, the standards for others will be lower.
Bill Gates Douglas Fairbanks Jnr Yehudi Menuhin Kevin Spacey Artur Rubinstein Franco Zeffirelli Mark Getty Colin Powell George Bush Snr Andre Previn Steven Spielberg Ravi Shankar Rudy Guiliani Bob Geldorf Bono Are all knights of the British Empire they may affix KBE after their names, but may not be called Sir.
Taken from the web There are actually five levels of honor for men and women in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GBE), Knight/Dame Commander (KBE), Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire(OBE), and Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE). Only the first two allow their recipients to use an honorific before their name. >> But what did any of the above names for England to get this honor? Most of those names are American. Of the listed names I recognize, maybe Bono qualifies.
Then we have all the rock musicians who rejoiced in underage sex and openly celebrated it, some of whom have knighthoods and/or OBE. Sir Mick Jagger John Peel OBE Robert Plant OBE Jimmy Page CBE
None of them qualify to be called Sir as they are all Non- English,which was my point in listing them.lol!
Is there any evidence the lead singer of The Rolling Stones indulged in underage sex ??? I don't know what counts as evidence, there's been claims by groupies. Not in an accusatory way, more like fond memoirs. The lyrics to "Stray Cat Blues" would be a small piece supporting evidence, especially the live version where the girl's age was dropped from 15 to 13. In America most states have the age of consent at 18. Either way, if he happens to have remained innocent of the act (something I'm not sure many young men in that position would achieve) he was at least associated with the lifestyle. CBEs and OBEs are supposed to be honours too, and the case against Led Zeppelin (especially Page) is more rock solid. Anyway, I apologise for taking the discussion off-topic.