The Rolling Stones lash out at Donald Trump for using one of their tunes to end fiery convention
The legendary Brit rockers join the league of artists blasting Trump for using their songs
THE Rolling Stones have ripped into Donald Trump for using one of their hits at the Republican Convention.
Trump, 70, closed his keynote speech at the event, where he was crowned the party’s White House nominee, with their number You Can’t Always Get What You Want.
It came after he played Stones classic Start Me Up at another rally in May — prompting the Brit rockers to request he “cease all use immediately”.
After he used the second track in Cleveland on Thursday, the Stones’ Twitter account said: “The Rolling Stones do not endorse Donald Trump. You Can’t Always Get What You Want was used without permission.”
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Other artists have also blasted Trump for using their music. Relatives of late Beatle George Harrison hit out yesterday after his daughter Ivanka walked out at the convention to the Fab Four’s Here Comes the Sun — penned by George.
George’s estate said in a tweet: “The unauthorised use of HereComestheSun is offensive & against the wishes of the George Harrison estate.
“If it had been Beware of Darkness, then we may have approved it!”
Queen also complained after Trump used We Are the Champions.
Others upset have included Adele, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and Earth Wind and Fire.
Experts say the convention has a licence giving them access to some record labels’ full repertoire. The Trump campaign did not comment.