Bryan Ferry apologises for Nazi comments
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Roxy man says sorry after Jewish uproar 16 April 07 - Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry has apologised after praising Nazi iconography in a German magazine.Talking to Welt am Sonntag, he said the Nazis "knew how to put themselves in the limelight and present themselves...I'm talking about the films of Leni Riefenstahl and the buildings of Albert Speer and the mass marches and the flags. Just amazing - really beautiful." Jewish leaders in Britain condemned the comments and called for Marks and Spencer to drop Ferry as a model. In a statement released today however, Ferry said he was "deeply upset" by the publicity surrounding the interview. He continued: "I apologise unreservedly for any offence caused by my comments on Nazi iconography, which were solely made from an art history perspective. I, like every right-minded individual, find the Nazi regime, and all it stood for, evil and abhorrent." Lord Janner, former president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and vice-president of the World Jewish Congress, said he was glad Ferry had said sorry.He told the BBC: "His original remarks were thoroughly offensive. He was insensitive, it was ill-conceived and wrong. I'm extremely glad that he's seen that for himself and he's decided to apologise."Jody Thompsonwww.bbc6music.co.uk....then again the North Koreans can put on a good show;.
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