POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has responded to critics over his decision to auction his "beautiful" Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust Turn-O-Graph watch via eBay.
Commented Rockett: "So, IÂ'm a bit of a watch collector. More so now than in the past. I recently picked up a Green Milgauss Rolex. Love it! I have a few other oddities, but I wear the new Rolex the most.
"I decided to sell my 2006 Rolex because it isnÂ't a collectorÂ's watch and I havenÂ't worn it even once since I got the new one. Besides, IÂ'd prefer to set some of the memories attached to the watch aside.Â'Toss it up on eBay,Â' everyone kept telling me. Fine, so I did. Now IÂ'm all over the crap press with people saying shit like, Â'Oh, he must be broke!Â' and bullshit like that. Holy fuck! Do I have to be on the skids to sell something? Do I have to keep everything I ever bought or in the publicÂ's eye IÂ'm going broke? What the fuck? Geez! IÂ'm far from broke, ya fuckinÂ' douche bags! IÂ'm just unloading a watch because I ainÂ't wearinÂ' the fuckinÂ' thing!
"For fuckÂ's sake!"

February 4, 2009 / 615 reads






