Jann Wenner: "I laugh at that criticism"

On March 5th, Jann Wenner, editor at Rolling Stone, defended himself from all the charges in the media that Rolling Stone has sold it's ass cheaper than a trick at the Tony Soprano's Bada Bing Club. Here is a private portion of his Billboard Interview with Carla Hay:

Carla Hay: Others say the magazine has gotten soft. How do you respond?

Jann Wenner: "I think the criticism is bulls--t. I laugh at that criticism."

Disturbing laughter echoes through the blogosphere.

I refer readers to The Corsair Award, granted December 27, 2003:

"The Most Irrelevant Magazine pirate goes to Rolling Stone. I am of two minds on the subject. First, May 3, 1998, to me, was the day the music died. Rolling Stone Magazine, the embodiment of hip counterculture colluded with the Giuliani adminitration as a corporate sponsor for "Family Day" to displace the Million Marijuana March from Washington Square Park. No lie.

"Also: putting April Lavigne on the cover of March 2003 was a very sad reminder that even though the music has died at Rolling Stone, the stink still lingers like a fucking puddle of stillwater at 1290 Avenue of the Americas."

And the criticism laughs right back at you, Jann, baby.