Long Songs, Short Attention Spans | Birmingham News

Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 4, 2026 · 1m

Joe Rogan and Tommy Lee dive into the dying art of patience in entertainment, blaming streaming culture for our obsession with instant gratification. Rogan raves about Lynyrd Skynyrd’s epic nine-minute “Free Bird,” furious that labels chopped it for fear fans couldn’t handle its length — a symptom of corporate greed prioritizing profit over art. Tommy echoes this, recalling how Mötley Crüe shut out label meddling to preserve their creative vision. They also drop wild trivia: current Mötley guitarist John Five co-wrote on Skynyrd albums — proving timeless music outlives lineups and trends. The…