In the July issue of Men’s Journal, Kid Rock talks about his commitment to Detroit, working out with Laird Hamilton and his “Chillin’ the Most Cruise.” I didn’t know what to expect,” Rock says of the four-day cruise. “I said it was either going to be the best time of my life or the absolute worst. And it was the best. It was one of the best times I’ve ever had. An absolute riot.”

Other highlights:

On drinking without drugs: “Whatever your thing is, if it’s pills, cocaine, smoking weed, when you slow that down—which I’ve done a lot of—you’ve got to relearn how to drink. That’s the f**king hardest part. You used to be able to go all night. Finding that balance has been interesting. I still black out here and there, but nothing too serious.”

On caring about what people in Detroit think of him: “I really care about what people think of me in this town, because my son is here, my family is here, my roots are here. I don’t give a sh*t anywhere else, but here I’m very conscious of it.”

On his least favorite type of movie: “The Hilary Swank movie where you walk out of there with tears and just feel terrible. I can’t handle it. I just want to see somebody fall off a ladder, the boy and girl go home to a big pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and feel great about myself. I don’t want any drama in my life — not even in a f**king movie. Not even when it’s… What’s fake? Is it fiction?  Even if it’s fiction, I don’t want it. I just want to be happy and have fun.”

I love how he says he hate’s Hilary Swank movies… ha! At least he’s honest!

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Kid Rock is planning on making his third appearance for a Country awards show this year!

People magazine has more:

Rock is among the first guests announced exclusively to PEOPLE for the inaugural CMT Artists of the Year. The singer, who hosted the CMT Awards in June and performed “Born Free” on the CMA Awards in November, will present one of the trophies to the 2010 Artist of the Year winners: Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band.

Martina McBride and Paramour’s Hayley Williams will share presenting duties with Rock. And during the 90-minute special, honorees will be treated to performances of their hits by just-confirmed artists Adele, Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Maroon 5 and Darius Rucker.

Song selections are hush-hush, but speculation is that Adele, the British two-time Grammy award winner might perform CMA Group of the Year Lady A’s “Need You Now” since she has cited the trio as a creative influence on her new album 21, due out in February 2011.

Academy award winner Kevin Costner, who earned his hillbilly bone playing the Grand Ole Opry with his country-rock band Kevin Costner and Modern West, will host the show, CMT Artists of the Year, which airs Friday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. ET on CMT.

Will you be watching???

Christina Aguilera insisted on vanilla-scented candles and four black bath towels and the Jonas Brothers requested room temperature apple juice as part of the their backstage riders at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday.

New mom Aguilera also asked for a space heater and two bottles of Veuve Clicquot champagne as part of her pre and post-performance dressing room package and the Jonases added eight Red Bull Sugar free beverages, plus 6 regular Red Bulls and 24 pieces of California sushi rolls as part of their list of requirements.

The backstage lists, obtained by In Touch Weekly, also reveal Rihanna likes to chill out with Trish McEvoy blueberry candles, Buffalo wings and roasted chicken, spiced with jerk seasoning before shows, and Kid Rock requires Chap Stick, white crew socks and low fat raspberry yoghurts.

According to the publications, the four acts’ demands were met.

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Kid Rock has found an advantage to insomnia – he came up with the idea for his hit song All Summer Long during a restless night.

The star, 37, hasn’t slept properly in a long time – because he can’t stop dreaming up new tunes.

And he puts his recent hit – which samples Warren Zevon’s Werewolves of London and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama – down to another sleepless evening.

He says, “I haven’t had a full night’s sleep in years. My brain never stops. So I put a notepad by the bed and recorders around the house. It was during the early hours I got the idea for All Summer Long and it turned out to be huge.”

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Kid Rock has hit out at talk show queen Oprah Winfrey – because he “doesn’t believe” in her politics.

Chatshow host Winfrey has urged her viewers to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, turning up at last week’s Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado to support the politician.

But Rock insists the media mogul’s rally around the Illinois senator has caused him to question his own vote.

He says, “When they all go, ‘I’m voting for this guy,’ I go, ‘That’s not who I’m voting for!’ …I love Barack Obama. I hate Oprah Winfrey. (No), I don’t hate her. I just don’t believe in her.”

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Kid Rock has been sentenced to 12 months probation and six hours of anger management classes after being arrested at a restaurant in October last year.

The singer, whose hit All Summer Long is riding high in the UK singles chart, has also been fined $1,000 and sentenced to 80 hours of community service for his role in a fight at a restaurant selling waffles in Atlanta, Georgia, the city’s Journal Constitution website reports.

The singer entered the Waffle House restaurant after performing at a concert in the area and allegedly soon became involved in an altercation with another customer.

The scuffle apparently took place after a man, identified by the media as Harlem DeJon Akins, approached a woman in the Cowboy star’s entourage and began speaking to her.

Soon afterwards Rock apparently intervened and a fight ensued which damaged property at the restaurant.

Rock, born Robert J Ritchie, pleaded no contest at a court in DeKalb county, Georgia, to one count of simple battery, while four other counts of battery were dropped.

In September 2007, Rock and Tommy Lee, both former husbands of Pamela Anderson, exchanged blows at the MTV video music awards. The former later said that he had hit Lee for disrespecting him.

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Kid Rock has backtracked over his recent controversial comments encouraging people to “steal” his music, insisting he was only joking.

The star – real name Robert Ritchie – posted a bizarre rant on video sharing website YouTube.com last week after announcing he is boycotting paid download website iTunes until they give him more money to sell his music.

In the video footage, Kid Rock claims he is happy to let fans download tracks for free because he’s “rich”. He then urges kids to steal laptops, MP3 players, cars and gas from retailers – because big businesses can afford the loss.

He said: “The whole debate on downloading music has gone too far. There are record companies suing kids. You can illegally download my music, steal it if you will. Because I’m f**king rich…”

“What I would encourage you to do? Let’s level the playing field. Steal everything. If you want a new MP3 player or a computer… Do you know how much money Apple and Microsoft have? Go in there, get a new laptop and run. You need a new car? Go steal a Toyota.”

But the 37-year-old is adamant his rant was meant in jest.

He says, “I was just trying to have some fun with it.”

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