Nugent initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional vocalist of the Amboy Dukes , a band formed in that played psychedelic rock and hard rock. After dissolving the band, he embarked on a successful solo career. His latest album, Detroit Muscle , was released in Nugent is known for his use of the Gibson Byrdland , his bluesy and frenzied guitar playing, and his energetic live shows.
In the late s and early s, he was part of the supergroup Damn Yankees. In , he embarked on a farewell tour known as the "Adios Mofo Tour". Since the s, Nugent has drawn attention for his outspoken conservative political views and his vociferous advocacy of hunting and gun ownership rights.
He has made a number of statements against advocates of gun control ; in one case, the Secret Service investigated him based on his comments about Barack Obama. Since , Nugent has been one of Donald Trump 's most outspoken supporters, [ 8 ] and has performed at several of Trump's rallies and campaign events.
Viator High School in Arlington Heights. Nugent grew up in a military family; his father was a career army sergeant. Nugent himself never served in the military, although he came of age during the height of the Vietnam War. In and interviews with High Times magazine and the Detroit Free Press , Nugent claimed he deliberately failed his draft physical by eating nothing but junk food for days beforehand, and urinating and defecating in the same pair of pants for one week.
Nugent denied this story in a appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience , claiming that he invented the story for his and his band's amusement, because news sources at the time often published inaccurate information about them, and that he wanted to mess with the "dirtbag" and " hippie " writers of High Times a marijuana -themed magazine , because he was "hardcore anti-drug". Nugent's claims to Rogan are contradicted by his Selective Service record. The first lineup of the Amboy Dukes played at The Cellar , a teen dance club outside of Chicago in Arlington Heights, Illinois , starting in late , while Nugent was a student at St.
