I'm not saying C.R. is a whore that will sell his services to anyone w/strings attached BUT we all cannot loose site of the fact that it is a business.I'm sure (for example) if i ran a company that would put on an event like this and was a C.R. fan (as i am) i would hire him to play.THat's not to say i'd demand he'd play the corparate theme song done to one of his tunes but rather LET HIM PLAY.I'm sure that most musicians that hire themselves out have standards that they stipulate in a contract.JUst because someone is "a rich jet setter" it does not mean they don't appreciate C.R.If you recall C.R. himself flew in a Lear Jet on his Stoney Road tour.
I deal with a company that hired Bill Clinton to speak @ thier event and i know for a fact that he was given no instructions as to the content of his speach.I'm not a huge Bill Clinton fan but face facts he's at least as famous as C.R.
AS i say this is a business and this is how people like C.R. make thier living.
Jim