David Bowie didn't just talk the talk when it came to a passion for R&B music. He walked the walk by openly questioning MTV on its lack of early-era diversity.
We know the video mania of the early '80s prompted many of our favorite rockers to make some ill-advised decisions, but the MTV era also produced some noteworthy triumphs.
Pundits found plenty of reasons to take issue with this year's MTV Video Music Awards, but as far as Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is concerned, the biggest problem with this year's show was a glaring lack of rock 'n' roll.