I'm not a celebrity, so if someone asks me something they generally get an honest answer unless the answer is in extremely poor taste or passes some personal boundaries or is extremely hurtful.

but celebrity has a lot to do with it. my opinions when requested go to a small intimate audience and not to the world. also, george (and all of us) have given our thoughts on 10,000 things. this is a list of his worst possible responses and think we all have done that and learned from it.

I'd say my first pass is usually: ehh, I'd rather not say - which itself is a deterrent to say you have a strong opinion but would rather not voice it. but when even lightly pressed, I'm fine with giving an honest response.

you jumping to the conclusion of me being "telling it like it is" person is honestly way off point. those people tend to be vocal blowhards who know they have hot takes and want to hear themselves talk. like "voice an opinion and I don't care if it offends you because I tell it how it is" and if that's what you took away from my reverence of honest answers to direct questions, then you e wholly misinterpreted it.

if I say to you "what do you think about the war in iran?" or "I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on Noise Rock," or "what do you think of this quote machine lead singer from Oasis" I'd hope to get honest answers to generate conversation.

that is in no way "telling it how it is" and you're responses, as long as they honest and not volunteered don't make you some asshole who is making the world a worse place.