THE HOLD STEADY STAR: 'MOTLEY CRUE ARE EMBARRASSING THE INDUSTRY'

Last updated: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

THE HOLD STEADY STAR: 'MOTLEY CRUE ARE EMBARRASSING THE INDUSTRY'

THE HOLD STEADY frontman CRAIG FINN has accused fellow rockers MOTLEY CRUE of 'embarrassing' the music industry by failing to age gracefully.

The Hold Steady performing at Connect Music Festival 2007 at Inverary Castle. Argyll, Scotland - 01.09.07

In a blistering attack on the music industry, the rocker also accuses funk metallers Red Hot Chili Peppers of being "bland".

He says, "You have artists like Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young that have aged very well and then you have a thousand other examples that have aged poorly.

"Anything that's part of a trend or a group hasn't aged well, like hair metal. Motley Crue didn't age very well and even Red Hot Chili Peppers are terrible now. That doesn't even sound like rock n' roll to me. It's kinda like bland, elevator (music)."

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Source: WENN

| Wednesday, March 12, 2008

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