Paul Weller Slags Off Freddie Mercury (Among Others)

Sorry if this has been posted before
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Paul Weller just isn’t in a good mood this week, fresh from saying he’d “rather eat my own shit than duet with him” over rumours he may perform with pap whiner James Blunt at the Brits, the modfather has gone on record attacking some of the biggest names in rock history.

In a interview with Uncut Weller didn’t hold back when launching scathing tirades on the likes of David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Sting, U2 and Bob Geldof.

Weller, who will take home the Lifetime Achievement Award at this years Brits, said of one time winner Geldof: “Bob Geldof. What’d he win it for? Can’t be for his music, man. I mean, if it’s for his charity work in Africa then you can’t knock it, but Boomtown Rats, fuck off.”

Next in the line of fire was Sting, of whom he said: “Fucking horrible man. Not my cup of tea at all. Fucking rubbish. No edge, no attitude, no nothing.”

Then on U2 front man Bono he fumed: “The whole thing of Bono becoming the Pope - what the fuck’s all that about? Pseudo-American rubbish.”

Weller didn’t have any respect for the dead, blasting Queen legend Freddie Mercury. “He said he wanted to bring ballet to the working classes. What a cunt.”

A finally he called the quality of David Bowie’s output into question and his receiving of the Lifetime gong, saying: “Wrong! I like about three records of his. The rest of it’s pish.”

All Gigwise can say is the interviewer must having been rubbing his hands together. Oh, and Weller - remember the Style Council?!
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What a twat! He is absolutely nothing compared to those people. Who does he think he is?

You know, I've never really liked his musical output. And now I have a genuine reason to dislike the guy. Who the hell does he think he is by slagging off all those people. The fact that he doesn't understand David Bowie's musical output shows how much he really knows. That part just sounds like some disgruntled idiot who hasn't a clue.

And that thing he said about Freddie? What a lunatic! He even got the quote wrong, so, did he really get it? Methinks not.


Must be crap to be him!

Peace,
Adam.

Who's Paul Weller?

i love Paul Weller I thought the Jam were mega and Stanley Road a cracking album.

He's entitled to his own opinion not everyone likes Queen you know. Let's not forget Roger slagged The Jam off in an interview with Sounds in 1981 its on the Roger section of the Brian May website.

Paul Weller is known almost exclusively in UK, and yet he hasn't ever had a #1 single in the UK...ok, two #1 albums, but then again... Bob Geldof's group (Boomtown Rats) had two UK #1's, suffice to say that the likes of Queen and U2 and Bowie had pleennnnty. Sting was also far more succesful, esp. in USA, than Weller. Not that sales make the artist, but still.

Paul Weller- well he did support Kinnock so what do you expect from a total loser? Yesterday's man.

lol remember the Band Aid clip at TOTP, he mimed the bit Bono is singin!!!!! ...now THAT'S a cunt xD

I used to like Paul Weller(and The Jam) but what hes said about Freddie Mercury....He's just jealous of Queen's success....Fucking Twat... How DARE HE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..

Funny thing is, I seem to remember that bringing ballet to the masses was a quote by Sid Vicious when he first met Freddie.

Can the moron shut up now?

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Banquo wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
He's entitled to his own opinion not everyone likes Queen you know.[/QUOTE]

I'm happy to accept the fact he doesn't like Queen, it's just that there was no need to call him the worst word in the English language.

I still haven't a clue who this guy is. He mustn't be any good.

who's this lORD ?

can you halp me to understand "where he's from" ...?

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Fireplace wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Funny thing is, I seem to remember that bringing ballet to the masses was a quote by Sid Vicious when he first met Freddie.[/QUOTE]

Hmm... you might be right there!

Peace,
Adam.

For fucks sake just because he has the audacity to say he doesn't like Freddie you jump on him like a ton of bricks. And anyone who says they have never heard of him are either American or don't know anything about music. I can think of loads of great songs he's written "Town Called Malice", "Going Underground", "The Butterfly Collecter", "You Do Something To Me"

Paul Weller is IMHO a fantastic song-writer, good singer and anyone who uses "Cat" as a term of endearment and isn't Huggie Bear is great!