The Vaccines have had a swipe at pop princess Rihanna, saying that she is not a "real artist".
The band told Digital Spy that the 'We Found Love' singer is merely the front for a large team of songwriters and producers. Guitarist Freddie Cowan said: "Rihanna isn't an artist - she has 15 writers, 15 songwriters and 15 producers all fighting for space on her albums and she's the face of it,."
Freddie continued: "I have nothing against it, but I don't want to be associated with it."
When asked about Rihanna's collaboration with Coldplay - in which they sang 'Princess of China' - Freddie suggested that it lacked "artistic merit" due to the Bajan popstar's presence.
The band told Digital Spy that the 'We Found Love' singer is merely the front for a large team of songwriters and producers. Guitarist Freddie Cowan said: "Rihanna isn't an artist - she has 15 writers, 15 songwriters and 15 producers all fighting for space on her albums and she's the face of it,."
Freddie continued: "I have nothing against it, but I don't want to be associated with it."
When asked about Rihanna's collaboration with Coldplay - in which they sang 'Princess of China' - Freddie suggested that it lacked "artistic merit" due to the Bajan popstar's presence.
"I've never heard that song, but it's Coldplay - they'll do whatever they can to be the biggest band on earth, to be bigger than U2," he said.
"They do it really well and they've never put out a bad album so hats off to them. I have nothing against those collaborations because I don't feel you can judge people, but I don't think I'll ever be involved in something like that. It needs artistic merit."
The Vaccines' new album Come of Age is released September 3. Coincidence or publicity stunt?!
"They do it really well and they've never put out a bad album so hats off to them. I have nothing against those collaborations because I don't feel you can judge people, but I don't think I'll ever be involved in something like that. It needs artistic merit."
The Vaccines' new album Come of Age is released September 3. Coincidence or publicity stunt?!
