Wednesday 25th July 2012 by Charlie Teasdale | Photos by wenn.com

What the music stars are saying about the Olympics

"Men will watch football and ladies vollyball only!"

The Reverend Jon McClure: "Olympics hype makes me laugh. Most blokes will watch football, 100m final and ladies beach volleyball only haha." (Twitter)

Hilltop Hoods: "Made the mistake of turning on TV for 5 minutes. Welcome to planet Earth, where everything is made out of Olympics." (Twitter)

Paul McCartney: "I would of thought Beckham would be first choice because of his huge contribution to getting to the Olympics. But some idiot decided otherwise." (Shortlist)

John Lydon: "[The Olympics] are of no consequence to me. Britain can''t afford it. It''s destructive." (Hitfix)

Liam Payne. "My girlfriend''s cheerleading in the Olympics. It''s pretty cool." (NBC)

Cheryl Cole. "We''re inviting people from all over the world to race or do whatever. So everybody''s welcome." (Capital FM)

Mick Jagger. "I love the boxing because you get to see more bouts and young talent. You don''t get the rest of the stuff with big-time boxing, with all the build-up and the bullshit." (Evening Standard)

Noel Gallagher. When asked if he would be making a song for the Olympics, he replid, "Eurgh%u2026 No%u2026 Gymnastics? No." (Q)

Tags: Cheryl Cole, Paul McCartney

Pop stars have a tendency to give their opinions on things, whether their asked for it or not. With the Olympics just around the corner, musicians and bands alike have started piping up and giving their two cents on all things athletic.

From Paul McCartney talking about Beckham being left out of the British football squad, to One Direction’s Liam Payne being smug about his girlfriend getting involed in the event, we’ve gathered up all the criticisms and congratulations we could find, just for you.

Click through to find out whose saying what about the greatest sporting event in the world.

What the music stars are saying about the Olympics

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