Foals frontman Yannis claims 'David Guetta is basically bulls**t'
Yannis Philippakis calls the DJ an 'abomination'
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Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis certainly isn't out to make friends in the world of dance music - the singer has labeled David Guetta 'bulls**t'.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Philippakis doesn't hold back with his opinion when asked what he thinks of 'poppier' DJs like David Guetta.
"David Guetta is basically... it's not even something that really makes my blood boil because it is just bulls**t," Philippakis said. "It is an abomination but there needs to be bad music around. You need Jilly Cooper novels and pulp, trashy culture. Plus, some people like s**t music.
"I don't like David Guetta and I don't like that style. What bothers me more really is that a lot of hip-hop is being played over those backing tracks, and I find that a shame because I like hip-hop a lot."
He also spoke about the 'comeback' of guitar music, which is set to take over 2013. When the 'resurgence of guitar music' was mentioned, Philippakis once again shared his honest opinon.
The 'Inhaler' singer said, "I think that statement is bulls**t. If drum 'n' bass won't die then guitar bands ain't going nowhere. It's just something that people say to try and add interest to what is essentially a very pedestrian thing to talk about. Nothing really changes; you've just got slight vacillations of progress in music."
Yannis Philippakis onstage at Olympia, London in 2009
He continued, "There's always going to be guitar bands; it's whether some programmer or media hobnob in West London decides to say whether it's in or not. It's just to do with the transparency of it rather than how exciting it is.
"Often the most exciting moments in guitar music are when there's no attention on it. Burial was putting stuff out when there wasn't this supposed dubstep/electronic monopoly. When people say, 'It's the reign of the guitar band', that's when the worst records get put out."
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