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Kasabian have hit out at the conservative nature of modern bands, with Serge Pizzorno saying some people "don't deserve to be doing this job".
Speaking in a double interview with Noel Fielding for this months edition of The Big Issue, he lamented the current state of affairs. He said that most bands would rather sit in with "chicken and broccoli" than get out there and cause "carnage".
"I won't expose any bands but there's nothing more depressing than seeing a band come off stage at a festival, go back stage and just flip their laptop open, at online shopping. And have some chicken and broccoli," Pizzorno told the magazine.
"I'm thinking, 'Are you not gonna have a drink now? Cause some carnage?' And they're like 'Naw mate, gotta watch the weight'. Fuck that, you don't deserve to be doing this job!"
"A lot of bands are so fucking earnest and serious," added Fielding.
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"[Kasabian frontman] Tom [Meighan]'s dad once said to me, 'I'll give you a tenner if you'll run on stage and bite Serge's arse', at the Isle of Wight Festival. I got on stage and bit his arse," he added.
"I do get disappointed by how conservative young kids are. When I made Luxury Comedy it was f**king insane and all people could say was, 'Oh, he's on drugs'. I thought, 'You're 20!' When did imagination disappear?"
"You're not gonna get a band like Slade again, working-class boys in red f**king trousers and mirrors on their top hats."
Kasabian's full UK tour dates are below. For more information visit here.
Wed 19 November - GLASGOW SSE Hydro
Fri 21 November - LEEDS First Direct Arena
Sat 22 November - BIRMINGHAM LG Arena
Sun 23 November - CARDIFF Motorpoint Arena
Tue 25 November - BOURNEMOUTH BIC
Wed 26 November - BRIGHTON Centre
Fri 28 November - NOTTINGHAM Capital FM Arena
Mon 01 December - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Tue 02 December - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Thu 04 December - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Fri 05 December - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Sat 06 December - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Fri 11 December - NEWCASTLE Metro Radio Arena
Sat 12 December - MANCHESTER Phones 4u Arena
Sun 13 December - SHEFFIELD Motorpoint Arena
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