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Roger Daltrey of the iconic rock group The Who, has lamented the lack of purpose or feeling among the current generation of songwriters and artists.
In a recent interview with the Mail on Sunday, the singer slammed artists such as One Direction saying: “Here we are with the world in the state it is in, and we’ve got One Direction. Where are the artists writing with any real sense of angst and purpose?”
Elaborating on the lack of movements and scenes in the current generation of music artists, Daltrey explained: “There are no movements at the moment: we had mod and then there was punk, but it’s so hard to start a movement now. Unless it’s ISIS.”
Recently, One Direction were accused of plagiarising The Who’s ‘Baba O’Reilly’ on their hit single ‘Best Song Ever’. Guitarist of the group, Pete Townshend however did not seem to care, saying: “I could hear a bit of The Who in it, but so what? Considering the stuff we ripped off over the years, it doesn’t really matter.”
The Who earlier this year revealed their latest song, their first since 2006, ‘Be Lucky’. The royalties from the track will benefit Daltrey and Townshend’s Teen Cancer America charity.
The band will be heading out on tour again at the end of the year. For more information and tickets visit here.
Listen to the band's new track 'Be Lucky' below
