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Ariel Pink has attacked fellow 4AD artist Grimes as 'completely stupid and retarded' regarding her accusasions of misogyny.
Speaking to the Guardian this weekend, Pink defended his attack on Madonna's career, that Grimes described as 'delusional misogyny'.
"I was only repeating what Interscope told me about why they needed me," he said. "They’re not my opinions. It’s clickbait journalism. The media lies to us all the time, and we always believe the media. Then Grimes – who’s completely stupid and retarded to believe any of it – jumps in and has her two cents. I’m not a misogynist. Maybe she’s angry that I’m the male version of her, who was at 4AD before her."
In an entertaining encounter, Pink also revealed that being described as a dork is the gravest insult he's received, that he believes the Wesboro Baptist church are "free speech advocates" and that he loves paeodphiles "like Jesus loved paedophiles".
The best analysis of his often provocative opions? “Everybody’s full of shit. The more sense they make, the more full of shit they are.” He also announced that, despite what he said earlier in the piece, "I am a misogynist! Yes, I have to deal with that.”
Watch: Picture Me Gone by Ariel Pink below
Pink will also be playing a gig at London's Scala today (17 November), on the same date as his albm Pom Pom is released. For more information and tickets visit here.
Pink has also announced a European tour for 2015. The tour dates are below:
March 2015
Sunday 1st - Le Grand Mix, Lille France
Monday 2nd - Trabendo, Paris France
Tuesday 3rd - Electric Ballroom, London UK
Wednesday 4th - Old Market, Brighton UK
Thursday 5th - Epicerie Moderne, Lyon France
Friday 6th - Elita, Milan Italy
Saturday 7th - Locomotiv, Bologna Italy
Sunday 8th - Mascotte, Zurich Switzerland
Monday 9th - Mousonturm, Frankfurt Germany
Tuesday 10th - Bremen Theatre, Copenhagen Denmark
Wednesday 11th - Postbanhoff, Berlin Germany
Friday 13th - Melkweg, Amsterdam Netherlands
Saturday 14th - Vooruit, Ghent Belgium
Sunday 15th - Beursschouwburg, Brussels Belgium
