Mumford and Sons: “They are like 18th century
squires who ride out on the estate and go on the hovels where their
fans live and tell them everything must stay the same. Mumford and Sons
are the modern version of “you should know your place”. They’ve gone
back to an old cultural folk music – some of which was very radical and a
way of challenging power in the world – stripped it of any meaning, and
reworked it into this nostalgic thing and put it together with stadium
amplification. I can’t bear it, it makes me cry.”
My sentiments exactly, although I stop short of tears...
Skrillex: “It’s
extreme music which is kind of entertaining but it doesn’t tell you a
story. It’s a mood, and to be rude it’s a zombie mood. Things like
Skrillex are the remnants of the old music carrying on in a kind of
zombie-like exaggerated way. It’s stuck, it’s not going anywhere.”
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