The most outrageous rock star insults
7 February 2024, 08:00
Nobody can be horrible about musicians quite like other musicians. Here are some of the most notorious rock star insults.
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"I'll p*ss on f**kin' Radiohead, because of all this pomposity."
Billy Corgan and Thom Yorke. Picture: Everett Collection Inc/MediaPunch Inc/Alamy Stock Photo Billy Corgan on Radiohead (Antiquiet,2012)
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“Dave Grohl is just a sub-mediocre kind of guy who does this ‘nice guy’ nonsense.”
Courtney Love and Dave Grohl. Picture: PA Images/LANDMARK MEDIA/Alamy Stock Photo Courtney Love on Dave Grohl (MySpace, 2007)
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“If Morrissey says not to eat meat, then I’ll eat meat. That’s how much I hate Morrissey.”
The Cure's Robert Smith and Morrissey. Picture: Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo Robert Smith of The Cure on Morrissey
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“I can’t f**king stand them. F**king fat c**t, with his lipstick and all that bollocks. He is my age as well, isn’t he? He’s a f**king knob end."
Paul Weller and Robert Smith of The Cure, both pictured in 2022. Picture: PA Images/Gonzales Photo/Alamy Stock Photo To Record Collector, November 2022
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"I'd rather eat my own sh*t than duet with James Blunt."
Paul Weller and James Blunt. Picture: Geoffrey Robinson / dpa picture alliance / Alamy Stock Photo Paul Weller On James Blunt (Daily Mirror, January 2006)
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“Liam is the angriest man you'll ever meet. He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup."
Liam and Noel Gallagher. Picture: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Noel Gallagher On Liam Gallagher (Q magazine, 2009)
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“She’s very insecure. I heard the work she did with my friend Brian, aka Danger Mouse. It’s very middle of the road."
Damon Albarn and Adele. Picture: Graham Tarrant/Reuters/Alamy Stock Photo Damon Albarn on Adele (The Sun, 2015)
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“It was one of those ‘Don’t meet your idol’ moments. It was sad, and I regret hanging out with him.”
Adele and Damon Albarn. Picture: Matt Crossick/Alexi/Alamy Stock Photo Adele on Damon Albarn (Rolling Stone, 2015)
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"Harry Styles has got nothing to say for himself - nothing. You alright, mate? ‘Uhhh.' That’s it. The gig will never die because you can’t download it. You can’t download spirit."
Noel Gallagher and Harry Styles. Picture: AKPhoto/Ernesto Rogata/Alamy Stock Photo Noel Gallagher on Harry Styles (Esquire, 2015)
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“Guns N’Roses are really talentless people, and they write crap music.”
Kurt Cobain On Guns N' Roses (The Advocate magazine, February 1993)
Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose. Picture: Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo -
"F**king Chewbacca should enjoy his 15 minutes."
Noel Gallagher and Lewis Capaldi. Picture: Gonzales Photo/REUTERS/Alamy Stock Photo "Who's this Capaldi fella? Who the fuck's that idiot?" Noel demanded to Radio X back in 2019. Delighted by the attention from his hero, the young Scottish singer took to the stage wearing a parka and Noel t-shirt, leading the former Oasis man to respond by saying: "F**king Chewbacca should enjoy his 15 minutes. The greatest day of his life that I slagged him off or called him an idiot." They've since patched things up, however.
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"I'll hear TV commercials where I think it's me. Half the time, it's the Black Keys."
Jack White and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. Picture: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo Jack White On The Black Keys (Rolling Stone, May 2014)