Green Day frontman disses Ariana Grande, praises Billie Eilish's "real" pop music

[mayjailer]

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[saemcrh]

The fact that grown adults are lauding Billie Eilish as a ‘real artist’ and using her to tear down other (primarily female) artists is just... corny and embarrassing.

Even more so when you know some of them probably had more organic come-ups than Billie herself.

[genbu_no_miko24]

lol no problem. I remember him saying that but I don't know where I go the Rihanna part from. Although I just figured he was talking about her and all the other pop girls.

[adrock]

he’s who i thought of immediately. he praises billie (which is fine) but in the same breath says he doesn’t really listen to current music, liiiike

and i listened to the podcast ep myself - no need to clarify the rihanna comment

[genbu_no_miko24]

Oh he did specify Rihanna?

Dave Grohl has always self-appointed himself as the connoisseur of real music. So I'm not surprised. He only has praise for girls like Adele, Lorde, Billie, and pretty much any girl who is an atypical pop girl.

[adrock]

oh no, he didn’t. i was just clarifying that i’ve heard him say similar stuff in general. i listen to his interviews for the nirvana bits - he usually just references some amalgamation of the pop girls he looks down on.

[adrock]

oh no, he didn’t. i was just clarifying that i’ve heard him say similar stuff in general. i listen to his interviews for the nirvana bits - he usually just references some amalgamation of the pop girls he looks down on.

[lefaineant]

I remember an article, I think, in Rolling Stone magazine, the Foo Fighters were like this with Lorde calling her the saviour of pop music.

[mary_pickforded]

Agreed and it's especially disappointing coming from him but... men.

[kegarawashii]

i can't believe the idea that every kind of music has its audience and that no kind will be universally loved by everyone is so groundbreaking tbh. the music conflict is as old as time... or as music? and it's annoying because it lacks substance. it's not about music, it's about the cultural aspects loosely associated with music so it's pretty much generational in nature

i am actually very proud of my ability to say "this isn't meant for me" and move on