Pet Shop Boys star Neil Tennant slams current popular music as ‘narcissistic and processed’ as he throws shade at Oasis and Taylor Swift and insists 1980s were ‘the golden age of pop’
The synth-pop duo were given the award for their ‘contribution to the world of pop music, including the groundbreaking sonic and visual spectacles they create for their fans.
And after picking up the gong, they celebrated by performing a mash-up of their song West End Girl and a cover of David Bowie and Mott The Hoople’s hit All The Young Dudes in front of an audience of huge pop stars, including Raye and Tyla.
However, speaking to The Mirror afterwards, Neil slammed today’s artists, saying current pop music is ‘narcissistic’ and wasn’t groundbreaking like it had been in the 80s
The Pet Shop Boys’ lead vocalist Neil Tennant has taken a swipe at today’s biggest music artists, as he claim pop music has ‘fizzled out’ since the ‘golden age’ of the 1980s.
On Sunday night, the English singer, 70, and his bandmate Chris Lowe,
The synth-pop duo were given the award for their ‘contribution to the world of pop music, including the groundbreaking sonic and visual spectacles they create for their fans.
And after picking up the gong, they celebrated by performing a mash-up of their song West End Girl and a cover of David Bowie and Mott The Hoople’s hit All The Young Dudes in front of an audience of huge pop stars, including Raye and Tyla.
However, speaking to The Mirror afterwards, Neil slammed today’s artists, saying current pop music is ‘narcissistic’ and wasn’t groundbreaking like it had been in the 80s.
He said: ‘She fascinates me as a sort of phenomenon because she is so popular. I sort of like the whole thing but then think, where are the famous songs?
‘What is Taylor Swift’s Billie Jean? Shake it Off? Is it though? I listened to that the other day and it is not Billie Jean.’
While Neil took particularly umbrage at her writing about her ex-boyfriends, saying: ‘To have a successful pop career now you have to have a series of relationships which are amazing and then break up tragically.
‘I sometimes wonder what the other half of the relationship feels about this. People don’t write songs like Karma Chameleon any more.’
Neil met his musical partner Chris randomly in a hi-fi shop on London’s King’s Road in 1981 and they’ve remained dedicated to holding pop to a higher standard ever since.
With hits such as It’s a Sin – the Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50million records worldwide and were listed as the most successful duo in UK music history in 1999.
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