Sheffield band the Arctic Monkeys have admitted to being fans of the Kylie Minogue track ‘Get Outta My Way‘, but have said pop superstar Lady Gaga is not their ‘cup of tea’.
After drummer Matt Helders revealed he ‘really likes’ ‘Get Outta My Way’, frontman Alex Turner agreed with the sentiments, saying: “Yeah, that’s the thing when you talk about pop music dominating. It’s not like it’s all **** and we’re dead against it. That’s not the case at all, because there are some great pop songs.”
However, when asked by Shortlist whether this view stretched to Lady Gaga, whom Turner is quoted as saying he is a fan, the singer was slightly less complementary.
“I don’t know if I did say that – it may have been a bit twisted. Some of it is nonsense, but it’s not like we’re completely trying to destroy it,” he continued. “And if we do V Festival we can get right into the nucleus. But no, Lady Gaga – it’s not my cup of tea, that.”
The majority of copies of Arctic Monkeys’ new single ‘Hellcat Spangled Shalalala‘, intended for release this week, was destroyed in the Sony warehouse firehouse, meaning remaining stock was instead distributed on the band’s official website.