Roger Daltrey might have spent the last five decades as the frontman of one of rock’s most exciting and daring groups, but it seems that he draws the line at rock music, revealing he feels that hip-hop “hasn’t evolved” at all.
The Who frontman has been in the news a little bit over the years, with his past comments in regards to immigration and the #MeToo movement drawing quite a bit of criticism.
“Why would any rock star need to push themselves on women?” Daltrey said of the #MeToo movement back in May. “Usually, it’s the other way around. I’d like to have £1 for every woman that screws my ass. Mick Jagger would be a billionaire out of it.”
“If it was going to be in the rock business, it would’ve been out by now. It would’ve been out a long time ago. I find this whole thing so obnoxious. It’s always allegations and it’s just salacious crap. Like the allegations against Pete [Townshend] when he got arrested [in 2003].”
Now, the rocker has opened up about the state of current music, revealing his thoughts on genres such as hip-hop in the process.
Speaking to Rolling Stone about his new record, As Long As I Have You, Daltrey was asked his thoughts on Kanye West, given their recent records were both released on June 1st. However, it soon became clear that Daltrey doesn’t care too much for hip-hop.
“It’s kind of meaningless to me, to be honest with you,” he began. “I like some of the rhythms of rap. But [it] hasn’t gone anywhere from the first record [that] ever came out with those kind of rhythms, has it?”
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“Has hip-hop evolved? I don’t think it has at all,” he continued. “I do think Eminem is still one of the most creative people in that whole arena. He’s fabulous. I love him.”
The rest of the interview did happen to give a bit more insight into Roger Daltrey’s thoughts on The Who, with the rocker not only admitting that he’s unsure of what the future holds for the band, but that the group’s 1971 hit ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ is the one song he’s sick of performing live.
“That’s the only song I’m bloody bored shitless with,” he explained. “I don’t know why, but I’m being honest.”
“All the others I can approach like I’m singing for the first time. I don’t know what’s happening there psychologically. Maybe it’s the song, but I never seem to be in the same pocket where I’m singing it for the firsts time.”
Check out Roger Daltrey reluctantly singing The Who’s ”Won’t Get Fooled Again’:
