Noel Gallagher Hates Hip-Hop...

Damn. I guess I should too.

Here's the full interview.
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W: When I worked with George Michael on Comic Relief, he
said that when they were in Wham! they used to listen to Joy
Division all the time. When I asked them if there was a part
of them that really wanted to make that type of music he said
no. He just accepted that they did one thing and Joy Division
did another. Are you always looking out for new influences,
or can you listen to another type of music and just leave it
where it is? What about hip hop?

NG: I fucking despise hip hop. Loathe it. Eminem is a fucking
idiot and I find 50 Cent the most distasteful character I have
ever crossed in my life. It's so negative. Eminem's new song
about his kid - isn't it the most ridiculous piece of music
you have ever heard in your life? I just don't like the
dragging women around on dog leads and all that stuff. I'm
not fucking having that.

DW: I don't really get it either. I suppose it's a fantasy
that some people have...

NG: I'm not saying they're directly responsible but that's
how you end up with these fuckin' gangs of youths with hoods
stabbing people. I'm not saying they need to sit around
listening to 'All You Need is Love'. But kids are so fuckin'
thick these days that they are very easily influenced, aren't
they?

DW: What do you put that down to?

NG: I think it's a sign of parents being idiots.