Foo Fighters Drummer Slams U2’s ‘Fart’ Of A Record

It seems even Foo Fighters felt a little violated by the blighted promo campaign U2 undertook with their new record, with drummer Taylor Hawkins describing the concept as “horrible”.

Speaking to theMusic.com.au’s Bryget Chrisfield in the lead up to the release of their new record, Sonic Highways, the drum legend slammed U2's plan, drawing comparisons to Big Brother and 1984.

“I mean, I think they probably thought it was gonna be a great idea, ‘Here’s the deal: everybody who has an iPhone, gets your record. And they get it for free!’ And they thought, probably, ‘Well that’s pretty awesome!’ but they didn’t really take into consideration the Big Brother feeling that kinda goes along with like, ‘[In menacing voice] You have the new U2 record’... You couldn’t get rid of it and they actually had to come up with an app to get rid of it, that’s horrible.

“I liked all the YouTube footage of all the crap: ‘What the fuck is this shit doin’ on my phone, dog? Get this shit off my phone, dog!’ Haha, it was like, HAHAHAHAhahaha."

On top of that, Hawkins wasn’t too enthused on the direction the band has taken.

"What happened to U2, man? I don’t think people are that hyped on them,” he added.

“I don’t know that any of that new album has anything great on it,” Hawkins continues. “I listened to it once, but it’s so marred by that whole sort of, like I said, Orwellian, 1984 extreme that it just kinda sounds like a fart any way you listen to it.”

Check out the full interview right here, and find all dates for the Foos upcoming Aus tour in the Gig Guide or on The Music App.