Kasabian Star "X Factor Is A Pile Of S***"
Published Thursday, 26th November, 2009 at 3:19 PM
Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan is the latest musician to slam ITV1 singing contest The X Factor.
The 'Fire' rocker feels sorry for the way singers like Jedward and Susan Boyle are treated by the show, and he's also angry at the impact it has on the music-buying public.
"Everyone gets sucked into the TV screen for The X Factor." Meighan told the Daily Record. "The nation is in a trance. I can't believe how appallingly low we have gone as a nation for people to watch that pile of s***. It's appalling music. It's shocking.
Tom went on to vent: "Simon Cowell must be laughing. For him, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue, who has had very few pop hits in her life, to sit there and judge people, it's incredible.
"Kids are watching that and want to be on it. Where is the push for new music for kids? It is an appalling programme." The singer continued.
As for the contestants who've gone to achieve fame after starring on talents, the musician added: "The twins, John and Edward, are poor kids who don't know what is going on. They have lost their heads. These kids have no idea.
"Look at Susan Boyle. It is appalling what they have done to her. She doesn't know, does she, bless her. Poor thing. They are making her into this massive star and it is ridiculous.
"It will torture her for the rest of life. She is not ready for it and she is not made for it. She is being manipulated. It's horrible."
