Elton John has told Kings of Leon to “lighten up” after the band’s feud with Glee creator Ryan Murphy.
“There’s a big debate going on about the Glee thing at the moment,” John said during an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. “A lot of bands are saying “We don’t want our songs on Glee,” [well] lighten up you assholes! This is a compliment. Also, it sends a positive message out. What the hell is wrong with you guys?
“Two or three of those bands you wouldn’t want to play their music on there anyway, but Kings of Leon, lighten up guys, come on!”
He was talking to a twitter feud that burst out recently after Kings of Leon refused to allow their music to appear on the musical series.
Kings of Leon weren’t the only ones to slam the show. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl recently said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, “It’s every band’s right, you shouldn’t have to do fucking Glee, and then the guy who created Glee is so offended that we’re not, like, begging to be on his fucking show! Fuck that guy for thinking anybody and everybody should want to do Glee.”
Former Guns ‘n’ Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash said of the show, “I fucking hate musicals. It’s worse than ‘Grease’.”
E! Online reports that Ryan “Creator of Glee” Murphy has said, “Fuck you Kings of Leon. They’re self-centered assholes and they missed the big picture,” and in references to Slash’s ‘Grease’ comment, “Usually I find that people who make those comments, their careers are over; they’re uneducated and quite stupid.”
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