Sharon Osbourne has weighed in with a rant about U2 calling the members of the band “middle-aged political groupies.”
The new U2 album Songs of Innocence, and the associated campaign giving it away free, have received their share of criticism as has the band for the route they have taken with their career.
First there was the fact that the album was placed in 500 million people’s iTunes playlist, ready to be downloaded. Rapper Tyler, the Creator publicly criticized the move, Tweeting “Its legit like waking up with a pimple or like a herpes. I did know you were on my phone. What the f**k.”
Now it is Sharon Osbourne taking to Twitter with critical words on the situation, not for the download but the precedent it is setting for the music industry. On Monday, she said:
“U2 you are business moguls not musicians anymore. No wonder you have to give your mediocre music away for free cause no one wants to buy it.
Guys nothing is for free, how much you making? PS, btw you are just a bunch of middle age political groupies….
Whose political ass are we going to pull you out of today? Or are you front row at another tragic fashion show?…
Jimmy Iovine, iTunes, U2, you’re a bunch of megalomaniacs. FUCK YOU!”
Here’s how to say NO to @U2’s new record that was forced upon you by @iTunes – #NoThankU2 – http://itunes.com/soi-remove
Sharon continued the rant the next day:
“This is an invasion of my private space. My entertainment space…
“…Shame on you, what about up-and-coming artists who need to sell their music? #TheTalk”
And again today (Wednesday):
“One more example of how fabulous Bono is. Curing world hunger one Louis Vuitton suitcase at a time”.
One more example of how fabulous Bono is. Curing world hunger one Louis Vuitton suitcase at a time. http://t.co/lkIzp4XGDn
— Sharon Osbourne (@MrsSOsbourne) September 17, 2014
Osbourne has courted controversy with other artists numerous times over her career, most notably during the inaugural year of Ozzfest when she pulled the plug on Iron Maiden three times during one of their sets and threw eggs lead singer Bruce Dickinson.
Even on Tuesday, she started to stir up trouble with an opinion on Kanye West:
“People go to Kanye’s shows for the rants, not the music anymore”.
Tyler the Creator added his voice to the U2 argument earlier in the week.
GET OFF MY FUCKING PHONE. YOU COULDNT COME UP WITH AN ACTUAL MARKETING IDEA? FUCK @U2 I DONT WANT YOU. FUCK BONO. I DIDNT ASK FOR YOU IM MAD
— Tyler, The Creator (@fucktyler) September 12, 2014
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