Wayne Coyne Discusses British Bands

The Flaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne has voiced his opinion on various British acts, saying he doesn't like Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, Duffy or Razorlight.

Speaking to British red-top The Daily Star, the Christmas on Mars star revealed that he thinks the artists are 'too British' for him to relate to them properly."I've never got Arctic Monkeys – they seem too much like a British thing to me. They’re like Oasis,whereby Americans can't really relate to them," he said. "Lots of British people like it but not for me, and I don't like Razorlight or Duffy much either." Coyne did however reserve praise for one British act in particular, adding "I prefer Radiohead - they deserve to win a Grammy. And I'm still a fan of Amy Winehouse but hope she doesn’t become too much of a drug addict."

In other Flaming Lips news, the band have just released their new DVD 'Christmas On Mars', a low-budget home-made movie written and directed by Coyne.

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