* Cowell defends boybands ;)

Tue, 28 Sep 2004


If you're going to diss boybands, don't do it in front of Simon
Cowell.

According to reports, Brian McFadden (him again) has called boybands
a "dying breed".

Gasp!

Surely that's blasphemy to anyone under the age of sixteen?

But the Irish singer, who's currently going through a painful split
with his wife Kerry, told Pop-Music.com that the public don't want
to see groups "dancing around" any more.

McFadden, who left Westlife to go solo, lost weight and just had a
No1 with Real To Me, has enlightened us by saying that choreographed
all-male outfits have been overshadowed by the likes of Busted and
McFLY.

"A band like new British all-boy group V just run around the stage
in luminous tops and spiky hair. It's already been done," he droned.


"Boybands dancing around isn't going to work ever again. Busted and
McFly are what the kids seem to love. They're so big at the moment
because they're new and are very good."

But Cowell, who's made a fortune out of men wearing tight T-shirts
and singing ballads, isn't having any of that Irish drivel.

"There is a market for everybody. Pop music from boybands and
girlbands will definitely make a strong comeback so people like
Brian McFadden should just go away and stop yakking about things he
doesn't know about."

That told him.

Source: MegaStar.co.uk
credit: [westlifes_castle]