Jan 10, 2007 • 1 min read

Donny Tourette slags off Arctic Monkeys and praises Pete Doherty

Donny Tourette has criticised the Arctic Monkeys in the Daily Mirror, calling them humourless, while praising Pete Doherty as a legend.

That Donny Tourette bloke has been using his time in the post Big Brother escape limelight to slag off Arctic Monkeys, which seems a bit silly. Surely "buy my records, buy my records" would be a better thing to be saying just now. Then again, there's nothing like an pop feud to keep press interest going, I suppose. Here's what he told the Daily Mirror: "It's about time someone put those Arctic Monkeys fucking wankers in their place. There's no one I despise more. The Arctic Monkeys have no sense of humour, they take themselves so seriously. They're not exactly rock and roll. Not like the Towers". Which all seems slightly hyperbolic - is there really no one he "despises more"? You might find the Monkeys tedious, but I can't see they're really doing anyone any harm.

More favourable words from Donny for Mr Pete Doherty though: "We toured together a little bit and it was totally fucked-up. He's a fucking legend and is totally for real - so don't diss him". Like we would. Ever.

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