Aug 11, 2006 • 1 min read

Mark E Smith doesn't praise Monkeys

Mark E Smith tells Arena Homme Plus that Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys should open chip shops, and jokes about setting up a musical Stasi to license bands.

So, Mark E Smith isn't raving about Arctic Monkeys, however raving he may be in general.

He told Arena Homme Plus: "I think that the Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys should open a chain of chips shops in North Yorkshire. I think that the East Germans had it right, actually. Every group used to have to have a permit. Until they came up with anything culturally relevant, like a classical composition. I think they should bring them in here. I should start a musical Stasi. If you can't play in fookin time, then fook off back to the factory."

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