Jun 19, 2008 • 1 min read

Skinner wants his free cider

Mike Skinner has complained on his blog that South African cider brand Hunters is using his music in ads without sending him promised free product.

Mike Skinner has been complaining that he is yet to receive a free lorry load of cider from the South African cider brand that is using one of his songs in their current ad campaign.

Writing on his blog, The Streets man says: "I just got an email today telling me that my music is (still) being used by Hunters cider in South Africa. This reminded me that the last time they asked me I thought I asked for them to send me some product so I could test it out. I could not imagine the grief that my music was being used to represent a beverage that I didn't like the taste of. I'm hoping that one day I receive 10 palettes of silky sweet apple-based party lubricant that I can share with every person who enters my house for a year. Now that the [free] Reebok trainers [which Skinner used to endorse] have dried up, Example's got his Nando's deal, I want my South African cider affiliation".

On a more musical theme, Skinner also revealed that he will soon head to LA to finish off his fourth album.

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