Exodus’ lead guitarist Gary Holt doesn’t understand all the vitriol aimed at Taylor Swift these days.
During a July 21 interview on the Scandalous Podcast, the thrash metal musician confessed that he’s a big fan of pop music.
I love pop!” he said. “I listen to pop mostly in the car, I don’t listen to metal. … There’s some heavy [expletive] on [SiriusXM] … but I’d rather listen to George Michael, myself.”
Holt in particular said he’s a fan of the omnipresent Taylor Swift and doesn’t understand where her critics are coming from.
“I love Taylor Swift. Why all the hate?” he said. “She’s an extraordinarily hard worker. She’s super [expletive] nice to everybody, and people hate her.”
“She’s just the biggest popstar on Earth and more power to her. I like the songs. I love pop,” he added.
Holt in particular said he appreciated her talents as a songwriter.
“Taylor writes everything. And so, I give her credit,” he said. “She’s a songwriter. And some of these other people, they require massive teams.”
In fact, Holt said that was a big reason why he didn’t care for Beyonce.
“Beyoncé will put out a song, and there’s 30 (expletive) people on it. How can 30 people write a song, all gathered together?” he said. “It’s just like a factory of songwriting. Who even knows who did what anymore when there’s like 20 names on it.”
“I think Beyoncé is the most overrated talent on Earth,” Holt said. “I think she’s marginally talented.”
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