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And Finally
The Enemy discuss new LP, “parasitic” Simon Cowell
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 14 May 2012
The Enemy have given a sly boost to the promotional campaign for their forthcoming LP, ‘Streets In The Sky’, by publicly declaring that Simon Cowell is a “parasite”.
Speaking to NME, Tom Clarke of the band said that the Cowell-created ‘X-Factor’ was an “exploitation of people with miserable lives”, adding of the Syco mogul: “He wants a new Rolls Royce. [That’s] understandable, the new one looks amazing. [But] he’s a parasite off people who’ve had bad lives”.
Turning that critical gaze inward, Clarke went on to comment on the two LPs his band has released to date, saying: “We were disappointed with both albums because both of them had something missing. The first album we’d nailed the songs, and the second album we’d nailed the sound but the songs weren’t right”.
He continued: “It feels like we’ve now got a solid platform to build on to release more albums. Now that we know it’s possible and we know how to do it and who to do it with, it feels okay”.
Well, third time’s the charm, as they do say. ‘Streets In The Sky’ is out on 21 May.
