Don Henley has lashed out at Kanye West and Frank Ocean.
The Eagles singer/songwriter has labelled Frank a “talentless little prick” after previously threatening to sue him when the rapper used The Eagles’ song Hotel California on his track American Wedding without permission.
He said: “I didn’t think he was cool. I thought he was a talentless little prick. And I still do.
“Some of these young kids have grown up in a world that doesn’t understand or respect copyright material or intellectual property. They look at songs as interactive playthings.”
When asked by The Guardian if he would be more comfortable if a more established artist, such as Kanye West, sampled his music, Don said: “No, I’d be just as pissed off. I don’t like him, either” and Don also hit out at Kanye’s claims that he plans to run for President of the United States in 2020.
The musician, who has a new country album Cass County, scoffed: “He won’t be president. He’s either incredibly arrogant or incredibly insecure, or some combination of the two.”
——————————————————————————————————————————————
Never miss a story! Get your free Noise11.com daily music news email alert. Subscribe to the Noise11 Music Newsletter here
Listen to the Noise11 Music News channel now at iHeartRadio
Follow Noise11.com on Facebook and Twitter
more from music-news.com
