Well, there you have it.
Some people like Queen, some don’t.
Some people like Joy Division, some don’t.
It’s almost as if music taste is a subjective thing.
If that makes Fontaines British, they are definitely in my list (which I haven’t shared).
That rule also makes Freddie Mercury Tanzanian, so those banging on about Queen need to button it.
When Pat Nevin was still playing, and was ‘coming out’ as different, and substantially cooler than your average footballer, he did an interview (I think with the NME) in which he said his favourite band was Joy Division.
The Sun printed the interview, almost verbatim.
However, they claimed he...