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Arctic Monkeys Begin Hating On Live Earth

4:12PM Jess McGuire | In a recent interview, British wunderbrats Arctic Monkeys revealed they think the Live Earth concept is a bit of a farce, and that’s why they won’t be appearing at any of the concerts being held around the globe on the 7th July. British rock group Arctic Monkeys have become the latest music industry stars to question whether the performers taking part in Live Earth on Saturday are suitable climate change activists. “It’s a bit patronising for us 21 year olds to try to start to change the world,” said Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, explaining why the group is not on the bill at any of Al Gore’s charity concerts. “Especially when we’re using enough power for 10 houses just for (stage) lighting. It’d be a bit hypocritical,” he said in an interview before a concert in Paris. Bass player Nick O’Malley chimes in: “And we’re always jetting off on aeroplanes!” Large parts of the band’s home town of Sheffield, an industrial city in northern England, were flooded at the end of last month after a deluge of mid-summer rain that some blamed on global warming. Two people were killed. But the band wonder why anyone would be interested in the opinion of rock stars on a complex scientific issue like climate change. “Someone asked us to give a quote about what was happening in Sheffield and it’s like ‘who cares what we think about what’s happening’?” added Helders. “There’s more important people who can have an opinion. Why does it make us have an opinion because we’re in a band?” We don’t like it when bands don’t appear to understand how integral a bloated sense of self-importance is to one’s showbiz career. You’ll never get to stand on a stack of telephone books next to President Bush whilst donning wrap-around shades and making a hip peace sign with your fingers if you keep that attitude up, lads! We think we’ve figured out the real reason why the Arctic Monkeys aren’t playing at Live Earth. The truth is, they LOVE global warming. They are gesturing emphatically at climate change in a way that screams “Bring it, bitch!” Because somewhere deep in their withered young hearts burns an unholy desire to see the ice caps decimated, the strength of the sun bearing down so furiously upon the poles of the earth that primates are able to move themselves there and live happily and healthily until the end of their days… and the time of the arctic monkey will have begun. (boom boom) More »