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The Enemy
TheBoyDeadly by TheBoyDeadly December 21st, 2007

The article’s been up for a week already, and previous form indicates as such anyway, but the Enemy’s Tom Clarke really is an irredeemable tosser, isn’t he?

Pretty basic, but a fact that’s worth constant reiteration. Clarke was talking to Gigwise, here’s what he said:

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On Heather Mills…
“Put your leg back on you whining attention seeking money grabbing heartless witch. Money can't buy you love, love.”

On his album of the year...
“REV AND THE MAKERS. The State Of Things: earlier this year when I first heard ‘Heavyweight Champion of the World’ on the wireless, I was convinced that Ian Brown and Pulp's bastard child had been unleashed for the masses to dance, drink and screw to. Then a large speech bubble screaming "Fuck Bush Fuck Blair" from the megaphone mouth of front man Jon McClure in a page of the New Musical Express got me all excited at the prospect of a working class band with something to say other than "red light indicates doors are secured".

“It's not just 'Heavy Weight Champion of The World', or ‘He Said He Loved Me’, the singles are there and they're bangers undoubtedly, but the rest of the album is packed with lyrics that relate directly to the normal, 206 driving, kebab eating, trainer wearing Oasis loving millions of common people.”

New Year resolution...
“I'm trying to cut down on Kebabs.....Doherty hasn't got a patch on my donner (sic) addiction.”

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Brilliantly irritating. Apparently even Arctic Monkeys are too esoteric for this harrumphing, damp-panted goon for mediocrity.


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