Radio presenter Ken Bruce sparks backlash for Taylor Swift remarks
“I’ll play her on my station when she writes something that isn’t about her ex-boyfriends”
The former BBC Radio 2 presenter, who now hosts a show on Greatest Hits radio, made the comments in a recent interview with The Mail On Sunday.
All her songs are the same,” he claimed. “I’ll play her on my station when she writes something that isn’t about her ex-boyfriends.” He went on to say that “great radio songs have three beats and then they’re straight into the song, not these long intros that she does.”
Bruce also remarked that Swift may not appeal to his listeners anyways, as “we’re a 70s, 80s and 90s radio show as our core audience is older.” He added that “we do early noughties and 2010s, not very many but we expect people to know things from recent and current music – only the biggest names, though
The comments have sparked fury amongst Swifties online, with one commenter writing: “Tell me you’ve never actually given her music a chance without telling me. men are so quick to parrot that talking point. News flash, men write about their relationships just as much. Grow up.”
Meanwhile, another X user wrote: “Bit disappointed – could’ve just said that the radio station is for older music.” However, they also went on to recommend the song ‘Marjorie’ from ‘evermore‘, adding: “Get the tissues at the ready”. See some more reactions below:
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