Morrissey slams the BRIT awards for 'hijacking' modern music
IT'S one of the biggest events on the UK music calendar but former The Smiths frontman Morrissey has criticised the BRIT Awards, accusing them of having "hijacked modern music".
Morrissey has slammed the Brit Awards for hijacking modern music
The 55-year-old singer also took a swipe at "light entertainers" Ant and Dec who are hosting this year's show.
Also on his hit list was guest star Madonna, who he says is "again promoting her frightening career on the Brit Awards even though her music has not ever said anything at all about British life".
Writing on the fan site True To You, the star said the awards: "Do not ask the public who they would like to see receive awards - for that would be to risk too much."
He added: "In the guise of serving the public, the BRIT Awards have hijacked modern music in order to kill off the heritage that produced so many interesting people, to such a degree that we could not imagine anyone who has ever truly affected the course of British music to be on stage at the O2 collecting a deserved award.
Morrissey has labeled this year's Brit Award host Ant & Dec as light entertainment
"The maximum trimmings divert your attention from the fact that Taylor Swift has nothing to do with Coventry or Wrexham."
The rival indie gong The Mercury Prize is not spared either, with Morrissey saying it "lands like a voodoo doll in the hands of the unlucky recipient (who is usually to be found selling mattresses 10 months later)".
Meanwhile, Morrissey recently cancelled a gig in in Reykjavik because of a dispute over vegetarian food.
Morrissey has also taken a swipe at Madonna about her frightening career