B.J. LISKO 1 year ago

Lizzo Shares Why She Thinks Nickelback Gets “Too Much S*it”

Earlier this year while making the promo rounds for their new album, “Get Rollin’”, Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger talked with Full Metal Jackie about how the band’s detractors have actually helped the group’s longevity.

“Well, I’ve been saying that for years,” Kroeger explained. “All the detractors, all the haters, all the keyboard heroes, they have no idea how much they keep us in the press loop. It’s hilarious.”

“Those people that would love to see us go away, if they really wanted to see us go away, they would just shut up. Because all those bands that came out with us at the same time are all gone, because nobody said anything about them. They all just sort of disappeared. But we’ve really kind of spun this whole negative thing into a positive thing. And here we are. [Laughs]”

Pop star and hip-hop artist Lizzo weighed in on an episode of CBC’s “Jam or Not a Jam,” on why she thinks Nickelback is the target of so much hate.

“Why do people not like Nickelback?” Lizzo asked as Nickelback’s 2001 hit “How You Remind Me” fills her headphones.

“Nickelback gets way too much shit,” Lizzo continued. “I think that this is a jam. … It has a beautiful climax.”

Lizzo added while trying to sing along, “I don’t know the words, but everybody knows this melody. … The beat dropout? Sh*t. … I think they get a lot of sh*t because he [Kroeger] had a curly blonde perm. That’s the only reason why they get sh*t. Because this is an amazing song.”

Nickelback responded recently in Instagram saying: “Thank you Lizzo for the kind words!” and included Lizzo’s clip.

Kroeger previously has said Nickelback found kinship with Def Leppard and AC/DC in being the target of excessive criticism.

“It’s funny because we were at the American Music Awards, and we were presenting, and we presented to Def Leppard,” Kroeger said. “And when we walked backstage afterwards, Joe Elliott and Phil Collen turned to me, and they were just, like, ‘Dude, thank you so much.’ I’m, like, ‘For what?’ They were, like, ‘For taking the trophy. We get to pass the baton to you for being the most hated band in the world now.’ And I was just, like, ‘Oh, yeah. ‘Cause I want that.’”