On a recent episode of “The Jasta Show,” Jamey Jasta‘s video podcast, LAMB OF GOD‘s Randy Blythe was asked if he watched this year’s Grammy Awards.
“No, bro. No… I was happy that GOJIRA won [in the ‘Best Metal Performance’ category this year]. There’s the homies. I’ve been a longtime backer of them. But I don’t ever watch the Grammys,” Randy said (as transcribed by Blabbermouth).
“The thing about the Grammys, and I’ve been told… People are always, like, ‘They don’t know anything about metal,’ and, ‘They don’t know anything about this,’ and, ‘Why did this person win?’ Most of the members of The Recording Academy, and I’ve been informed this, they don’t [know much about metal]… ‘Cause you have to vote for every single category. You can’t be, like, ‘I’m into metal. I’m a member of The Recording Academy. I’m gonna vote for this, because that’s my expertise.’ No. You have to vote for every single category. So half the time, a member of The Recording Academy, who is some member of the record industry, whatever, hands it to their secretary and says, ‘Fill this out.’ It’s not a jury of your f**king peers.”
“I’m very proud of GOJIRA that they got this, and I’m not trying to denigrate their achievements or anything, but the Grammys mean f**king nothing to me. I have five nominations,” he continued. “They don’t even send me the invite anymore because I auctioned my Grammy medallions off for charity.
“To quote Flavor Flav, who gives a f**k about a goddamn Grammy? Not me. I don’t care. I don’t care about prizes and I don’t need a cookie. If I made what I like, it’s cool. If that’s important to someone else, fine. But I don’t give a f**k.”
GOJIRA‘s “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça Ira!)” won Best Metal Performance at the 67th annual Grammy Awards. The band performed the song, a rendition of the French Revolution-era standard “Ah! Ça Ira!”, at the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony.
The nominees in the “Best Metal Performance” category were as follows:
* GOJIRA, MARINA VIOTTI, VICTOR LE MASNE – “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça Ira!)”
* JUDAS PRIEST – “Crown Of Horns”
* METALLICA – “Screaming Suicide”
* KNOCKED LOOSE (feat. Poppy) – “Suffocate”
* SPIRITBOX – “Cellar Door”
Source: metaladdicts.com
