AP Dhillon responds to outrage at him smashing guitar at Coachella, compares himself to Kurt Cobain
nme.comCoachella 2024, while comparing himself to Kurt Cobain.The Indo-Canadian artist delivered a set on the Sahara stage at the festival in Indio, California last Sunday (April 14).Dhillon has since shared footage of himself destroying his metallic gold ESP LTD Kirk Hammett V guitar during a dramatic part of the show.
He honoured the late Indian rapper/singer Sidhu Moose Wala by performing ‘Brown Munde’.However, his act of smashing his instrument led to widespread condemnation from fans.
One user wrote: “The guitar that has provided you with life, love, peace, success, and respect – you end up breaking it! Not cool at all.”Another said: “Pop artists break guitars to look cool.
They try to imitate rock/metal artists not realising that they break their guitars out of the adrenaline rush and intensity of playing the instrument.A post shared by AP DHILLON (@ap.dhillxn)“It always hurts to see the poor instrument face the wrath of these wannabes.
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