“The best [band we’ve shared a stage with] is probably The Hives, they’re a great live band. [As for the worst] Oh boy, I have to go with Bon Jovi.” - Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) in Kerrang Magazine recently.

Oh you’d think this was just a nice compliment, but if anyone remembers Jon Bon Jovi didn’t take too nicely to Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist’s stagecraft back when they exploded onto the scene. This is more than a compliment, thank you BJA.

Here are some relevant archived quotes -

Bon Jovi in Q Magazine (2003):

“Most of the fashionable bands don’t sell records and I don’t necessarily care for them. I listened to some of the latest darlings and they blow. Who’s the one who thinks he’s Mick Jagger and James Brown? Pelle from The Hives? He can suck my dick! Fuck that fucking bullshit fake, become your own person and get the fuck out until you do.”

Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist when someone brought it up (2007):

“I guess it’s scary when a new alpha male turns up on the scene and the old alpha male has to scoot off to the side.”

(Source: hivescake)

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    gonna get this quote like, tattooed on my forehead, because nothing has never been more relative to my life and please...

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    TWO OF MY FAVOURITES IN ONE I LIKE IT

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