Black Keys Drummer Says Nickelback Are 'Crap'

Having already spent a portion of 2011 taking Twitter shots at Lady Gaga, Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney is kicking off 2012 with another feud ... only this time, he's setting his sights on Nickleback.

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"Rock and roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world," he says. "So they became OK with the idea that the biggest rock band in the world is always going to be sh--. Therefore, you should never try to be the biggest rock band in the world. F--- that! Rock and roll is the music I feel the most passionate about, and I don't like to see it f---ing ruined and spoon-fed down our throats [with] this ... horrendous sh--. When people start lumping us into that kind of sh--, it's like 'F--- you,' honestly."

Maybe he hasn't heard "Bottoms Up." Of course, in the interview, Carney was equally harsh on himself, saying he "suck[s] at the drums" and admitting that he agrees with most folks who call him awkward. But the most savage of his criticisms are definitely directed toward Nickelback. (A spokesperson for the band did not respond to MTV News' request for comment.) We may be witnessing the birth of our first great rock feud. Though 2012 is just five days old, it looks like it's going to be a big year indeed.

Whose side are you on in the brewing rock and roll feud? Sound off in the comments below!