Manic Street Preachers: How we wrote The Masses Against the Classes | Off The Record

James Dean Bradfield, lead vocalist and guitarist for Manic Street Preachers, looks back to their 2000 hit single The Masses Against the Classes, revealing the origins behind the song.
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[@lionelfraser3316]

Lost my mother at 14, love the power of your music.

[@lionelfraser3316]

Thankyou, sorry for the delay in reply.

[@lionelfraser3316]

I don't think we're anywhere near the quality of MSP but I. love that song.

[@fingerscrossed2453]

If You Tolerate This Then Your Children Will Be Next seems more fitting in the current situation But as usual the Times bets it wrong. And there is nobody here to acknowledge it. The legacy media media is killing itself. Get some decent journalists

[@fingerscrossed2453]

@Blue&Green ffs...

[@underneonloneliness2]

They need to make more songs like that. Heavy guitar rock is the way to go.

[@leopheard]

Anyone remember the interview JDB did in Cuba at the time of the Havana gigs? He said during the interview "this new era has made me think about the end of the band", I took that, in 2001, as "maybe they've got another 2 or 3 albums left" but here we are, 23 years and 8(?) albums later?

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Thank goodness for that! Love the Manics.

[@andrewdevine3920]

Maybe they wrote it after just listening to 'Entertain Me' by Blur... Just saying...

[@orif9607]

No one listens to blur though, not even blur.

[@guff9567]

Isn't your lead singer in prison for doing something unspeakable with a baby?

[@SeanOConnor86]

Wrong band

[@fuzmaginty5822]

what u on about buddy?

[@guff9567]

@@fuzmaginty5822 Ian Watkins

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Wrong band bro, you’re thinking of Lostprophets. It would have only taken you a quick Google to find that out before writing your comment, but there you go.

[@guff9567]

@@bigbowlowrong4694 I see prophets and preachers can easily get confused, as both start with the letter "P".