Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider had a recent Twitter argument with fans, and slammed hard about Pop & HipHop featurings.
Everything started with fan named Angel Roses’ critics about Hard Rock Cafe’s editorial policy.
Here is what Angel wrote:
“Hard Rock Cafe, as your name speaks for you, can ya stop to put rap and Shakira in your video playlist? Otherwise you should start to reconsider your Brand name, I believe.”
Hard Rock Cafe replied:
“Our walls tell our story – we honor today’s artists because we know they are tomorrow’s legends. We truly believe ‘rock and roll’ is an attitude, and today’s rock stars come from all genres. Music brings us together. That’s what we stand for, it’s what we’ve always stood for.”
Suddenly, Dee Snider chimed in:
“Who is this idiot? Some millennial spouting ‘what we’ve always stood for’ when they weren’t even a consideration to their grandparents at the time of the Hard Rocks inception. Good job promoting the company line though. The ‘metal horns’ at the end were a nice touch. ‘You rock.'”
After Dee’s reaction, the person who runs the company replied, and tried to settle down things:
“@deesnider much respect to you and your career. I work for @hardrock and do everything I can do to keep the Metal alive when I’m at work.”
Then, Dee responded:
“That has always bugged the hell out of me. The Hard Rock Cafe made its name on the backs of Cream, Hendrix, the Who (original hard rock bands) and now… look at them.”
You can see all those tweets below:
Hard Rock Cafè,as your name speaks for you,can ya stop to put Rap and Shakira in your video playlist?
Otherwise you should start to reconsider your Brand name,I believe.@HardRock @HardRockCafeNYC @deesnider @NewYorker #truestory #rocknroll— Angel Roses (@AngelRosesHR) March 21, 2019
Who is this idiot? Some millennial spouting "what we've always stood for" when they weren't even a consideration to their grandparents at the time of the Hard Rocks inception. Good job promoting the company line though. The "metal horns" at the end were a nice touch. "You rock."
— Dee Snider (@deesnider) March 22, 2019
Millenials everywhere 💔 right now by @deesnider
— Hard Rock (@HardRock) March 22, 2019
@deesnider much respect to you and your career. I work for @hardrock and do everything I can do to keep the Metal alive when I’m at work. 🤘🏻(p.s. you can fact check me through my @twitter feed. I’m not a millennial)
— RockPeeps™ (@rockpeeps) March 22, 2019
I really appreciate it,buddy.Said by a Legend like you means a lot to me.But I did not come out to start an argue with them,I just wanted to understand why they keep ruining the name "Hard Rock"!
Did you read their silly answer to me?But I answered back tuff— Angel Roses (@AngelRosesHR) March 23, 2019