From Liam Gallagher, the Arctic Monkeys to Kanye West and Thom Yorke. Here are musicians who use Twitter a lot but rarely like other people’s tweets.
Some musicians, like Ariana Grande, hand out tens of thousands of Twitter likes, perhaps as a way of showing thanks to their fans; others, like Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, don’t like any tweets at all. But there’s a strange strain of big-name musicians who have only ever liked one tweet, from Kanye West to Liam Gallagher. Read into their choices what you will.
Thom Yorke (from Radiohead)
Yorke famously scrubbed most of his tweets before the release of his band’s 2016 album A Moon Shaped Pool, and the only tweet he’s liked since then is Radiohead’s tweet announcing the first single from the album, Burn The Witch, on May 3.
What it says about him: Thom likes his own work more than the good things other people are tweeting about it. Not a bad thing.
Radiohead - Burn The Witch. https://t.co/e23f3Qo6oy
— Radiohead (@radiohead) May 3, 2016
Liam Gallagher (from Oasis)
Liam likes to go on Twitter to talk about his dissatisfaction with today’s music scene and to throw shade at his brother, Noel. With a person known to be on Twitter all the time, Noel rarely likes tweets. His only like was awarded to a fan who replied to one of his tweets in January with the post below.
What it says about him: He likes it when fans chant about him like he's a football player.
@liamgallagher HE TWEETS WHEN HE WANTS HE TWEETS WHEN HE WANTS OH LIAM GALLAGHER HE TWEETS WHEN HE WANTS
— Simon Milstayn (@s_milstayn) January 10, 2016
Kanye West
Does Mr West’s choice reflect his state of mind in 2010? Has he changed since? We just don’t know.
What it says about him: At one point in time, Kanye thought getting wasted all the time was the key to a good time. Now he's married and has two kids, so that might have changed.
Life is a fucking waste of time, time is a fucking waste of life, so get wasted all of the time & have the time of your life.
— KFUCKINGP (@KFUCKINGP) September 25, 2010
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles voiced their support of the LGBT community on June 13, following the killing of 49 people at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. This fan’s response is the only tweet the band have ever liked.
What it says about them: They give a shit
@CRYSTALCASTLESS I LOVE U ♥ ETHAN thankU
— WAffLessॐ✨ (@Wafflesv) June 13, 2016
Beastie Boys
What’s this?! Beastie Boys have singled out and gave in to the system? It’s Jenny Lewis’ She’s Not Me video, which is full of references to Golden Girls. So okay then!
What it says about them: They really like Jenny Lewis' She's Not Me video. Or they accidentally clicked 'like' on their phone. One or the other.
here it is. the new video for "she's not me" @BuzzFeed http://t.co/VzsWUDyIdI #shesnotme pic.twitter.com/fVqm4alI8b
— jennylewis (@jennylewis) May 27, 2015
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys’ only like is one of their own tweets, in Perth, Australia. Well, it does look pretty decent, doesn’t it.
What it says about them: This could be their favourite gig ever.
Perth. pic.twitter.com/urrdgp1GXI
— Arctic Monkeys (@ArcticMonkeys) May 13, 2014
#y101fm #alwaysfirst #rhythmofthecity #buzzoftheday