Disturbed's Draiman Reacts to Beyonce's Best Rock Performance Grammy Nomination: 'When Did It All Become Rock?'
The vocalist says that while he respects all nominees, something has clearly gone wrong.
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The singer tells Billboard: I have mad respect for all the artists in this category, including and especially Jack White [who appears on the Beyonce track that was nominated].
"Is it strange [to be up against Beyonce]? I think the reason you asked the question is because it is. It definitely stands out - like, one of these things is not like the other, you know? But what are you going to do?
"What bothers me is that everybody in this category are giants of the field. These are the biggest of the big, the people who made a serious impact this year. Those boys in Twenty One Pilots did some damage this year. And Bowie, a posthumous award happens all the time, and who more deserving? It's crazy the amount of talent in this category.
"When did it all become 'rock'? If you look at every other genre, there are so many categories and sub-categories. For rock, this is all we’ve got, so everything ends up being jammed into these four categories.
"Is it diverse? Absolutely. It’s too diverse! When you can have, with all due respect, a Beyonce and a Disturbed in the same category, something has gone wrong. Not taking anything away from her whatsoever, we're just very different from each other."
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