{"id":350158,"date":"2026-01-03T15:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/350158\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T15:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:42:09","slug":"yungblud-claims-that-the-bitterness-and-blind-negativity-he-experiences-is-discouraging-the-next-generation-of-rock-artists-from-trying-at-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/350158\/","title":{"rendered":"Yungblud claims that the \u201cbitterness\u201d and \u201cblind negativity\u201d he experiences is discouraging the next generation of rock artists from \u201ctrying at all\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yungblud<\/a> has addressed the criticism he routinely faces within rock, warning that \u201cblind negativity\u201d in the genre could be doing lasting damage to its future.<\/p>\n

At 28 years old, Yungblud AKA Dom Harrison is one of rock\u2019s most talked-about rising stars, having captured the world\u2019s attention last year with his tribute to Black Sabbath<\/a> at Back to the Beginning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But while some see him as a symbol of the genre\u2019s next chapter<\/a>, others remain unconvinced \u2013 with members of The Darkness<\/a>, for one, recently questioning his place in rock\u2019s lineage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Loudwire<\/a>, the British artist reflects on the level of criticism he routinely faces online, arguing that the \u201cbitterness\u201d aimed at new rock artists can have a far wider impact than people realise. According to Harrison, constant scrutiny doesn\u2019t just affect established names \u2013 it risks discouraging younger musicians from even getting started.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn my third album, a lot of people had an opinion about me,\u201d he says, adding that being so publicly dissected isn\u2019t always easy to navigate.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople like me or people don\u2019t and that\u2019s not always easy to handle,\u201d Yungblud admits. \u201cIt can make you feel really isolated and it can actually deter you as a young musician.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut to be honest, ultimately, I think that\u2019s the reason why I\u2019m fucking here \u2013 to take on the bitterness a little bit because people don\u2019t realise that this blind negativity deters young musicians from trying at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the conversation, Yungblud also reflects on how his love for rock \u2018n\u2019 roll was shaped long before all the online discourse. Growing up in the north of England, he spent much of his childhood immersed in his family\u2019s guitar shop.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the coolest adventure,\u201d he recalls. \u201cMe dad and me grandad had a guitar shop in the north of England and I used to go in every day and I was exposed to rock music at four years old, three years old. I got taught guitar by the guys who would work in the shop \u2013 I got brought up on the good shit.\u201d<\/p>\n

That early exposure, he says, shaped not only his sound but his outlook \u2013 including his affinity for artists who divide opinion. Yungblud points to his bond with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, whom he collaborated with on a reimagined version of his Grammy-nominated song Zombie, connecting over their shared experience of being polarising figures in rock.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsn\u2019t it funny that every fucking great rock star was always hated? It almost encourages you more to use it as fuel and fight back,\u201d says Yungblud.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yungblud has addressed the criticism he routinely faces within rock, warning that \u201cblind negativity\u201d in the genre could…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326264,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,3584,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-350158","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-rock","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}