Sonic Youth star criticises Lavigne

Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore has hit out at young artists Avril Lavigne and John Mayer.

The 49-year-old American musician recently teamed up with Yoko Ono, and has claimed that she is far superior to 'Girlfriend' singer Avril and Your Body Is A Wonderland star Mayer.

"I am playing with Yoko Ono, and she's well past 70 and she rocks. Neil Young rocks. It's certainly not John Mayer or Avril Lavigne. Those people don't rock," he told Spin magazine.

"If that's the young generation in the culture, then [forget] it. In the underground, the old guys are cool. I like the fact that the older we get the more we can rock."