Reality TV
Franz Ferdinand: 'We would fail X Factor'
Published Wednesday, Feb 25 2009, 17:20 GMT | By David Balls
The Glasgow band claimed that they do not have the self-belief required to win a competition like the X Factor.
"We and most of our contemporaries would fail the X Factor auditions. I couldn't sing a Robbie Williams song," frontman Alex Kapranos told Q magazine. "I love the self-belief of those people."
The band, who will open tonight's NME Awards, added that they would be wary of letting contestants perform any of their songs.
"If we were to allow someone to cover one of our songs it would have to be one of the guys who got chucked out in the first round for being so bad," said Paul Thompson.
"There was a guy who sang 'Barbie Girl' in the X Factor auditions. He worked in a chicken factory. He'd be perfect for 'Do You Want To'."
Franz Ferdinand release new single 'No You Girls' on April 6.
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