The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins addressed his comments about Corey Feldman in a recent episode of his YouTube show Justin Hawkins Rides Again.
“I admire Cory Feldman’s career. I think he’s a brilliant actor. And I actually I firmly believe that this is part of that act. This is an ongoing art project,” Hawkins said.
“I’m just really flattered that the subject of an English dude who sits there with a guitar talking crap about people or talking well,” he continued. “I just think that’s amazing. Thank you, Cory Feldman. And actually I’ve said this before to my friends in privately and on probably on this channel I’d be more than inclined to spend good money on tickets to go and see Cory Feldman. It’s one of my ambitions to see him live.”
“Whether or not it is an art you know method acting project or whether it’s just authentic calamity that occurs, because it’s the things that we’ve seen that are preposterous have been collated and curated over the 30 years that he’s been on the road or not. Who cares? I mean, the thing is it would be really fun, I think. And I’ve always said it’s brilliant,” Hawkins explained.
Feldman previously referred to Hawkins as ‘an English dude who sits there with a guitar and talks crap about people’ in an interview.
“If I’ve offended or upset, and I know how hard it is to be on the receiving end of a backlash, I’ve experienced that myself. So I would never want to inflict that kind of sorrow on anybody whether they’re whether I consider them to be a fellow performer or whoever really,” Hawkins stated. “So if anything that I’ve said has hurt you, Cory Feldman, I am really sorry.”
Hawkins extended an invitation to Feldman: “I’d love to have you on this [show]. Let’s do a long form. Let’s bury the hatchet and have a long-form conversation on here.”
The exchange reveals a complex dynamic in their public discourse.
Content from Justin Hawkins Rides Again showed Hawkins’ earlier speculation about Feldman’s performances. He suggested they might be deliberate artistic expression. In a previous video, he called Feldman a ‘brilliant ingenious fraud.’
The timing of this apology coincides with Hawkins’ active content creation period. He regularly discusses various topics and shares insights about fellow artists on his YouTube channel. His band The Darkness has been celebrating a milestone, as noted by recent reports. They are currently on a world tour marking the 20th anniversary of their album ‘Permission to Land.’
The two artists have never collaborated directly. Both maintain active careers in the entertainment industry. Feldman continues to perform and release music despite mixed responses from critics and audiences.
The situation demonstrates how public commentary affects the music industry. Hawkins has shown a willingness to address and correct potentially harmful remarks about fellow artists.
