During a new appearance on the latest episode of The Jasta Show, Randy Blythe slammed the Grammys.
The Lamb of God frontman said he doesn’t watch the Grammys, even though he was happy that Gojira won. He explained that most Grammy voters don’t know much about metal and have to vote in every category.
He added, “I’m very proud of Gojira that they got this, and I’m not trying to denigrate their achievements or anything, but the Grammys mean f*cking nothing to me. I have five nominations.”
“They don’t even send me the invite anymore because I auctioned my Grammy medallions off for charity,” Blythe revealed.
The singer went on to say, “To quote Flavor Flav, who gives a f*ck about a goddamn Grammy? Not me. I don’t care. I don’t care about prizes and I don’t need a cookie. If I made what I like, it’s cool. If that’s important to someone else, fine. But I don’t give a f*ck.”
In 2007, Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler said Blythe was boycotting the Grammys, even though their band was nominated for ‘Best Metal Performance’ with the song ‘Redneck,’ via Blabbermouth.
The musician explained, “Randy, in his own mind, is staying true to his rock roots and boycotting the show. He’s been calling us sellouts in rehearsal. But we never asked for this. As long as we’re creating the music we’re happy with, what other people think is irrelevant. To me, it doesn’t feel like we’ve sold out to anything.”
In 2018, Blythe sold his Grammy medallion and certificate for the band’s song ‘Redneck’ for $3,050, according to Loudwire. The money went to Blythe’s sister-in-law Bianca, who was fighting Stage 3 breast cancer.
Blythe had auctioned the medallion before, donating the money to research for Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy in honor of his friend Todd. The winning bidder later returned the medallion to Todd’s kids.
