In a recent video on his YouTube channel, Ola Englund discussed Chad Kroeger’s response to Nickelback criticism, where the singer expressed frustration with constant questions about his band’s reputation.
The guitarist shared his thoughts on Chad’s statement, saying:
“I can completely understand the situation. And with all the memes and the f*cking trolling culture of today, it’s just so insanely easy to bash a band like Nickelback, for instance. Or any band, for that matter.”
He then explained the difficulty of hearing such things for Nickelback members:
“How can you not take offense when you hear sh*t like this day in and day out and day in and day out? I mean, you can have really thick skin, but at some point, it’s just not gonna protect you.”
After talking about his excitement to watch Nickelback’s new documentary, ‘Hate to Love: Nickelback,’ Englund mentioned something he’s always admired about Nickelback:
“I haven’t really listened that much to Nickelback. I only just remember that whenever I heard their albums, that their snares were just freaking sick. Like, the snares of all their albums have been incredible.”
He continued, recalling his memories of the Nickelback tracks:
“And I remember back in the Andy Sneap forum days, I was like, ‘How do I get that sick snare?’ And we were sitting there analyzing these Nickelback songs, like ‘That snare is amazing.’ But the music, I just don’t have any… I obviously hear, like, all the classics. But other than that, all I’ve heard about them has been the people that have made fun of them.”
Kroeger’s words that Ola reacted to came forward not long ago during a chat with People. The frontman talked about the ongoing criticism the band receives and how he has grown tired of it, noting:
“I’m over it. If somebody stuck that thing in your face every single day and said, ‘The whole world hates you like this, the whole world hates you.’ What do you have to say about that? Every single day. Every day. Would there be reluctance on your behalf to talk about it? Would you get pissed off? Would you be over it after a while?”
Their new documentary, ‘Nickelback: Hate to Love,’ had its first screening at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8. This film explores the ongoing criticism and jokes targeted at Nickelback by online communities.
You can watch his entire video below.
