12 Huge Music Artists Who Hate Their Own Songs

We bet they don’t hate their bank balance though…

Some songs are truly iconic and are played over and over again on almost every radio station or at any big event that you attend. You may roll your eyes when you hear it but there’s no escaping the fact that 20 seconds in you’ll be stood with your arms in the air belting it out word-for-word like you’re in the midst of Glastonbury. You see music artists play their biggest hits at gigs and festivals and witness the crowd completely immersed in their lyrics, singing it back to them louder, and you think “wow, that must be one of the most amazing and surreal feelings in the world.”

And yeah, it probably is pretty special for them- the first fifty times they play it. However, after a while songs can really start to get under your skin and it can all become a bit torturous. When an artist records a song, they slave away over it for months, making sure that every little detail is perfect before they unleash their artistic gift to the world.

Surely, they must love everything they create, right? Nope.

Some artists have admitted to despising some of their own biggest hits (even though it probably made them filthy rich). There’s just no satisfying these creative types…

1) The Smiths- What Difference Does It Make?

It’s one of their most instantly recognisable songs, but Morrissey is not a fan of What Difference Does It Make?, which appeared on the band’s self-titled debut album. He has stated that it’s his least favourite Smiths songs due to his lyrics, which he finds, “facile and mildly embarrassing”. We’re going to have to agree to disagree Mozza…we love it.