The Chainsmokers generate as much heat as they do hit singles. Their most recent album is ranked among the worst of the year by critics — though it does have its boosters — and even their fellow musicians seem to take glee in trashing the band. That’s more than a wide-enough opening for dance music’s resident crank to fit through.
Deadmau5 delivered a rant worthy of the person whose entire career started thanks to a bit of finger-pointing. He took to Twitter to trash their Coldplay collab “Something Just Like This,” pointing out the cello-like inconsistencies in the lyrics.
achilles and his…. gold? U MAD COZ HEEL DOESNT RYHME WITH "OLD"? fucking morons.
— Goat lord (@deadmau5) June 20, 2017
…you know, just like ColoneI sanders was best known for his ILLEGAL STREET RACING.
— Goat lord (@deadmau5) June 20, 2017
At this point, Zedd jumped in to tell Deadmau5 to calm down.
you need to shut the fuck up.
— Goat lord (@deadmau5) June 20, 2017
While that obviously didn’t go well, it did prompt the producer to explain himself.
sorry, i just made the terrible mistake of listening to a chainsmokers song. at least the first 6 seconds of it. i was trying to do somethin
— Goat lord (@deadmau5) June 20, 2017
Then, he said he was “100% convinced” that the group are sh*t, focusing in on another questionable line.
I ALSO NEED TO LEARN HOW TO UNROLL A SUIT @thechainsmokers i used to just say you were shit for fun. now im 100% convinced you're shit.
— Goat lord (@deadmau5) June 20, 2017
To hear him tell it, Joel did give the band a fair shake.
you know what i did tho? for real. listened to the "top whatever songs" just to see if i was about to be blown away. nope. just dead inside.
— Goat lord (@deadmau5) June 20, 2017
But he couldn’t get over the fact that nobody stopped that original offending lyric from going through.
ill BET you someone at that 12 perason "writing meeting" said … you mean Midas and his gold? "no stupid, it's achillies, dont be stupid."
— Goat lord (@deadmau5) June 20, 2017
But he did realize that maybe he should stop being such a troll, albeit in his own trollish way.
i should stop hating so much…. it's totally my Midas's heel.
— Goat lord (@deadmau5) June 20, 2017
The Chainsmokers were too busy loving life and listening to “Redbone” to respond.