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Kasabian's Tom Meighan has slammed the possible tour of a Michael Jackson hologram, after the pop icon was 'resurrected' at this year's Billboard Music Awards.
The frontman is less than impressed by plans for the holographic image to visit arenas for Michael's fans to watch it perform a full show of hits.
Tom told The Daily Star newspaper: "I blame money. Holograms are not real. You've gotta be mental mate, it's ridiculous."
Guitarist Serge Pizzorno was also disgusted by the plans, despite Michael's family being overwhelmed by the hologram show, and claims tour promoters are going too far.
He said: "It's disgusting, they should leave the guy alone man, it's awful, it's done, let it be.
"They could bring John Lennon back next week. He's dead. Let's bring Elvis back, let's put Elvis on tour around arenas."
Despite their opinions on the Prince of Pop's hologram, the band - also made up of Chris Edwards and Ian Matthews - claim they are fans of the 'Thriller' hitmaker and were inspired by his moves.
Tom said: "I've been studying his stage act since I was three years old, and what we want is to give off that same power.
"But no-one can be Michael Jackson, he's too incredible."
Meanwhile, the band are also concerned about the state of the indie music scene in Britain and claim there a lot of "liars" and "fake bands and fake people."
Serge explained: "Rock music is about the realness, that's what sets it apart and that's what's disappeared."
Tom added: "The fact for me is that there are no big songs anymore. We unite people and give them what they really want and they're out friends and they get to escape.
"That's rock 'n' roll music and people believe it and that's great."
Kasabian's new single Eez-eh is released next week, taken from their next album '48: 13'.

The Rolling Stones have played their first gig since the death of Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott.
The 'Brown Sugar' hitmakers, also made up of Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts, resumed their '14 On Fire Tour' after giving Mick time to grieve following fashion designer L'Wren's suicide two months ago.
They took to the stage in Norway last night (26.05.14) playing in front of 23,000 people at Oslo's Telenor Arena, the band's first show in the country since 2007.
Speaking before the gig, former Stones member Mick Taylor told The Sun newspaper: "We're all looking forward to it but we're a bit nervous. Mainly nervous for Mick," adding, "We need to get the wheels turning again."
But the legendary rockers had nothing to worry as the crowd went wild when Mick launched into 'Jumpin' Jack Flash', and the band powered through hits including 'It's Only Rock 'n' Roll', 'Honky Tonk Woman', 'Paint It Black', 'Midnight Rambler', 'Miss You' and 'Gimme Shelter'.
Mick, 70, asked the audience: "Are you feeling good, Oslo? Are you sure?"
Meanwhile, it was a day of celebration for Ronnie, who became a grandfather for the eighth time after his daughter Leah Wood gave birth to a baby boy, and he paid tribute to the new baby on stage, by coming out rocking his arms as if he was cradling the newborn.
He also congratulated Leah, along with husband Jack MacDonald and their four-year-old daughter Maggie, in a post on Twitter.
Ronnie, 66, tweeted: "Congratulations to my daughter @MsLeahWood and Jack & Maggie - Baby Otis Sonny David MacDonald was born today! (sic)"

Singer Cara Dillon is flattered that people compare her to Kate Bush.
The 38-year-old folk singer is a big fan of the 'Wuthering Heights' himaker and couldn't wait to get tickets for her first live shows in 35 years at London's Hammersmith Apollo later this year.
Talking about people comparing her to the star, Cara told BANG Showbiz: "Oh my God, I'm like Kate Bush's number one fan, so that is such a compliment.
"Maybe it might be because it's not conventional [what she sings] and it's quite soul-stirring. The songs I tend to sing are ones which have stood the test of time and I think you can hear that, I'm telling people stories using my voice.
"Kate's an amazing woman, she's back [and] I've got my ticket.
"I loved the fact that she never really compromised anything that she was doing, she just did it herself. The kind of things she was singing about were incredible really, I think she's an inspiration to most female artists out there and paved the way for a lot of people."
Meanwhile, Cara, who has released her new album 'A Thousand Hearts', has also been overwhelmed by praise from 'Sing' hitmaker Ed Sheeran on Twitter this month.
He posted: "Listening to @caradillonsings new album and it's sublime, heavily recommend to anyone (sic)."
He added: "@caradillonsings loved every single album you've put out, they are always my main home playlist x (sic)."
Cara said she was "totally and utterly honoyred" by his comments.
She tweeted back: "@edsheeran wow! You've just blown my mind. What else can I say (sic)."
Discussing her new record, she also said: "You make the music you want to make and you just hope that enough people hear it and get it."
Cara's new album is out now.

Iggy Azalea learnt how to twerk from strippers in Atlanta.
The 23-year-old pop star perfected her butt-shaking dance moves at house parties before she found fame, and has revealed the performers in the strip clubs in the American city were an inspiration to her.
Iggy - who moved from Australia to the US on her own when she was just 16 - said: "I used to live in Atlanta, and that's just how everybody dances at house parties and stuff."
She added: "The best twerkers are probably all the strippers in Atlanta. They're pretty good."
The 23-year-old singer - real name Amethyst Kelly - has also revealed how she came up with her unusual stage name.
The 'Work' hitmaker says her moniker is a combination of her pet dog's name and the street in New South Wales, Australia, where her mother's house was located.
She is quoted by People as saying: "Iggy was my dog's name. My dad picked him up a week after I was born, and he named him after Iggy Pop. And Azalea is the street where my mother lived."

M.I.A insists she doesn't like stage collaborations at festivals.
The 'Double Bubble Trouble' singer, who will headline London's Lovebox festival in July in Victoria Park, isn't a fan of sharing a stage with someone but claims there are a few ways she would like to bring something different to her live shows.
Asked if she ever does on stage collaborations at festivals, she told TIME Out magazine: "No, I'm really boring like that. That's an American hip hop thing, and I want a whole bunch of other sh*t. It would be nice to have a hologram of Julian Assange. I [also] want this dancer from Africa, he's the only guy on the whole planet who can dance as fast as he does. He's from this tiny village. I really want him to be a part of the show, but I think I'll have to actually go there and help him to get a passport. It's not very easy."
The 38-year-old star will play Lovebox the day after her birthday but admits she doesn't really like the celebration.
She said: "I don't really do anything for my birthday. I have a birthday complex, and just don't deal with it. All my family are coming, and my little nephews and neices are old enough to come and see me now."

Slash has put his "heart and soul" into his new record.
The rock legend is working on his third solo album, the follow-up to his 2012 record 'Apocalyptic Love', and claims it has been a "blast" laying down the tracks in the studio.
He told Metal Hammer magazine: "Everyone has been on top of their f***ing game for this thing - it's just been awesome.
"I don't like to pat myself on the back too much but I'm pretty proud of it!"
The record is set to be more stripped back than his previous offerings but the 48-year-old guitarist is keeping tight-lipped about the musical direction he's gone in on the album.
He explained: ""There's no sentence or phrase that encompasses the body of work that is this record - any kind of pitch like that is limiting.
"The last record we did completely live in the studio and that's how we put it out.
"This time around things are a bit more produced. I've gone in and overdubbed guitars and that has made everything a bit more lush."
He added: "I've put my heart and soul into it and if people think it's a good record then that's just something they have to figure out for themselves."
Slash's new album will be released later this year.

Arctic Monkeys have scrapped plans for a new album this year.
The 'Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High' rockers had initially intended to make a quick follow-up to 2013's critically-acclaimed LP 'AM', but now have no definite plans to return to the recording studio in the near future.
Bassist Nick O'Malley told NME Magazine: "We did have the chat but I don't think it's going to be happening. There are no plans for another record.
"I think people might want to forget about the Monkeys for a while.
"But who knows? We'll have a bit of time off and someone will say, 'Fancy doing another one?'"
The group think it is important to take some time off as they fear getting burnt out and "psychotic".
Nick said: "We've been doing this constantly for quite a while and it's important to have a break. Otherwise you burn out and get a bit psychotic."
And frontman Alex Turner says he is still to "wrapped up" in 'AM' to begin thinking about what the group do next.
He said: "I don't know what happens after the tour ends. I'm still pretty wrapped up in 'AM'. We're still slapping each other on the back for that one."

Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins hopes his new record touches people "emotionally".
The 42-year-old musician has worked with the band's frontman Dave Grohl, along with My Ruin guitarist Mick Murphy and Chevy Metal bass player Wiley Hodgden on the fresh tracks, as part of a side-project, The Birds Of Satan.
Asked what he hopes people will get out of the new record, he told Metal Hammer magazine: "Just a good time. Hopefully it can touch them emotionally. If I listen to an early [Lynard] Skynryd record or a Van Halen record, it just makes me want to break things. You feel alive and excited. And I would feel so lucky if I heard even one person say that about one of my records. Hopefully it touches somebody. Good, bad, happy or sad, I'll take anything!"
The drummer insists he likes to do an album in between every Foo Fighters record because he likes to write his own songs and sing.
Discussing working with close friend Wiley, he said: "He's never been on a real record so this is a big deal for him. And Mick is a hell of a guitar player and he's become a good friend. It's just going back to the real reason for making music, which is just the joy of music."

Alex Turner admits he can comes across as "ungrateful".
The Arctic Monkeys frontman, who was slammed by critics for his acceptance speech at the BRIT Awards earlier this year, claims he doesn't care how he is represented and he was simply trying to stand up for rock 'n' roll.
He told Time Out magazine: "As perverse as this may sound, I don't really enjoy being the centre of attention. It's all right during a show, because I'd argue it's the song or the performance that's the centre of attention. It's not like like me opening my birthday presents in front of everybody. I'm not a big fan of that. I think making a speech falls into that category.
"It's like getting a trophy for a race that you didn't really know you were running. There's a twisted side to it. I can come off ungrateful, but f*ck it. That's just the truth."
The 28-year-old star, who is playing two huge shows at London's Finsbury Park today (24.05.14) and tomorrow (25.05.14) with band mates Jamie Cook, Matt Helders and Nick O'Malley, thinks more rock bands should be played on the radio and his speech was voicing that opinion.
He said: "In a room like that, where we were the only guitar band, it's easy to start feeling like an emissary for rock 'n' roll. If that's what people were talking about after the Brits rather than a nipple slipping out, that's a good thing. In a way, maybe it is a nipple slipping out."