Ex-Motorhead's Phil Campbell Slams Audience Who Are Busy With Their Phones During Concerts

JAKARTA - Phil Campbell, ex-Motörhead, expressed his annoyance at the behavior of today's concert audiences. He criticized people who are more busy capturing moments on their gadgets than enjoying the show itself.

The 63-year-old guitarist feels that too many concert audiences use their phones to take photos and videos of the show, and sometimes record the entire show, instead of enjoying the moment.

"As soon as we get on stage, you see all these phones pop up," Phil Campbell said in a recent interview with Brocarde.

Phil wouldn't mind if the audience only recorded a few key moments of the show, but he found that the audience recorded him throughout the entire show.

"I see them there, they're not making any expressions, and they're there the whole show. They're not moving a single part of their body. And that kind of thing really gets to me," he said.

Phil isn't the first musician to voice his frustrations. A number of other musicians have spoken out in recent years to say that mobile technology is ruining the concert experience.

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has slammed fans who record entire shows with their phones.

"It's one thing to record it, it's another thing to stare at the screen while recording it," Corey said.

Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach has also urged fans to keep their phones in their bottom pockets and just watch his shows.