Thailand's new prime minister is an indie rock fan

Running a country beseiged by protests, riots and general unrest requires a multitude of skills – but we're not sure listening to indie rock counts as one of them. Yet Thailand's new prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has made his bid to be down with the kids, telling an audience in Bangkok that Oasis, the Killers and Guns N' Roses are among his favourite bands. "When I look around the room, a lot of you were born too early," he said during a speech at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand last night when asked about his musical taste. "The Killers new album is good, and there were very good releases last year, comebacks from Oasis, Metallica, even Guns N' Roses." He went on to say that he particularly liked the Arctic Monkeys/Rascals side project, the Last Shadow Puppets. Some critics claim such western tastes show that he is out of touch with the Thai people. Others, no doubt, think he needs to go straight to the source and dig out some prime Scott Walker. Vejjajiva became prime ... (link)