In a new interview with NME, Dave Grohl has let loose some apt and deserved criticisms of TV talent shows such as “American Idol” and “The X Factor.”

“I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves,” says Grohl. “That’s what bums me out about those shows where people are judged so harshly by fucking musicians that hardly even play an instrument on their own fucking albums. It makes me really mad.

“I swear to God, if my daughter walked up onstage and sang her heart out and some fucking billionaire looked at her and said, ‘No, I’m sorry you’re not any good,’ I’d fucking throttle that person, I swear to God. Who the fuck are you to say what’s good or bad?”

Grohl says that the TV shows make it so that “everyone sounds like fucking Christina Aguilera,” and adds, “The next time someone says you’re not a good singer, say, ‘Fuck you.'” (via NME)