It seems not all real musicians appreciate plastic game controllers shaped like music instruments. While Aerosmith, Metallica and The Beatles are all getting their own music-based branded games, and hundreds of bands have been making some cash by selling songs via downloadable content from the likes of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, Chad Kroeger, the frontman for Canadian band Nickelback, isn’t so keen on the phenomenon:

“I feel like there’s not enough rock bands out there, especially when we go on the road. It’s tough to find other bands out there, because either they’re making a record, or they just got done touring. So kids: Start rock bands. Set down the Guitar Hero, learn how to play an actual guitar and start a band, because it’s hard to find more bands to put a solid rock-and-roll package together, to get out there. It’s getting harder and harder, but I think we’ve done it.”

Maybe no-one’s approached them to make loads of cash off of Guitar Hero? jk.