Chad Gilbert, of New Found Glory success, has opened up about pop-punk newcomers 5 Seconds Of Summer and revealed that the genre doesn't really fit them, but does wonders for credibility and authenticity.

Speaking to SpinOrBin.com, Gilbert admitted that he thinks 5SOS are using the pop-punk genre tag as a way of securing some kind of credibility because they won't have a lasting career if they're just considered to be a pop band:

"The thing about 5 Seconds of Summer is that basically, they’re a pop band and people wanna give them longevity and in order for them to have longevity, they need credibility. That happens all the time with all types of music. A rapper will come out of nowhere and they want to give him credibility so they’ll say that he’s friends with this [other guy]. [Even in] country, they struggle with artists having credibility. I think that that always happens and I think that people can be fed what others want them to believe but people know bulls**t."

"The people that like 5SOS are gonna like them and the people that don’t, won’t – it won’t have an effect on anything. It happened before when Good Charlotte got popular; they were essentially a pop band that looked more like a punk band and they’ll tell you that. You look at them now and they just play pop music and that’s always kind of been there. I think people try to make it a bigger deal than it is. Just like let them play whatever they want to play and if people tell you, “Yo they’re a punk band!” you can believe it or not believe it."

Gilbert, meanwhile, recently announced his engagement to Paramore's Hayley Williams and the pair have been dating for the last seven years. 

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