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Hoosiers star on bands like The Vamps and 5SOS: 'There's an actual reason people should be into them - talent'

Irwin Sparkes, of The Hoosiers fame, sat down for a chat with Pressparty yesterday (May 22) and gave his opinion on the rise of the boyband, but confessed that this new wave of pop-rock groups who play instruments and write their own material is reassuring because it's important for people to realise that fame should be a by-product of actual talent. 

When asked about the recent resurgence of pop-based bands who play instruments, such as The Vamps and 5 Seconds Of Summer, the 'Goodbye Mr. A' star explained that it's exciting to see: "I think… there are some really talented people doing things and they’re obviously connecting to people. There’s a market for that. I guess for me to comment on that, as a guy in his thirties, I’m aware demographically that music isn’t written with me in mind – it’s intended to be marketed towards a teenage girl."

"I love the idea of rock making music timeless and ageless, and hopefully one day that’s something we’ll be able to get closer to. […] They’re beautiful boys making sweet songs so good luck to them!"

Sparkes went onto add that bands such as 5SOS and 'Can We Dance' heartthrobs The Vamps are setting a great example because this generation has a culture of just 'being famous for looking good in tight T-shirts', but instead they're showing people that they've actually got the goods and talent to back up their popularity:

"That current culture of being famous for nothing… even boybands who are playing instruments, at least they are… effectively, the fame that will come to them will be as a result of them being good at their job hopefully, rather than just looking good in tight t-shirts or whatever it is. There’s an actual reason that people should be into them. It’s a nice lesson for people to have – that fame is a by-product of being really good at something."

Listen to a clip from the full interview, which will be available from Monday (May 26), below: