Chad Kroeger has laughed off a crowdfunded campaign to keep his band Nickelback out of London, branding the drive "hilarious".
The project, titled #DontletNickelback, was launched on crowdfunding website Tilt.com earlier this month by a Brit determined to stop the Canadian band from performing in the UK capital ever again.
However, frontman Kroeger is adamant the negative publicity is actually helping the group.
He tells The Pulse Of Radio, "I love it. More controversy that surrounds either myself, my personal life, the band, whatever - I think it's hilarious. All these critics, they're just tireless. They keep ragging on the band. If they had stopped writing all this stuff about us, there would be no controversy left in the band and we probably would have died out years ago. They don't know that they're still responsible for us being around today. I hope the money goes to charity and not in this guy's pocket."
The campaign, which is raising funds for charity or for "therapy for those who've been affected by the band", had raised $282 of its $1,000 goal as WENN went to press.
