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"Rihanna&amp;#039;s music is as important as Radiohead&amp;#039;s, according to Vaccines frontman Justin Young. The singer made the comments after being asked why he made a point of defining The Vaccines as a rock band when they released their second studio album Come of Age earlier this year.   &amp;quot;I just feel bands can be misunderstood, and I think people can over-intellectualise music,&amp;quot; Young told NME. &amp;quot;I think an artist like Rihanna is as important as a band like Radiohead. They serve different purposes, neither is more important.  &amp;quot;As for us, people might think of us as an indie band that got big, but I think of us as a small pop band.&amp;quot;  He added: &amp;quot;I think there is a crucial difference in that we make records for ourselves, but we don&amp;#039;t make decisions based on that.  &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re not scared of selling records and like the idea of it. The idea of getting bigger is desirable as long as you&amp;#039;re getting better. I wouldn&amp;#039;t want to be big and bad, or water anything down.&amp;quot; The latest comments contradict Young&amp;#039;s previous stance on Rihanna, after he told Digital Spy in August that she &amp;quot;isn&amp;#039;t a real artist&amp;quot;. Watch the music video for Rihanna&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Diamonds&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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