Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has become the latest in a long line of music professionals to hit out at ITV’s X Factor.

In a revealing interview with The Daily Record, the ‘Where Did All The Love Go?’ singer said:

” The X Factor is like something The Riddler would do in Batman . It sucks out everyone’s brains,” he told the Daily Record . “I can’t believe how appallingly low we have gone as a nation for people to watch that pile of shit. It’s appalling music. It’s shocking.”

Meighan also expressed his sympathy for the contestants who are supposedly exploited by the show. He said:

“The twins, John and Edward, are poor kids who don’t know what is going on. They have lost their heads. These kids have no idea.

“Look at Susan Boyle. It is appalling what they have done to her. She doesn’t know, does she, bless her. Poor thing. They are making her into this massive star and it is ridiculous. It will torture her for the rest of life. She is not ready for it and she is not made for it. She is being manipulated. It’s horrible.”

Meighan also questioned the X Factor judges ability to offer decent critique on musical acts saying: “Simon Cowell must be laughing. For him, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole – who was once a contestant on ‘Popstars: The Rivals’ – and Dannii Minogue, who has had very few pop hits in her life, to sit there and judge people, it’s incredible.”