Jarvis Cocker has praised Amy Winehouse for her clever lyrics.
The former Pulp frontman praised the troubled singer and British band the Arctic Monkeys for their use of language and lyrical themes in their records.
He says, "Rap music has stayed in relatively good health, because it's almost all about the words. Arctic Monkeys have made much of their love of hip hop and I think you can hear that in Alex Turner's lyrics.
"Amy Winehouse goes one better and just makes words up. I think Pete Doherty harks back to The Beatles' song 'I am the Walrus' - he plays games with words."
The 'Common People' hitmaker, who is currently working on material for his second solo album, was previously hailed the most important lyricist of the mid-nineties 'Britpop' era.
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