Lena Dunham's fun. Boyfriend Jack Antonoff Compares Taylor Swift To Michael Jackson, Disses Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen

When comparing pop singers to the late "King of Pop" himself, Michael Jackson, one would assume any artist falls short - mainly just out of respect for the Thriller singer. That's not what fun.'s guitarist Jack Antonoff thinks though! In a recent interview he said that Taylor Swift is as close to Jackson as we're ever going to get and that other songstresses are "throwaway."

"I think Taylor Swift is one of the best songwriters ever," Antonoff said of his girlfriend Lena Dunham's pal. Taylor Swift is cool, because she's the closest thing today that hearkens to Michael Jackson - to great, great pop music."

Though the statement was bold and backed up with very little explanation, he goes on to play down other pop singers that have huge fanbases.

"There's a difference between her and [Lady] Gaga and Katy Perry and Lily Allen and all that, " he said, dropping some of the biggest names in pop music to the floor. "It all feels throwaway, comparatively."

Though that might sting the ears of those singers, Antonoff has been a Swift fan for quite some time so we're not too shocked by the praise. About a year ago, he gushed about the country-turned-pop songstress to the Associated Press.

"She's just like the most incredible writer and singer and performer," he said at the time. "She feels completely unaffected by all the stuff happening around her, so working with her was like the most amazing experience ... It made me better at what I do just watching her process." 

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(via Us)