Glenn Beck's extraordinary open letter to Muse

Glenn Beck. Photograph: Getty Images

In a bizarre story of unrequited love, American conservative political commentator Glenn Beck has written a heartfelt open letter to Muse frontman, Matt Bellamy.

The Fox News pundit, famous for his sharp tongue, was responding to recent comments made by the singer in an interview with the Observer on Sunday, in which Bellamy revealed that the band had repeatedly denied the use of the track Uprising for American political campaigns, calling its popularity among the farright weird.

In the US, the conspiracy theory subculture has been hijacked by the right to try to take down people like Obama and put forward rightwing libertarianism, he said, before going on to describe himself as a leftleaning libertarian.

Muse and Glenn Beck have a history: Beck previously endorsed Muses 2009 album The Resistance on his radio show and even likened their lyrical content to his own brand of republicanism, prompting drummer Dom Howard to label Beck a crazy rightwinger.

As uncomfortable as it might be for you, I will still play your songs loudly, the letter reads. To me your songs are anthems that beg for choruses of unity and pose the fundamental question facing the world today can man rule himself?

Beck then goes on (and on) to suggest that Bellamys own ideology isnt far off his own principles: in the Venn Diagram of American politics, where the circles of crimson and blue overlap, theres a place where you and I meet.

The rest of the letter then protractedly explains why he believes in Libertarianism before puzzlingly quoting lyrics from their fourth album and wishing them the best of luck on their new record.

Experience the madness, in full, below:

Dear Matthew, I read your comments in the Guardian via Rolling Stone last week and feel like with a little work we could better understand each other.

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Glenn Beck's extraordinary open letter to Muse