He did have it written for him as well though.
I’m inclined to say so ****’ what? It’s probably slipped your notice, but Frank Sinatra didn’t write his own songs, nor did Shirley Bassey, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, or many, many others during the 60’s.
So perhaps they’re all talentless twerps, too.
So what if Jake’s not that original? Neither’s Seasick Steve, you going to call him a talentless twerp as well?
Jake’s a pretty damn good guitarist for a lad of his age, he sounds like himself, not like all the other Autotuned clones that fill the charts.
Don’t like him? Fine, there’s no law says you should; I loath the Manics, for a great many reasons, but they’re not talentless, and lots do like them. Good for them.