Most obnoxious rock star
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Topic: Most obnoxious rock star
Posted By: tszirmay
Subject: Most obnoxious rock star
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 19:51
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These "gentlemen" have at one time or another displayed bad attitude, bad taste, bad vibes, supreme egos and just plain pure stupidity. There is a story behind each one , most really just to get in the press.
Who are your basket cases? ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 19:54
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Oh my god.... so many choices! I'm going to have to go with Axl rose for number of riots started. |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 19:55
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Gene Simmons for basically making me want him to die in a fire or something akin to such ------------- 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 20:03
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is there any doubt? Gene Simmons, though somehow he'd be the one I'd want to hang with more than anyone on that list.. they'd all be way too hip for me, and a few there would start drooling on my shoe and it would be embarrassing |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 20:03
I got to relate the Gainsbourg story. He was on French TV and asked if he was afraid of anybody. The chain -smoking unshaven playboy casanova poet pulled out a large denomination Franc bill and burned it while everyone was looking on aghast . )As in most countries, its a crime especially publicly) The host kept telling him that he won't be able to deny it. Serge sneered back the French equivalent of f*** them . Live on TV  He also openly (and very crudely) proposed immediate sex with a famous female American movie star who was on the same show . Incredible. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 20:18
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I would say:
1) Gene Simmons as biggest swine
2) Roger Waters as most arrogant
3) Lars Ulrich as biggest sellout
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4) Axl Rose as biggest all-round jerk.
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 20:26
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bono
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 20:29
Bono - just because, that's why 
...having said that, I will be taking great pleasure in waiting 15 years after it's eventual release before buying Chinese Democracy.... assuming I'll still be alive by then. ------------- What? |
Posted By: febus
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 21:17
I have to disagree with you (for once) as Gainsbourg  is a phenomenal musician, composer, yes with a twisted sense of humor like a French Zappa but should not be put in a same thread with guys like Rose or Simmons.or Rotten.
I do like almost all his songwriting fhe recorded under his name or for Jane Birkin until he went ''reggae'' which i didn't like.
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 21:21
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AXL ROSE!! At last I'm seeing hate for such bands that outside the prog world, they are so praised and told to be AMAZING!! That's amazing! They suck!! (no offense, please)
I, somehow, have fun with Gene Simmons. Though, somehow similar with Axl, he thinks he's God of rock, and really he has not near being at least in heaven(  , get it?) of rock.
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 21:31
| I'm sorry you've seemed to have left off of your list one Steven Tyler. I had the distinct pleasure of meeting that asshole in 1976 when I was concert chairman at my college. Aerosmith was the opening act and that son-of-a-bitch was drunk when he hit the stage for their sound check. He proceeded to shakeup a can of beer and cover me from head to toe in beer foam. The legend of Aerosmith nearly ended that day because I was going to rip his lungs out thru his eye sockets. A couple of my associates whisked me out of the arena and things got back to normal. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 21:34
 I hope someday you do rip his lungs out.
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dwill123 wrote:Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 21:35
OOPs ! Forgot the Lipman ! Great story ! (but you wrote distinct pleasure , I guess displeasure would have been more a propos). Had you killed him, we would not have Liv to look at. Not that it matters ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 21:44
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 22:01
Charming fellow, had I known he might win the prize, I would have put him near Axl
 Wow, incredible lack of class. I guess he is perfect  ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Weston
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 22:39
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I guess I'm not up on my rock stories - I like the music.
Bowie? What did he ever do to be obnoxious? Just curious. Ozzy and Keith Moon never seemed blatently obnoxious, just chemically altered.
I saw a Cat Stevens DVD of a concert from the seventies. When someone stuck a rose to his microphone stand he called them a mailto:#@%*ing - #!%*ing idiot. That was pretty obnoxious. Couldn't believe quiet peaceful Whatever-his-name-is-now would do such a thing.
But I'm voting for Gene Simmons on the strength (or weakness rather) of his interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air alone.
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 22:47
I guess you haven't heard Bowie's recent concert "Lollypop" scandal . He got hit by one in the eye, stuck there mysteriously according to legend and he took a very hissy fit . Funny really . He should have just "sucked it up" ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 22:59
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Well so many have been such assholes for so many years it's hard to vote, so I won't
I'd rather recall the musicians who graciously (if perhaps wincingly) allowed me -- a fairly rude 20-year-old at the time -- to get in their face during a break to talk to them: Bill Connors and Chick Corea (Return to Forever), Candy Givens (Zephyr), and the great Count Basie come immediately to mind as the good examples. All were highly tolerant of the idiot (me) who was seriously invading their space.
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 23:04
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Angus Young, stupidest most overblown caveman to ever play a guitar. ------------- 
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 23:12
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From the list Axl Rose. To add another to the list I would add "Diamond Dave" David Lee Roth. ------------- 
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 23:23
Care to elaborate? Sounds potentially juicy., Hell's Bells ringing in the background ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 23:26
First, congrats on the Cup, coming from a Habs fan , ya gotta like that!
Diamond Dave= please , does it have to do with him being a gigolo? Tell us more , we want to know ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 23:35
He's just ridiculously stupid, I saw a full 1970's AC/DC concert on TV once, and the whole time he was partially hunched over doing a stupid half ass headbang, and making the ugliest face I've ever seen. A couple months later I saw another AC/DC concert on TV, but this time it was in present times, and he was doing the same stupid thing.
You know if he actually played descent guitar, or tried something a little more original/complex, I wouldnt bash him. But he's a pompous idiot, making some of the worst music to ever be played, and people love him for it... and thats gross. -------------
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 23:46
The Habs had a great regular season this year. Hopefully, that is a sign of good things to come. 20 years ago when we were still in the same division I might not have said that, but the rivalry between the two teams just isn't what it used to be.
As far as Diamond Dave goes, he just had one of the biggest egos in rock, and you have to love the spandex with the holes for his butt cheeks to hang out. Not to mention his going on to host a radio show where he tried to compete with Howard Stern. Not to mention that he broke up Van Halen at what might have been considered their commercial peak with 1984 (yes, I know its not a favorite on PA, but it was a very successful album). And of course, every few years the band is reunites with DLR, and then they breakup before anything actually happens. Although this year they actually did tour, although without Michael Anthony. -------------
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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 02:44
I like him because he's played a good amount of simple kick ass riffs and solos . He plays guitar and loves to play it. There's nothing stupid about that. I'm pretty sure thats why plenty of people dig his stuff. I wouldn't say he is the best guitarist by any means, but I wouldn't say a lot of Prog guys are either. Anyways I vote Axl because he's a dick, a terrible singer. If Prince was an option I'd vote for him. Obviously. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 02:54
| As a woman, I find Gene Simmons particularly obnoxious. Not only does he seem interested only in making as much money as he can (something I don't find particularly attractive in a person), but it also seems much of his boasting about having slept with a ridiculous amount of women is... well, nothing more than that. Needless to say, I don't have a very high opinion of people who do that. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 03:24
Ah, I see where you're going wrong here - I think that's what's known as a stage persona; I hear tell that off stage, he's actually completely different, can sometimes go a full day without 'half-ass headbanging' & doesn't even wear his school uniform 
So not quite sure where you get "stupid" or "overblown caveman" from there... 
Perhaps you were thinking of this gentleman: 
Although I love his music, I cannot believe he wasn't included in the above list of obnoxious rock stars... ------------- 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 03:39
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^ Jim's post reminds me of another one that fits the bill; Sebastian Bach |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 04:14
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From the list, I'm gunna have to go with Lars. He's the one I'm most familiar with off that list. He could not even play the double bass drums on the song Dyers Eve, which is just pathetic, as much as I like that song too. Massively overrated, sure not the worst drummer ever, but was never up to the par with any of Megadeth's drummers. As with many hardcore fans of the 80s Metallica sound, I always thought he should have been the one that was sitting where Cliff Burton was that dark fateful night. ------------- 
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 04:41
I hate Steven Tyler even more now  Seriously, that is a load of crap, getting fired because of that, but I think Sweet**ter should have had a bit more heart too and told Tyler to shove it. -------------
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Posted By: Wilcey
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 04:48
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Lars Ulrich is my hero!!!!!!
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 04:58
*Spews diet Coke on keyboard*  -------------
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 06:44
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I would have expected Ozzy Osbourne to be on the list. biting off the head of a pigeon in front of a running camera can hardly be topped for being "obnoxious"
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 07:00
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 08:25
It could be put down to mental illness, rather than being obnoxious. He's never been the most stable of people. I'd like to vote for both Axl Rose, (I cant stand that man) and Gene Simmons. Even as a 12 year old Kiss fan, I thought he was a complete d!ck. Recent TV appearences have merely confirmed this belief. Ace Frehley was the best in Kiss..
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Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 08:31
 Besides the fact that he's an all around terrible drummer, this guy is obviously the biggest douchecannon in rock.
He honestly believes that even if you pay for his music, you shouldn't be allowed to do what you want with it. Bought the CD? great! want to listen to it on your mp3 player? you have to buy it again! no copying of your own music! take that video off youtube! dont you know no one is paying to see it??? we're going to starve!
Some bands (i.e. NIN, Radiohead) have realized that being famous means you can make tons of money by essentially giving away the music for free. Metallica thinks you should have to pay for every metallica experience, no matter how insignificant. The arrogance astounds me.
It's certainly one thing to expect to get paid for the work you put into your music, but Lars goes out of his way to show that he's really only in it for the money. A song isn't an emotional release, it's a business investment.
Honorable mention for Axl Rose, too. I think Dave Grohl summed up my feelings for Axl quite nicely when he said something like, "You know Axl Rose took a gypsy fortune teller on tour with GnR... I wonder if she ever told him he'd be a total d**k the rest of his life, or if she felt obligated to tell him nice things?" ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 08:54
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I'd like to back up Jim Garten's Ted Nuegent recommendation. Along with his faked videos about bow and arrow hunting, he uses the stage to go on about US citizens who can't speak English.
I read that Art Garfunkel once stopped a show and kicked a woman off stage who was doing sign language for deaf people. Regarding Jammun's reference to patient rock stars, when I was much younger I bugged the crap out of Fripp at a record signing, he waited a good 20 minutes or so before he finally got a chance to put in a well timed put-down in front of all that were there. It was very embarassing. ------------- Help the victims of the russian invasion: http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28523&PID=130446&title=various-ways-you-can-help-ukraine#130446 |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 09:56
I don't think it's very funny to be assaulted at one's place of work. ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 10:10
You are always so AB Positive! Homeland security is now actively searching for lollypops as weapons of "mass" destruction (rock concerts are like arena religious gatherings!) and insuring the safety of stage performers evrywhere from the aftereffects of sticky adhesions to the eyelid area. Humor remains the greatest thrill . ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 10:46
Well, as long as you find it funny...
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 10:51
Completely agree with you. The saddest part is knowing he really was into it for the love of back when the band were in their musical prime from 1981 to 1989. As much as Dave Mustaine was sometimes full of sh*t and said some pretty harsh things, at least I can respect him for having way more integrity than Lars. Mustaine would always admit his second guitarist in his band, no matter what the line up was, could run rings around him in the lead guitar field and he still does, which shows some degree of humbleness in him. Even in Megadeth's most commercial sounding stuff, their was still always this element to it that showed he wasn't completely in it for the money, it's hard to explain, but it's a vibe lacking in say, Load, Reload and St Anger. For example, Youthanasia had A Tout Le Monde on it, but despite it's melodic bent, you can feel every ounce of Mustaine's heart and soul in that song. -------------
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Posted By: Avantgardehead
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 15:30
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From the list, Axl Rose. Of all the stories I've heard about this guy, ugh. He seems like the most annoying also. Not from the list, Yngwie Malmsteen. Dear lord, the guy has a ego bigger than his belly and is a complete ass. Just watch some of his "instructional" videos on YouTube. "Well, uh, if you knew... music theory, I wouldn't even have to tell you this... uh". ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Avantgardian |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 01:49
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+1 On Malmsteen. I saw him live in 2006, he pulled an amazing array of "I'M GOD" facial expressions when he performed , but if anything, even if he does the talk, he can do the walk I guess.-------------
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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 03:08
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Did anyone hear the Yngwie on the airline story? Apparently a passenger or steward accidentally spilled a drink on him and he stood up and said (while continuing to try and look like Ritchie Blackmoore) "YOU'VE UNLEASHED THE f**kING FURY!" |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 12:49
Would you like a solo with that? ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 18:26
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I smell another reality TV show coming on and frankly it stinks.
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 18:28
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Ted Nugent. Way too much ego for such little talent.
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 18:42
| Already knew the answer was Axl before opening the thread, so since he was a choice, I voted him. Otherwise I would've gone for Simmons. |
Posted By: Kimoi
Date Posted: June 08 2008 at 03:47
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Other:
Bryan Ferry
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: June 08 2008 at 19:22
"Yngwie, why do you scallop your frets"?
"Because... it makes me a better player" In his stuck up accent.
I heard Yngwie replaced his penis with a guitar so people can pay to watch him masturbate (Old STC joke). Seriously he is a real dick. -------------
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: June 08 2008 at 19:26
| Hey where's the ROCK OF LOVE?? The one from Poison, haha, that man is a joke. Though, nice "reality" show, hehe. |
Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: June 08 2008 at 20:15
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Lars wins, but I think Dee Schnieder deserves a spot. ------------- 
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