Great singer, bit of a plum

IanCurtis

Here's some examples:

Michael Stipe - brilliant with R.E.M., but have you heard an interview with him? Arrogant and dull!

Tim Booth - love his music and writing with James and solo...absolute g*b****e though!

monellia

The Mars Volta only allow girls backstage after their live shows. Cedric cites the reason being that "we're around thirty guys every day, why would you want to be around more?":rolleyes:

Pighead

Johnny Borrell: Razorlight. Have released some cracking singles but Borrell is such a spanner.

Pighead

IanCurtis was also an idiot.

Driver 8

Jim Morrison
Liam Gallagher
Morrissey

loveissucide

Billy Corgan
Trent Reznor

Affable

Pighead wrote: »

IanCurtis was also an idiot.

I love Joy Division. I thought he was a pretty unassuming guy actually.

Affable

IanCurtis wrote: »

Here's some examples:

Michael Stipe - brilliant with R.E.M., but have you heard an interview with him? Arrogant and dull!
!

He's of the Moby breed. The worst kind of bratty preening yank.

IanCurtis

Pighead wrote: »

IanCurtis was also an idiot.

At least he didn't drag up a "gag" he made 3 years ago :rolleyes:


Oh the embarrassment


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=60540464&postcount=24

Pighead

IanCurtis wrote: »

At least he didn't drag up a "gag" he made 3 years ago :rolleyes:


Oh the embarrassment


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=60540464&postcount=24

He'd have to make a gag to begin with in order to repeat it! Can't imagine ole "Cheery" Curtis cracking too many funnies to be honest.

Anyway back on topic Axl Rose is a Grade A spanner.

Glassheart

Maynard Keenan.What a knob!

Placid_Casual

Van Morrisson, Lou Reed, Ryan Adams.

Dudess

Affable wrote: »

I love Joy Division. I thought he was a pretty unassuming guy actually.

I absolutely adore Joy Division, but I believe Curtis was not a nice fella at all.

KnifeWRENCH

+1 on Billy Corgan and Lou Reed.
I'd throw in Courtney Love too.

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Could get roasted for this but Robert Plant always came across as a bit of an arrogant twat to me in interviews.

lordgoat

Stipe hates talking about music and has admitted that if he finds the interviewer boring and asking routine questions he gets frustrated. I was talking to some of the staff in gruel on dame st where he ate nearly everyday when REM did the 5 night stint in the olympia. They said he was always pleasant, friendly, polite and kept to himself. Which is what i expected him to be like. Top bloke in my opinion and he'd be welcome round my house for tea... any day of the week.

JerryHandbag

I LOVE the frames but by god hansard annoys me sometimes....he was on telly there one night pontificating about Van Morrison, jesus I wanted to punch the telly.....actually, no I hate Van even more, come back Glen all is forgiven

JLemmon

But isn't this the role of the singer?
Can't believe no one has mentioned our own Bongo. He make it better
Marilyn Manson also based on some recent interviews
Ian Brown
Liam Gallagher
John Lennon could be annoying at times

homerun_homer

Glen Hansard x 1million - an absolute t0$$3r

Regular plums;
Stuart Goddard - Aka Adam Ant, nutter.
Anton Newcombe from Brian Jonestown Massacre
Luke Steele from Sleepy Jackson/Empire of the Sun
Brandon Flowers (ever read his interviews? He pulls personal problems out of thin air)
Prince - need I say more

loveissucide

Roger Waters
Ian McCulloch seems a gob****e.

rovert

JLemmon wrote: »

But isn't this the role of the singer?

Exactly, pointless thread

Glassheart

loveissucide wrote: »

Ian McCulloch seems a gob****e.

Definitely.
His arrogance far outweighs his talent imo.

IanCurtis

rovert wrote: »

Exactly, pointless thread

this one i'll let go

loveissucide

Iggy Pop

IanCurtis

loveissucide wrote: »

Iggy Pop

this one i won't

lordgoat

rovert wrote: »

Exactly, pointless thread

If that's how you feel, then do not post here, it does not make the thread any better and drags it off topic, consider this the only warning you will get for doing it.

markesmith

My username.

gustavo

Morrissey by all accounts is a total ****

loveissucide

Conor Oberst
Brian Molko
Brett Anderson

ludwit

Patti Smith

Brian Molko
Thom Yorke (sorry)

I enjoy both bands, but their vocalists are insufferable. I reckon it goes with the territory though.

Limerick Dude

Ryan Adams, unbelivable voice and great musician, but man he is just so full of cr@p.

monellia

What's wrong with Brian Molko? I thought he was absolutely lovely on both Gonzo and the Graham Norton Show.

loveissucide

His sexual confusion act is beyond tiresome at this point.

tony1kenobi

ND 1978 wrote: »

Thom Yorke (sorry).

Don't apologise. From personal experience I can confirm that Thom Yorke, is not a nice man and i do not like him.

Dan Dare

Dudess wrote: »

I absolutely adore Joy Division, but I believe Curtis was not a nice fella at all.

Love Joy Division too, read Touching From A Distance by Deborah Curtis (Ian Curtis' wife) a while back, a very clear-eyed and moving account of young love going horribly wrong, he was a troubled person rather than a nasty person. Your welcome to borrow the book Dudess.

liah

Bob Dylan.

I love him to bits but he is an absolute bastard to interview. Tricky little cryptic arrogant cúnt who dodges all questions and generally makes an absolute arse of whatever poor sod has the business of getting any information out of him.

Still, that's kind of one of the reasons I like him. Some of his interviews are hilarious.

monellia

Dan Dare wrote: »

Love Joy Division too, read Touching From A Distance by Deborah Curtis (Ian Curtis' wife) a while back, a very clear-eyed and moving account of young love going horribly wrong, he was a troubled person rather than a nasty person. Your welcome to borrow the book Dudess.

I think Ian Curtis was a poetic genius but, troubled or not, he cheated on his wife and in my book cheaters are among the lowest of the low. I was surprised at how, despite this, Deborah managed to give such a seemingly unbiased insight into Ian's personality. Defo recommend the book.

Far be it from me to pass judgment on people I don't know personally, but when cheating comes into it I automatically lose respect.

tony1kenobi

tony1kenobi wrote: »

Don't apologise. From personal experience I can confirm that Thom Yorke, is not a nice man and i do not like him.

Not surprised. He blanked Ronan Keating as well, which is pretty much unforgivable in my book.

http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0923/keatingr.html

Affable

tony1kenobi wrote: »

Don't apologise. From personal experience I can confirm that Thom Yorke, is not a nice man and i do not like him.

Care to share?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cOfiZjxTd8

For my money, a lot of them just get over indulged about how deep they are and interesting they are. In Morrisseys case, for example, he's been deified so it's hard for him not to act pompous. I think it's his way of living up ot expectations when he is shy and about the art.

The Pontiac

Arcade Fire?

The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne (the nicest guy in music, imho) shared his thoughts on members of Arcade Fire "They're pricks, so fcuk 'em"

"I'm a fan of them on one level, but on another level I get really tired of their pompousness ... We've played some shows with them and they really treat people like ****. Whenever I've been around them, I've found that they not only treated their crew like ****, they treated the audience like ****. They treated everybody in their vicinity like ****. I thought, 'Who do they think they are?' I don't know why people put up with it. I wouldn't put up with it. I don't care if it's Arcade Fire or Brian Eno. If either of them walked into a room and treated people like **** I'd be like, '**** you, get outta here.'
... People treat Arcade Fire like they're the greatest thing ever and they get away with it. Those sort of opinions change my view of their music. They have good tunes, but they're pricks, so **** 'em. Who does Arcade Fire think they are? I've been around groups. I've been around the Edge from U2 and he's the ****ing sweetest guy ever. I was around Justin Timberlake when he was young and he was just a normal, nice, kind person. Anyone can be polite and kind and people who have the privilege and money and attention should understand that. If they don't, then **** 'em."

He later sort of apologized, but I reckon there's no smoke without fire..

homerun_homer

Wayne Coyne has apologised to that, basically saying he was out of his element saying it. Win Butler had retaliated saying they have barely been around each other long enough for Wayne to come up with such a conclusion.

Miguel_Sanchez

James from Glasvegas - grand voice but he's a bit of a pleb.

Can we do an opposite poll of singers that are a bit sh*t but who turned out to be surprisingly nice people?

Y'know - to cheer us all up!

loveissucide

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

Can we do an opposite poll of singers that are a bit sh*t but who turned out to be surprisingly nice people?

Y'know - to cheer us all up!

That's not as much fun.

Hunchback

Knife-WREEENCH wrote: »

+1 on Billy Corgan and Lou Reed.
I'd throw in Courtney Love too.

tbh , i think that courtney love gives one of the most entertaining interviews possible, and her interviewing ability far outstrips her musicality, which is dubious at best ..

Affable

To think of it, most of my favourite musicians and singers are also ones I like the most. So there is a correlation.

The Hustler

James Dean Bradfield has to be the most affable, un-asuming, down to earth, soundest frontmn ever

rcaz

Prince and Bob Dylan were mentioned - but are these two not pre-absolved all sins because of their incredible contributions to their art?

Prince is very arrogant, yes, and I'm still bitter about his cancellation in Croke Park, but he's also arguably the most talented musician working in popular music today. So I choose to ignore his plumness

Michael Stipe, really? I always thought he was really cool. Could anyone link me to some outstanding interviews?

Same for Thom Yorke, actually. I know he had a really tough time dealing with being famous around the OK Computer tours, but I thought he was over that? The interviews I read portrayed him in a good light. Sure, the eco-warrior stuff can grate, but he's not over-playing his arguments like Bono or Chris Martin or someone.

The Hustler

The Hustler wrote: »

James Dean Bradfield has to be the most affable, un-asuming, down to earth, soundest frontmn ever

+1

Onstage in the olympia last week, he was so...normal. Congratulated Ireland on recent grand slam, and it felt like your mate down the pub saying it! I know there is an argument for retaining the 'mystique' of the frontman, and keeping a distance from the fans; Its just not him though, and I love the manics all the more for it.

I have HUGE respect for that guy, other pretentious individuals that don't have half his talent or back catalogue could learn a thing or two...

The Hustler

ND 1978 wrote: »

+1

Onstage in the olympia last week, he was so...normal. Congratulated Ireland on recent grand slam, and it felt like your mate down the pub saying it! I know there is an argument for retaining the 'mystique' of the frontman, and keeping a distance from the fans; Its just not him though, and I love the manics all the more for it.

I have HUGE respect for that guy, other pretentious individuals that don't have half his talent or back catalogue could learn a thing or two...

Yup, you could see yourself sitting down in yer local and having a couple of pints with him

gustavo

The Hustler wrote: »

James Dean Bradfield has to be the most affable, un-asuming, down to earth, soundest frontmn ever

Thank God you finished that sentence , I was about to be enraged :eek::D