Greatest Living Rock Star On The Planet

Eeden

Surely it is Kanye? He has told us that It Is He.

I'm not a rock superfan or anything, but Kanye? I think my understanding of music might be a bit off (I am old, after all).

Who do you think The Greatest Living Rock Star On The Planet is?

PropJoe10

Jimmy Page. Kayne West is an oxygen thief.

Grayson

Linda Martin of course.

johnny osbourne

shane mcgowan

athtrasna

A rock star needs to play an instrument!

For me it's Phil Collins

Mr. Incognito

Keith richards or mick jagger

darkpagandeath

Alvin.

Birneybau

Iggy Pop.

jacksie66

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bop1977

Wee Daniel

barneystinson

Elvis Presley

Grayson

On a serious note... Moby.


Now I know that'll get a laugh but the guy has made a huge range of different type of music and plays nearly every instrument known to man.

Prince too for that matter. Even though he is bat**** crazy

For Forks Sake

barneystinson wrote: »

Elvis Presley

Living?

The man was a corpulant mess when he was alive, several decades six foot under are unlikely to have improved him

mojesius

Bruce Springsteen. Still does a good three and a half hour set, on a good night.

Amirani

As unpopular as it will be...Bono?

BetterThanThou

Dave Grohl, some people still living have been better than him in their primes, but many of those are quite washed up now. I believe Dave Grohl entirely embodies the rock star lifestyle.

LordSutch

Jagger
Richards
Daltry
Townsend
Clapton

chefvortivask

The Boss. Who else but Springsteen could give such energetic 3-hour shows well into his sixties?

Iwasfrozen

Kanye West. Obviously.

Grayson

chefvortivask wrote: »

The Boss. Who else but Springsteen could give such energetic 3-hour shows well into his sixties?

*cough* Garth Books *Cough*

Halloween Jack

Bowie. End of....

chefvortivask

Grayson wrote: »

*cough* Garth Books *Cough*

Bruce gave fantastic shows recently in Ireland and has huge love for his fans, whereas Garth Brooks.. well lets not go there

Doris300

The only one who is still making great and rockstar-esque music and has the not media controlled attitude of Kurt Cobain, Lou Reed etc it has to be unquestionably Kanye

RomanKnows

David Bowie, obviously.

Brett Anderson also gets the nod.

careful_now

Dave Grohl

Call Me Jimmy

In terms of cultural influence it actually is kanye.

chefvortivask

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

In terms of cultural influence it actually is kanye.

Paul McCartney is still alive, and if we're gonna talk about cultural influence was there ever a bigger influence than The Beatles?

Schwiiing

Steven Tyler.

wandatowell

Jezz Torrent

sadie06

Thom Yorke.

Doris300

chefvortivask wrote: »

Paul McCartney is still alive, and if we're gonna talk about cultural influence was there ever a bigger influence than The Beatles?

Is he headlining Glastonbury or making great albums in the last decade? No. We're talking right now.

Lucifer MorningStar

Trent Reznor

Sonderkommando

Lemmy

frankoreagan

Another vote for the boss. He doesn't need that robot voice or a poxy cherry-picker to pad out his shows like that twat Kanye either.

Riesen_Meal

Slash

barneystinson

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Living?

The man was a corpulant mess when he was alive, several decades six foot under are unlikely to have improved him

He's not dead... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YBQlWhYA0lw

NachoBusiness

The greatest living rock star (in the true sense of the word 'rock' at least) has to be Ozzy.

Will be 67 later this year and is still giving it his all..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDPa97B-EJI

Summer wind

Billy Idol.

NachoBusiness

Summer wind wrote: »

Billy Idol.

Yeah, good shout actually. Seen him at Vicar St just before Christmas and he was amazing, no sign of him going through the motions as many performers of his age are prone to do. If anything he is just as energetic on stage these days as he was back in the 80s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBjmGbi8l8M

Ash.J.Williams

Has to be axl....having naps before gigs and not going on stage until he wakes up and running up curfew fines every night....pure rock star

dobman88

Dave Grohl ainec

This guy from a Dutch or something band. http://i.imgur.com/mkjiGBo.gifv

I've never heard his music but it doesn't even matter.

NachoBusiness

Vedder needs a mention too.. legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvm9UUCNeCE

Blackhorse Slim

Already been said, but Lemmy. No one living comes close, the man personifies rock.

Also if you ask most of the people mentioned above, they will tell you it's Lemmy. Except Kanye, obviously.

jimboblep

robert plant

Titzon Toast

Josh Homme.

nokia69

Black francis

Best frontman is obviously Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode, he also did the heroin od/heart stopping thing to confirm his rock star like credentials...but whether electronic rock qualifies is another thing...

Washington Irving

David Bowie. Honorable mention to Jagger, Richards, Page, May, Townshend, Strummer and Iggy Pop.

In terms of contribution to music Paul McCartney has no equal, but I don't think he encapsulates 'rockstar' in the meaning the question implies.

For those taking the question as currently performing rockstars then Springsteen. Grohl isn't a bad shout either though I'm not a huge fan of his music wise.

The_Valeyard

I don't know, is the age of rock stars gone?

Washington Irving

Washington Irving wrote: »

David Bowie. Honorable mention to Jagger, Richards, Page, May, Townshend, Strummer and Iggy Pop.

Strummer? Living?