4 - Brandon Flowers of The Killers
In my fourth position is Brandon Flowers of The Killers. I am in no way a fan of the Killers but the music had no influence on my decision to place him at number 4. Mr. Flowers is known for initiating feuds between The Killers and other bands, such as The Bravery, Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco. Now I care not for these bands and I am not defending them. Regarding his comments towards Panic! at the Disco Mr. Flowers said "I don't even know what their music's like, or if I would even like it...That made me feel even worse, to think they could have been fans of ours and I hurt their feelings. That's just stupid." Flowers has also criticized Green Day for what he sees as their calculated anti-Americanism. Specifically, Mr.Flowers found a video of Green Day performing the song 'American Idiot' in the UK distasteful. For his ability to start fights with other groups as well as having a ego bigger then his album sales, Brandon Flowers is my #4 asshole is rock.3 - Roger Waters of Pink Floyd
In my third position is Roger Waters of Pink Floyd. Please note Pink Floyd is my favorite band but this only makes me more aware of his actions. The troubles begin when the group hit success with their album The Dark Side of the Moon. Not only does he take credit as the "creative genius" behind the album but he started to take control over the band after this album in a fascist like manner. Mr.Waters slowly broke the band apart from the inside with his poor leadership tactics. The real trouble began while touring Animals when Mr.Waters lost it at a show in Montreal. An audience member set off a firecracker near to the stage. Mr.Water s stopped singing and shouted out, "Oh, for fuck's sake. Stop letting off fireworks and shouting and screaming! I'm trying to sing a song." He then continued with the song, but things went downhill from there, and during "Pigs (Three Different Ones)", Waters watched incredulously as one fan climbed the netting that separated the audience from the band and in disgust, Waters spat in his admirer's face. Things continued to worsen, while recording The Wall that Waters decided to fire Wright, after Wright's personal problems began to affect the album production. After the Wall, The Final Cut was released. The sleeve notes describe it as being a piece "by Roger Waters" that was "performed by Pink Floyd" (rather than an actual Pink Floyd record). David Gilmour purposely tried to delay the release of the album as to get some of his work on the album but Waters refused. It was the lowest selling Pink Floyd studio album in the US since Meddle which was released in 1971. Waters dominated the recording sessions which lead to the band breaking up. Waters continues to act this way to this very day. For becoming the very fascist you complained about and sharing your spit with fans faces as well as ruining the greatest band ever, I put Roger Waters as the #3 biggest asshole in rock.
2 - Noel Gallagher of Oasis
In my second position is Noel Gallagher of Oasis. Mr.Gallagher is known for being controversial and his outspoken statements in the press. In a 1995 interview he expressed a wish for Damon Albarn and Alex James of rivals Blur to "catch AIDS and die". I would also like to note Mr. Gallagher's hate towards artist Phil Collins. Mr. Gallagher said such things as "People fucking hate cunts like Phil Collins, and if they don't — they fucking should" and "Why did he sell so many records in the '80s? I mean, fucking hell", as well as "Phil Collins sells a lot of records but he makes shit albums." Also "Vote Labour. If you don't and the Tories get in, Phil is threatening to come back from Switzerland and live here — and none of us want that." He also referred to Collins as "the anti-Christ". Mr.Gallagher has not been shy about slating his idols either. When the Bealtes George Harrison accused Oasis of being little more than a "passing" fad, Gallagher replied "George was always the quiet Beatle, maybe he should keep that up." Gallagher also criticised Green Day for plagiarising the hit "Wonderwall" in the song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams". He stated, "If you listen, you'll find it is exactly the same arrangement as 'Wonderwall'. When asked about his own habit of "nicking riffs" from other groups, Gallagher replied, "Yeah, but not whole songs! They should have the decency to wait until I am dead. I at least pay the people I steal from that courtesy". In 2007, Gallagher accused contemporary Thom York of Radiohead of boring fans saying "Thom Yorke sat at a piano singing, This is fucked up, for half an hour. We all know that, Mr Yorke... Who wants to sing the news? No matter how much you sit their twiddling, going, 'We're all doomed,' at the end of the day people will always want to hear you play Creep. Get over it. I never went to fucking university. I don't know what a paint brush is; I never went to art school." Yorke responded by simply saying his education had taught him "to respect other artists." (zing) Commentators observed that this is something which Gallagher has a tendency to fail to do. For so many reasons Noel Gallagher is my #2 top asshole in rock.1 - Axel Rose of Guns n Roses
Here we are, my #1 Asshole in Rock is Axel Rose of Guns n Roses (big surprise). Well this article has already gone way longer then I wanted so lets make Axel's nice and short much like his personality. In 1988, Guns N' Roses released the EP G'N'R Lies. The album had strong sales, there was public outrage over the lyrics of the song "One in a Million", which included references to "niggers" and "faggots". Axel often shows up for his own shows late, sometimes hours late. In 1991, during the 28-month-long Use Your Illusion Tour, Rose jumped off stage during a concert in St.Lousi to take a video camera away from a fan (ironically caught on camera, click here to watch). The concert was aborted as Rose and the other band members left the stage, sparking an intense riot. Rose was blamed for the melee, and was charged with four counts of misdemeanor assault and one charge of property damage, for which he was arrested in 1992. During a show on 1992 in Montreal during a summer concert co-headlining tour with Metallica, James Hetfield lead singer of Metallica was burned in a pyrotechnics accident, which cut short the previous set. This meant Guns N' Roses needed to take to the stage early, however, Rose, already late for the band's appearance, walked off stage and left the stadium after playing 9 songs, claiming he had problems with his voice and deciding to cancel the band's set. Before "Double Talkin' Jive", Rose said this will be “our last show for a long time”, and at the end of "Civil War", their last song, Rose said “F*ck you” and went off the stage after less than 5 songs. This led to another riot which authorities were barely able to bring under control. All this plus kicking out all your band members makes you, Axel Rose the #1 asshole in rock.
-brett
the fat flamingo
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