what can we say Rock certainly brings
out the a-holes everybody stops welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
douche bags of rock
for this list we’re looking at those
members of the rock-and-roll community
that are known for being douchebag
the criteria can involve any number of
reasons including strain relationships
with bandmates hot tempers or just a
general disrespect towards others we’re
excluding more serious crimes like Phil
Spector’s murder charge as we’re only
focusing on more innocent but still
incredibly douchey behavior for the
record we’re not saying that we
necessarily think these people are
douchebags but we understand why some
people do retract the back a slap back
the whack never the way I don’t play
with but watch me rock resemble rocky
black
number 10 fred durst i came into this
world as a reject
come on he’s the lead singer of a band
called limp Biskit how could he not be
at least a little bit douchey while the
band did enjoy a modicum of success in
the late 1990s and early 2000s they have
since dropped off the map and Durst’s
behavior at least according to some has
become even more abhorrent
while there’s no huge defining reason as
to why people think he’s so douchey the
little things significantly add up like
bragging about sleeping with Britney
Spears dressing like a gangsta wanna be
the constant feuds with other artists
and that’s god-awful cover of behind
blue eyes
my love is vengeance
number nine kid rock fast on a rough
road ridin high the guy’s stage name is
Kid Rock
moving on
but seriously while he has seen varied
successes throughout the years
particularly in the late 1990s the Rob
rocker is typically seen as a huge
douche bag both in the eyes of his own
fans and in music circles some of his
more reprehensible behavior includes
berating his then-wife Pamela Anderson
for her cameo in Borat assaulting both
DJ Jay Campos and Tommy Lee and calling
himself rock-and-roll Jesus beaver
handsome Ben Davis / 30 back Astro 30
back up no Rogaine in the propane he
even managed to get in a fight at a
Waffle House that alone should be worth
the entry
all summer long
number eight Courtney Love
anyone with a knowledge of rock history
knows the constant drama that seems to
follow Courtney Love the whole front
woman known for her unbalanced onstage
antics is as widely unpredictable
offstage as the constant media attention
attests Love has battled addiction
throughout her life and while that’s not
necessarily douchey she’s constantly
making public appearances where she’s
acting like she’s stoned out of her mind
it’s because he loves us
she’s also encountered countless legal
problems like that time she was charged
with assault another time when she’s
supposedly publicly harassed the
stewardess and yet another time when she
allegedly hit a fan with her microphone
stand
you ever fell
number seven Billy Corgan best known as
the creative leader behind the uber
successful all brought band The Smashing
Pumpkins Corgan may be an excellent
songwriter but some critics think his
personality needs a little work
those critics might say he’s a perpetual
crybaby or that blaming his bandmates
for breaking up the Smashing Pumpkins
was not cool or that calling bassist
d’arcy wretzky
a mean-spirited drug addict was hitting
below the belt
he’s also known for doing some
completely bonkers things like holding
the contest for a fan to buy him lunch
insulting other musicians and launching
a spiritual website that few have ever
visited entitled everything from here to
there calm seriously the guy is weird
number six Morrissey sure he may be
considered a fantastic lyricist and one
of the fathers of indie rock but this
list is about douchebags and no amount
of brilliant lyrics can deter from the
fact that Morrissey is often considered
one
he is widely known for his blatant and
controversial opinions including his
charged political stances his disregard
for the British monarchy and his
endorsement of animal rights which led
him to call the Chinese a subspecies in
protest of the country’s history with
the top basically when it comes to this
former frontman for the Smiths there’s
no in-between you either love them or
you cannot stand him
number five Lars Ulrich
we could write a whole novel about why
this Metallica drummer is so hated
but we’re pressed for time so here are
the juiciest details
the most popular reason is obviously the
whole Napster controversy wherein Ulrich
was vocal about his distaste for file
sharing and subsequently sued the
company for copyright infringement talk
about sticking it to the man
if the whole Napster thing didn’t turn
you off he’s also known for exhibiting
some extremely pompous behavior and was
even sued by his own assistant four
years of unpaid overtime
number four Ted Nugent
there’s no sugarcoating it Nugent who
has been riding pretty well exclusively
on cat scratch fever since the 1970s is
simply not the greatest
he has been a longtime opponent of
animal rights even calling a member of
the fund for animals a worthless whore
and has been charged with illegally
hunting and killing a young buck
he’s also a strong supporter of the
Republican Party so naturally that meant
that he had to brandish in the sold
rifle on stage at a concert and call
Obama a piece of shit stay classy Ted
number three
gene Simmons
Simmons is known more for his makeup
tongue and fire-breathing than he is for
his musicianship
apparently he’s just as obnoxious in his
personal life and he has a reputation
for not being the nicest of people
he’s often accused of being both sexist
and racist and he’s been criticized for
stereotyping Islam as a vile culture and
for treating women like playthings at
least as part of his persona
taking the term shock rock to a whole
new level there is seemingly no end to
the controversial things that gene
Simmons has said in interviews knowing
all of this it kind of makes sense why
he would hide behind all that makeup
number two
Liam and Noel Gallagher today’s gonna be
the day that the gonna throw it back to
you okay okay
technically these are two people but
come on you can’t have one without the
other even if they annoyed each other so
much their bands broke up
the members of Oasis the ones
responsible for the Wonderwall guy and
house parties are no strangers to
negative press stemming from what some
might label as horrid behavior
in 1998 Liam was banned from an airline
after apparently abusing passengers and
Noel has been a participant of numerous
fuze including one with the members of
blur whom he famously wished would catch
AIDS and die
that’s not even counting their
confrontations towards each other which
have often come to physical blows
before we look at the douchiest of
douches here are a few honorable
mentions
I don’t like Monday
why I don’t
number one Axl Rose well
here now the king of douchebags the lead
singer of Guns and Roses Axl is often
considered one of the most difficult
people to work with in the entire music
industry
his relationships with his bandmates
have gone south reportedly due to his
detestable attitude and controlling
nature
on stage he often stopped shows to
single out disagreeable fans throws
tantrums when things don’t go his way
and is infamous for his easily sparked
temper something of which you do not
want to be on the receiving end
and again what else would we expect from
one of the biggest rock stars of our
time
so do you agree with our list do you
think any particular rocker is a
douchebag
for more agreeable toptenz published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
out the a-holes everybody stops welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
douche bags of rock
for this list we’re looking at those
members of the rock-and-roll community
that are known for being douchebag
the criteria can involve any number of
reasons including strain relationships
with bandmates hot tempers or just a
general disrespect towards others we’re
excluding more serious crimes like Phil
Spector’s murder charge as we’re only
focusing on more innocent but still
incredibly douchey behavior for the
record we’re not saying that we
necessarily think these people are
douchebags but we understand why some
people do retract the back a slap back
the whack never the way I don’t play
with but watch me rock resemble rocky
black
number 10 fred durst i came into this
world as a reject
come on he’s the lead singer of a band
called limp Biskit how could he not be
at least a little bit douchey while the
band did enjoy a modicum of success in
the late 1990s and early 2000s they have
since dropped off the map and Durst’s
behavior at least according to some has
become even more abhorrent
while there’s no huge defining reason as
to why people think he’s so douchey the
little things significantly add up like
bragging about sleeping with Britney
Spears dressing like a gangsta wanna be
the constant feuds with other artists
and that’s god-awful cover of behind
blue eyes
my love is vengeance
number nine kid rock fast on a rough
road ridin high the guy’s stage name is
Kid Rock
moving on
but seriously while he has seen varied
successes throughout the years
particularly in the late 1990s the Rob
rocker is typically seen as a huge
douche bag both in the eyes of his own
fans and in music circles some of his
more reprehensible behavior includes
berating his then-wife Pamela Anderson
for her cameo in Borat assaulting both
DJ Jay Campos and Tommy Lee and calling
himself rock-and-roll Jesus beaver
handsome Ben Davis / 30 back Astro 30
back up no Rogaine in the propane he
even managed to get in a fight at a
Waffle House that alone should be worth
the entry
all summer long
number eight Courtney Love
anyone with a knowledge of rock history
knows the constant drama that seems to
follow Courtney Love the whole front
woman known for her unbalanced onstage
antics is as widely unpredictable
offstage as the constant media attention
attests Love has battled addiction
throughout her life and while that’s not
necessarily douchey she’s constantly
making public appearances where she’s
acting like she’s stoned out of her mind
it’s because he loves us
she’s also encountered countless legal
problems like that time she was charged
with assault another time when she’s
supposedly publicly harassed the
stewardess and yet another time when she
allegedly hit a fan with her microphone
stand
you ever fell
number seven Billy Corgan best known as
the creative leader behind the uber
successful all brought band The Smashing
Pumpkins Corgan may be an excellent
songwriter but some critics think his
personality needs a little work
those critics might say he’s a perpetual
crybaby or that blaming his bandmates
for breaking up the Smashing Pumpkins
was not cool or that calling bassist
d’arcy wretzky
a mean-spirited drug addict was hitting
below the belt
he’s also known for doing some
completely bonkers things like holding
the contest for a fan to buy him lunch
insulting other musicians and launching
a spiritual website that few have ever
visited entitled everything from here to
there calm seriously the guy is weird
number six Morrissey sure he may be
considered a fantastic lyricist and one
of the fathers of indie rock but this
list is about douchebags and no amount
of brilliant lyrics can deter from the
fact that Morrissey is often considered
one
he is widely known for his blatant and
controversial opinions including his
charged political stances his disregard
for the British monarchy and his
endorsement of animal rights which led
him to call the Chinese a subspecies in
protest of the country’s history with
the top basically when it comes to this
former frontman for the Smiths there’s
no in-between you either love them or
you cannot stand him
number five Lars Ulrich
we could write a whole novel about why
this Metallica drummer is so hated
but we’re pressed for time so here are
the juiciest details
the most popular reason is obviously the
whole Napster controversy wherein Ulrich
was vocal about his distaste for file
sharing and subsequently sued the
company for copyright infringement talk
about sticking it to the man
if the whole Napster thing didn’t turn
you off he’s also known for exhibiting
some extremely pompous behavior and was
even sued by his own assistant four
years of unpaid overtime
number four Ted Nugent
there’s no sugarcoating it Nugent who
has been riding pretty well exclusively
on cat scratch fever since the 1970s is
simply not the greatest
he has been a longtime opponent of
animal rights even calling a member of
the fund for animals a worthless whore
and has been charged with illegally
hunting and killing a young buck
he’s also a strong supporter of the
Republican Party so naturally that meant
that he had to brandish in the sold
rifle on stage at a concert and call
Obama a piece of shit stay classy Ted
number three
gene Simmons
Simmons is known more for his makeup
tongue and fire-breathing than he is for
his musicianship
apparently he’s just as obnoxious in his
personal life and he has a reputation
for not being the nicest of people
he’s often accused of being both sexist
and racist and he’s been criticized for
stereotyping Islam as a vile culture and
for treating women like playthings at
least as part of his persona
taking the term shock rock to a whole
new level there is seemingly no end to
the controversial things that gene
Simmons has said in interviews knowing
all of this it kind of makes sense why
he would hide behind all that makeup
number two
Liam and Noel Gallagher today’s gonna be
the day that the gonna throw it back to
you okay okay
technically these are two people but
come on you can’t have one without the
other even if they annoyed each other so
much their bands broke up
the members of Oasis the ones
responsible for the Wonderwall guy and
house parties are no strangers to
negative press stemming from what some
might label as horrid behavior
in 1998 Liam was banned from an airline
after apparently abusing passengers and
Noel has been a participant of numerous
fuze including one with the members of
blur whom he famously wished would catch
AIDS and die
that’s not even counting their
confrontations towards each other which
have often come to physical blows
before we look at the douchiest of
douches here are a few honorable
mentions
I don’t like Monday
why I don’t
number one Axl Rose well
here now the king of douchebags the lead
singer of Guns and Roses Axl is often
considered one of the most difficult
people to work with in the entire music
industry
his relationships with his bandmates
have gone south reportedly due to his
detestable attitude and controlling
nature
on stage he often stopped shows to
single out disagreeable fans throws
tantrums when things don’t go his way
and is infamous for his easily sparked
temper something of which you do not
want to be on the receiving end
and again what else would we expect from
one of the biggest rock stars of our
time
so do you agree with our list do you
think any particular rocker is a
douchebag
for more agreeable toptenz published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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