Sex, Drugs, Pretension and Rock & Roll

Which figures from the world of rock and pop have struck you as being the most pretentious in the claims that they have advanced regarding themselves or their music?

Originally posted by FMF
Which figures from the world of rock and pop have struck you as being the most pretentious in the claims that they have advanced regarding themselves or their music?

The Beatles went a little overboard when they said they were more popular than god....

Originally posted by sonhouse
The Beatles went a little overboard when they said they were more popular than god....

Totally out of context. John Lennon made that comment as a casual description of the amount of fans the interviewer was questioning them on. It was not a brag, it was a joke. Besides, at that time in the western world they probably had more influence.

Prince
U2
Madonna

Bono.
Noel Gallagher.

Axel Rose, the Oasis guy, Bono, of course... damn, basically
anybody creating crap who dares to open his/her mouth to
say other than "I am sorry, I make crap for a living".

Edit. Lou Reed.

Originally posted by Starrman
Prince

You are aware that I will scratch your face, right?

Originally posted by Seitse
Axel Rose, the Oasis guy, Bono, of course... damn, basically
anybody creating crap who dares to open his/her mouth to
say other than "I am sorry, I make crap for a living".

Edit. Lou Reed.

Axl Rose is a good one. I don't think Lou Reed takes himself very seriously, though.

Some others:
Anthony Kiedis
Steven Tyler
Ozzy Osbourne

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Axl Rose is a good one. I don't think Lou Reed takes himself very seriously, though.

Some others:
Anthony Kiedis
Steven Tyler

Spot on with Steven Tyler.

As for Lou, the few interviews I've seen from the guy, he
came forward as quite arrogant, I'd say. Maybe he was
stoned, lol

...

What do you say about Gene Simmons? The guy is arrogant
but I'll have to give it to him that his overconfidence comes
from his record of nailed ladies and his money, rather than
from the music itself. So he seems honest from that point
of view.

Originally posted by Seitse
Spot on with Steven Tyler.

As for Lou, the few interviews I've seen from the guy, he
came forward as quite arrogant, I'd say. Maybe he was
stoned, lol

...

What do you say about Gene Simmons? The guy is arrogant
but I'll have to give it to him that his overconfidence comes
from his record of nailed ladies and his money, rather than
from the music itself. So he seems honest from that point
of view.

Well, someone who makes Metal Machine Music can't take himself very seriously. About this record he said: "anyone who gets to side four is dumber than I am".

I don't know Gene Simmons' attitude too well.

Originally posted by Seitse
You are aware that I will scratch your face, right?

I suspect that's in line for a Prince fan.

Bono.

May a 16 ton weight drop out of the sky onto his head.

Not hard to argue with all of these except Lennon. Lennon does not strike me as a pretentious twit.

David Byrne, though...Eddie Van Halen....there are others, as soon as I post this I'll remember more (unfortunately).

Evan Dando.

Originally posted by Starrman
I suspect that's in line for a Prince fan.

I won't use nail polish so it's more, like, a blitzkrieg.