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David Coverdale for those of us old enough to remember. Joined Purple without a pot to piss in. Cried on being given the job and a sub from the band. Went out to lunch and came back with a Beeblebrox ego.
Grew his hair, wore tighter trousers and got Steve Vai to do solos on re-issued Deep Purple and Whitesnake tracks. To his credit, he went full-out when breaking America.
Still comes across as a **** tho, and I suspect he doesn't have a soul anymore.
Metallica.
Hetfield has come across as a bully (Newstead) and then there's his views on big game hunting.
Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes. They were due to do a tour to celebrate 25 years but he would only do it if they sacked the drummer, one of the nicest guys in the business, and if he got to take all the profits from the tour. Rich, the guitarist in the band and the other founding member is his brother. They never toured and Rich eventually started another band the Magpie Salute with some of his former band mates. His brother called them a cover band who were only doing it for the money. A year later he's done the same thing but he's doing it for the music and the fans. The brothers are well known for not getting along but watching gig footage of the Magpie Salute and you can see Rich smiling, not something he was known for when stood next to his broyher.
Ah, the ‘brothers in bands’ syndrome - not many manage to keep it together. Arcade Fire are one of the few who seem to manage. Women seem to cope much better, The Staves, Heim, First Aid Kit are three that spring to mind.
...see also the Kinks. On which note, Ray Davies seems okay to me and comes over fine in interviews, but by his own account qualifies.
(We've done Wassis Quo and pub bands don't qualify anyway.)
<p>Another vote for Josh Homme - great musician but the more you find out about him the less there is to like about him as a human being.</p>
Whenever I've heard Annie Lennox being interviewed she comes across as the most aggravating of luvvies.
Having been a ‘Smiths Fan’ back in the day I’m going to put another vote in for Morrissey.
Had a look at his website, turns out he’s a nasty little xenophobic racist after all.