# Best looking musicians **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 7, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368 "2017-06-07T17:26:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/61 "2017-06-08T22:44:41Z")
Chris Cornell looked like a Greek statue or something, and Henry Rollins of Black Flag was a good looking dude. The Sepultura singer and Tom Petty, are you kidding me??? ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/62 "2017-06-08T22:57:10Z")
If I stay with the heavy music theme, Trent Reznor and Rob Zombie (sans makeup) are both pretty hot. Agreed with the A-Ha mention. Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart I will add Canadian Corey Hart and Sade ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/63 "2017-06-09T01:08:46Z")
No love for Paul McCartney? For the ladies, I nominate Stevie Nicks. To my eyes, at least, both were still quite attractive in the '80s. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/64 "2017-06-09T01:22:25Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > We should all be so lucky as to be glared at by Mr. Costello. I just saw him a couple of nights ago. Not many kids in the audience. ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/65 "2017-06-09T11:47:14Z")
I love me some [Marie Digby](https://www.google.com/search?q=cheryl+cole&rlz=1C1CHWA_enUS602US606&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZov2U17DUAhVIOSYKHQjNAvwQ_AUICygC&biw=1366&bih=638#tbm=isch&q=marie+digby). Especially when she smiles. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/66 "2017-06-09T12:32:56Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > No love for Paul McCartney? For the ladies, I nominate Stevie Nicks. > > To my eyes, at least, both were still quite attractive in the '80s. Good pics! ---
**Author:** ![Hook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@Hook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hook)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/67 "2017-06-09T14:08:07Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > So…has anyone seen the two of them in the same room at the same time? Like maybe they’re attending the same party, but Olivia ducks out and then Barry appears, adjusting his beard inconspicuously? Right here!! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qPuh7TdVQsI/hqdefault.jpg "How Do You Mend A Broken Heart-Barry Gibb And Olivia Newton-John-Sound Releif") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPuh7TdVQsI) ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/68 "2017-06-09T14:20:55Z")
It’s been a while since he was popular, but as I recall, Rick Springfield (_Jessie’s Girl, I’ve Done Everything for You, Human Touch_) was quite the heartthrob. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/69 "2017-06-09T14:25:50Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > We should all be so lucky as to be glared at by Mr. Costello. He does it _very_ well. I am still trying to figure out who he thought I might be - I vaguely resemble about half the aging rock world and never had a chance to speak to him and thus piss him off on my own behalf. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/70 "2017-06-09T15:35:05Z")
Sting all the way, then and now. The guy never looks the same way twice, and he’s aged amazingly. All that tantric sex must help. (I’m sure it helps Trudi!) [Super-young, 1979](https://in.pinterest.com/pin/398779741985021297/) [Early ‘80s, rockin’ a Mickey Mouse sweatshirt & still sexy!](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/310396599296431771/) [Peak Police look](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/b6/3b/61/b63b6161f1a1f0d3ce49a99bacf4950a.jpg) [1985 solo look](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/409264684872477536/) [Holding his own against Meryl Streep (at least, looks-wise!) in _Plenty_](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/240379698835633506/) [1990s Grammy](http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/singer-sting-holds-his-grammy-up-to-his-ear-after-winning-for-best-picture-id51542985?s=612x612) [2009, beardy!](http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/the-british-singer-sting-gordon-matthew-thomas-sumner-cbe-better-by-picture-id633645666?s=612x612) [January 2017 - Holy shit, the man’s still got it](http://www.billboard.com/files/media/sting-performs-pre-grammy-party-01-2017-billboard-1548.jpg) Sure he’s dyed his hair now, but hell, that platinum color from _Synchronicity_ sure wasn’t natural either, so why not? 🙂 I’d also say Harry Connick Jr., Jon Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson circa _Off the Wall_/_Thriller_ (or Bruno Mars now… take your pick, they’re basically the same guy!), Lenny Kravitz, Adam Levine… Women are kinda easier because good luck getting a contract if you’re not hot. For me the top two are Madonna in the “Vogue” video–she was just crazy gorgeous–and obviously Beyoncé. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/71 "2017-06-09T20:54:54Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > Well, let’s not forget that he lived with Cher for a time and Diana Ross as well, then married Playboy Playmate and Hefner girlfriend Shannon Tweed. For one of the world’s ugliest creatures, he certainly did all right outside the groupieverse. I felt like a dirty old woman leering at their son during their reality show. Yum. > **[Nick Simmons | Actor](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2353171/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm)** > > Known for: Awkward., Starry Eyes, Gene Simmons: Family Jewels ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/72 "2017-06-09T22:27:25Z")
Yeah, I know what you mean. [Sophie](http://thrive.suntimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_1838shannon-and-sophie-flat-e1430272664602.jpg) wasn’t chopped liver either. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/73 "2017-06-09T22:49:29Z")
Classical pianist [Yuja Wang](http://cdn.yujawang.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/16100532/Yuja-Wang-by-Norbert-Kniat-DG-11.jpg)! Here she is [playing a duet with Khatia Buniatishvili](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/c6/04/e9/c604e9fb97b9e0e164df9260ef09e288.jpg), who isn’t bad-looking either. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/74 "2017-06-10T00:46:46Z")
I would say that Zooey Deschanel is fairly attractive. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/75 "2017-06-10T01:08:14Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > A female friend of mine felt that **Roy Orbison** was the hottest man in history. I don’t know what to believe anymore. Maybe she finds his voice sexy? I mean, I love Greg Dulli for his voice but he’s not much [to look at](http://www.summerskiss.com/skadmin/wp-content/uploads/maverick.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/76 "2017-06-10T02:16:11Z")
I couldn’t name one of her songs but I’ve seen her perform on TV a couple times and I think [Taylor Swift](https://i0.wp.com/damagingthestreets.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/18839f21-608b-4acd-a2aa-a944db3e15e7-2060x1236-e1424515656156.jpeg?fit=1280%2C768) is pretty damn good looking. ---
**Author:** ![Shamozzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/77 "2017-06-10T03:50:11Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > I couldn’t name one of her songs but I’ve seen her perform on TV a couple times and I think [Taylor Swift](https://i0.wp.com/damagingthestreets.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/18839f21-608b-4acd-a2aa-a944db3e15e7-2060x1236-e1424515656156.jpeg?fit=1280%2C768) is pretty damn good looking. She’s a rocket, all right. And [quite](http://media.vogue.com/r/h_900,w_900/2016/04/12/taylor-swift-vogue-cover-may-2016-06.jpg) [the](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/f7/11/be/f711bed9ba57799f1a93ed2c44b8302f.jpg) [chameleon](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/16/24/47/162447680bbc4fcdf91fac1b74d99245.jpg) , [as well](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/11/11/1415728320586_wps_16_Taylor_Swift_Wonderland_M.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/78 "2017-06-10T04:01:11Z")
If we’re letting ladies in, then the conversation begins and ends with [The Corrs sisters](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uKUJj9VMJpA/TBKxX8ACjyI/AAAAAAAAIbA/RHnNAiISKCI/s1600/corr3.bmp). ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/79 "2017-06-10T04:08:52Z")
No one’s going to mention [Kate Bush](https://www.google.com/search?q=kate+bush&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj65umts7LUAhUB2T4KHYcHB4QQ_AUIDCgD&biw=1744&bih=897#imgrc=a80daQsSiVj17M:)? ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368/80 "2017-06-10T05:12:20Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > He does it _very_ well. > > I am still trying to figure out who he thought I might be - I vaguely resemble about half the aging rock world and never had a chance to speak to him and thus piss him off on my own behalf. 🙂 Lorde. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368.md?page=5)