# Ugliest "classic rock" star ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 15, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338 "2012-07-15T20:57:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/21 "2012-07-15T22:43:20Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > It should not be amazing to anyone living on this planet that the number of women attracted to money is vast. It has been ever thus. From what I understand, fame is actually more attractive than money. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/22 "2012-07-15T23:10:59Z")
I think Donald Fagen has them all beat. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/23 "2012-07-15T23:29:32Z")
Steven Tyler was the first humanoid I thought of. He started off badly and has not aged well. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/24 "2012-07-15T23:34:56Z")
I’ve always found Mick Jagger ugly. Not that it diminishes his musical talents in any way. I just don’t understand why so many women find him hot. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/25 "2012-07-15T23:36:24Z")
> [@oreally](#): > > Steve Tyler Tyler was the first one I thought of. But it might be fairer to limit the competition to human beings and disqualify Tyler for being a [gelfling](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_muN2vWf4rYk/TT0R6LqYLFI/AAAAAAAAByM/MAkG3XZ-btc/s1600/tyler-jen.jpg). > [@](#): > > Keith Richards Another worthy choice—but are you comparing rock stars as they look now, or as they looked in their prime? Because [Keith wasn’t that bad](https://www.morrisonhotelgallery.com/images/medium/keith_richards_portrait_980.jpg) before age and hard living caught up with him. ---
**Author:** ![Kasper1014](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c89c15/32.png) [@Kasper1014](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kasper1014)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/26 "2012-07-15T23:40:46Z")
Does Iggy Pop qualify for ugliest rock star? That man is ugly!!! ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/27 "2012-07-15T23:50:27Z")
Cast another vote for the “Jimi Hendrix Is Not Ugly” poll. Jimi Hendrix ugly?? Everyone has heard people remark that Mick Jagger, Steve Tyler (and other rock stars) have less than stellar facial features. Up until this thread I never heard anyone refer to Jimi Hendrix as ugly. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/28 "2012-07-15T23:58:10Z")
Not classic rock, but still, [the gummy bear](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-aEjB770AQ/SQWK1U3T-0I/AAAAAAAAARw/RocJV8NNL2E/s400/pogues-singer-shane-macgowan.jpg) is a a contendah! ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/29 "2012-07-16T00:01:33Z")
> [@Kasper1014](#): > > Does Iggy Pop qualify for ugliest rock star? That man is ugly!!! Ah, but if we’re allowed to push the limits of “classic rock” like that I’d say [Shane MacGowan](http://livewrongandprosper.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/shanemacgowan.jpg?w=480) qualifies too. ETA: Curses! ---
**Author:** ![Kasper1014](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c89c15/32.png) [@Kasper1014](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kasper1014)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/30 "2012-07-16T00:10:40Z")
> [@GreasyJack](#): > > Ah, but if we’re allowed to push the limits of “classic rock” like that I’d say [Shane MacGowan](http://livewrongandprosper.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/shanemacgowan.jpg?w=480) qualifies too. > > ETA: Curses! Ewwwww!!! Lol ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/31 "2012-07-16T00:11:47Z")
Am I the first to mention Lemmy? ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/32 "2012-07-16T00:13:08Z")
> [@Kasper1014](#): > > Ewwwww!!! Lol Yeah, I’m surprised **astro** found such a good picture of him. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/33 "2012-07-16T00:25:14Z")
> [@GreasyJack](#): > > Ah, but if we’re allowed to push the limits of “classic rock” like that I’d say [Shane MacGowan](http://livewrongandprosper.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/shanemacgowan.jpg?w=480) qualifies too. > > ETA: Curses! His teeth have been fixed for years, for what it’s worth. Looking at the picture in [this article](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1183171/Oh-bye-gum-Shane-MacGowan-FINALLY-gets-set-new-teeth.html), Funny that on the other side of the pond, replacement teeth are far too stained for American standards. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/34 "2012-07-16T00:28:00Z")
Roy Orbison. Always thought he was the template for Doctor Octopus. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/35 "2012-07-16T01:07:37Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > Roy Orbison. Always thought he was the template for Doctor Octopus. YES! ditto. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/36 "2012-07-16T01:08:59Z")
You guys are heading in wrong direction. Try [Leslie West](http://tonymichaelides.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/lesliewest.jpg) of Mountain. Or [Meatloaf](http://www.rockymusic.org/img/celebrityphotos/MeatLoaf-Paradise-EllenFoley1978L.jpg). Or [Ed Cassidy](http://www.coloradorealtyhotline.com/spired.jpg) of Spirit. And I’m pretty sure that every single person in metal is uglier than any of these. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/37 "2012-07-16T01:13:38Z")
[The 15 Ugliest Frontmen in Music](http://www.sloshspot.com/blog/10-26-2009/The-15-Ugliest-Frontmen-in-Music-234) also [Ugliest bands ever](http://my-retrospace.blogspot.com/2008/07/ugliest-bands-ever.html) ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/38 "2012-07-16T01:14:57Z")
Freddie Garrity of Freddie and the Dreamers. Alright, maybe they weren’t “classic rock” but they got lumped into the British Invasion of the 1960s [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGxDS10VAbg) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/39 "2012-07-16T02:49:10Z")
I can’t believe Ric Ocasek has no votes so far. The man is so ugly it hurts my feelings. He makes Mick Jagger look like George Clooney. He looks like what Tom Petty would look like if you made him 100% uglier. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338/40 "2012-07-16T02:55:40Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I can’t believe Ric Ocasek has no votes so far. You mean, other than being mentioned in the OP? The one tagged as being in the Cars? Or as one of astro’s link’s “The 15 Ugliest Frontmen in Music”? That Ric Ocasek? (I know, I know. We’ve all done it. But we all get called on it when we do.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-classic-rock-star-ever/628338.md?page=3)