Top 50 Heroes Poll in NME - Morrissey #3
posted by davidt on Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:00AM

Uncleskinny has posted the list on the general board:

Top 50 Heroes poll in today's NME

The top 10:

10 - Ian Curtis
9 - Ian Brown
8 - David Bowie
7 - Noel Gallagher
6 - Thom Yorke
5 - Cart Barat
4 - Liam Gallagher
3 - Morrissey
2 - Pete Doherty
1 - Kurt Cobain
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Pete Doherty ? (Score:1)
Clearly this is a worthless poll.

Did they ask for self-consumed stars who are a pain to deal with? Then perhaps it's OK.
wemissumoz * <{nhsgary} {at} {yahoo.com}> -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:08AM (#217587)
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What!? Doherty before Morrissey? (Score:1)
What a very sad state of affairs. But then again it's the NME.
shoplifter71 * -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:09AM (#217588)
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Dead people (Score:0)
Cobaine is dead and so is Doherty (well, almost- not long now). So does this make Morrissey Number 1 Living rock hero? I think it should. NME can you change Morrissey's position please?
Anonymous -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:17AM (#217592)
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    Boring, predictable, very Catholic (Score:1, Funny)
    What else can I say? Next year that spotty kid from the Arctic Monkeys might just make the Top Ten. Onwards, onwards, onwards...
    Ramon -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:23AM (#217596)
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    "I'm all over you...like a vulture, like impending death"
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      Huh? (Score:0)
      How can Pete Doherty be someone's bloody hero? Come on...
      Anonymous -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:27AM (#217599)
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      • Re:Huh? by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday May 11 2006, @08:40AM
        Ha ha ha!!!!!!!!! (Score:1)
        that's one of the funniest things i've ever seen!!
        so kurt is number 1 - a heroin adict that was a manic depressive
        Doeherty numver 2 - a talentless heroin addict
        and come on Karl Barat higher tham bowie???? please remind me what barat has done?????????
        oberon -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:27AM (#217600)
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        Heroes? (Score:0)
        How can Curtis and Cobain be called heroes? They both brought baby girls into the world and then like cowards killed themselves....

        Anonymous -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:28AM (#217601)
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        • Re:Heroes? by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday May 10 2006, @01:11PM
          • Re:Heroes? by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday May 10 2006, @02:24PM
            • Re:Heroes? by Anonymous (Score:0) Sunday May 14 2006, @11:30AM
          • Re:Heroes? by defari (Score:1) Wednesday May 10 2006, @02:06PM
            Loo paper! (Score:1)
            How would Moz have faired 5-6 years ago?
            NME doesn't even make good toilet paper, let alone a good read!
            chris_mcwilliam -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:29AM (#217603)
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            • Re:Loo paper! by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:32AM
              • Re:Loo paper! by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:40AM
              • Re:Loo paper! by matty (Score:1) Wednesday May 10 2006, @02:15PM
                MY List (Score:0)
                1. Morrissey
                2. Keith Richards
                3. Mick Jagger
                4. Paul Westerberg
                5. Joe Strummer
                6. Brendan Benson
                7. Brandon Flowers
                8. Pete Townshend
                9. Ian Curtis
                10. Richard Butler
                11. Mick Jones (The Clash)
                12. Roger Waters
                13. Johnny Marr
                14. Paul Heaton
                15. Damon Albarn
                16. Tommy Stinson
                17. John Lydon
                18. Paul Simonen
                19. Graham Coxon
                20. Nick Lowe
                Anonymous -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:40AM (#217609)
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                • Re:MY List by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday May 10 2006, @11:43AM
                  • Re:MY List by suzanne (Score:1) Wednesday May 10 2006, @12:48PM
                    • Re:MY List by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday May 10 2006, @01:14PM
                      • Re:MY List by chris_mcwilliam (Score:1) Thursday May 11 2006, @08:59AM
                    • Re:MY List Needs More by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday May 10 2006, @02:51PM
                    • Re:MY List by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday May 10 2006, @04:24PM
                      • Re:MY List by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday May 10 2006, @04:31PM
                        • Re:MY List by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday May 11 2006, @09:17AM
                          • Re:MY List by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday May 11 2006, @03:29PM
                            • Re:MY List by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday May 12 2006, @08:30AM
                              • Re:MY List by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday May 12 2006, @11:25AM
                                • Re:MY List by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday May 15 2006, @12:02PM
                        • Re:MY List by anonomoz (Score:1) Wednesday May 10 2006, @06:00PM
                          know what i want and i know how to get it (Score:1)
                          Who did they poll? more importantly why!!!!
                          how can we get Moz struck from this list of embarrssing has beens.
                          good old nme never fails to disappoint.
                          Ivanhoe -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @12:28PM (#217621)
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                            dumb (Score:0)
                            A pretty sad list if that's the best heros R&R has to offer. Cobain killed himself. Gallagher is a gigantic ass. These are not "heroic" figures, IMO.
                            Anonymous -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @12:46PM (#217630)
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                              Pete Doherty??? (Score:1)
                              How on earth has pete Doherty beat Moz?? what has he ever done?? besides hook up with Kate Moss? I agree with Kurt Cobain and the Gallaghers, but the rest is questionable. Moz is an absolute Legend!! Pete Doherty is a drug addict! With about 2 good songs under his belt
                              Handsome Charmer -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @12:59PM (#217635)
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                              ahahahaahahaha! (Score:1)
                              ahhahahhahhahaaaaaahaaaa. God this is so freakin funny.

                              Kurt diserves a spot at #20 that is fair.
                              Pete Who?

                              For my personal top 10

                              1. No one cares
                              tenderliz -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @02:00PM (#217653)
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                                nme poll (Score:2, Funny)
                                What sad fuckers voted for Pete Doherty?? the vast majority of nme readers obviously know fuck all about music...no wonder Morrissey avoided this pointless,impotent rag for so long....
                                drees1971 -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @02:42PM (#217664)
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                                  This poll Is A Shambles (Score:0)
                                  Pete Doherty is not ahead of Moz, Morrissey Is #1 though im glad to see him ahead of Curtis, fuck Tony Wilson.

                                  P.S The longer the NME go on glorifying Doherty, his use of hard drugs, and his general temperament, the longer his horror movie lifestyle & Tabloid drama shall continue.
                                  Anonymous -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @02:59PM (#217675)
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                                  The world is full of crashing bores.. (Score:0)
                                  As you all demonstrate.
                                  Peter can write songs for young people..
                                  Morrissey writes them for his old fat denim-clad fans.
                                  Go pretend to listen to New york dolls.
                                  Read some Wilde,and say you like Dean.
                                  We all know you don't.
                                  Anonymous -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @04:32PM (#217712)
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                                  It's really laughable (Score:1)
                                  Morrissey is totally apart from all those people, that people is boring and more linked to the press and those kind of silly games, than to music. Then, the people that chose them are boring and silly too.
                                  NovemberJesus -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @05:53PM (#217727)
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                                    well...ehm...what's the story? (Score:1)
                                    hey boys, If this poll was done last year the top would have been to Bono...and If it was before YATQ Morrissey would be in 10 if not less...this has just prooved again...never believe the hype

                                    and come on, Kobain he really was utter shit, and we all know that Morrissey is our hero
                                    NakedLondon -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @06:01PM (#217730)
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                                      how about... (Score:0)
                                      How can they not mention John Lennon. Sure, he was a jackass most of the time, but just look back on what he accomplished musically and politically, and think about all the great things he would be doing now if her were alive. Bono would look like a goddamn criminal compared to John.
                                      Moz is still #1 though
                                      Anonymous -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @10:57PM (#217748)
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                                      Enema Poll (Score:1)
                                      Maybe if Moz took up drugs he could be Number 1 next year. Or at least take Petes spot at Number 2...
                                      Strutting Rooster -- Wednesday May 10 2006, @10:58PM (#217749)
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                                        white boys are go! (Score:0)
                                        I'm glad that women and black people don't make records.
                                        Anonymous -- Thursday May 11 2006, @02:28AM (#217770)
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                                        What about Elvis Presley??? (Score:1)
                                        Elvis Presley is the greatest rock icon of all time.
                                        bobthedog -- Thursday May 11 2006, @05:45AM (#217810)
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                                        Grant McClennan of The Go-Betweens (Score:0)
                                        died last week. He is my hero.

                                        Jocky
                                        Anonymous -- Thursday May 11 2006, @08:25AM (#217841)
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                                          My Top 12 (Score:0)
                                          1 - Elvis
                                          2 - Morrissey
                                          3 - Lennon
                                          4 - Bowie
                                          5 - Strummer
                                          6 - Hendrix
                                          7 - Joey Ramone
                                          8 - Lou Reed
                                          9 - Paul Weller
                                          10 - Iggy Pop
                                          11 - Johnny Rotten
                                          12 - Ian Curtis
                                          Anonymous -- Thursday May 11 2006, @08:31AM (#217844)
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                                          Where's Shaun Ryder in all of this? (Score:0)
                                          He made drug addiction look fun
                                          Anonymous -- Thursday May 11 2006, @08:46AM (#217851)
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                                          Pete's inclusion (Score:0)
                                          To be fair to the NME it was selected by readers and they do say that a better hero than Pete is deserved. Moz also comments on Carl Barat's selection "I think The Libertines were fantastic with Carl at the helm. Pete was creeping into that Sid Vicious category. There are thousands of people who aren't into that kind of tortured genius". He's right as well, I loved the Libertines which is why it's really sad to see how they've ended. What a waster who really did piss it all up the wall.
                                          Anonymous -- Thursday May 11 2006, @12:02PM (#217893)
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                                            The Bird From Bizzare (Score:1)
                                            Does anyone know what the deal is with that Newton bird who does the bizzare column in the son?? It seems as though she son't like Mozza. I can't recolect her ever promoting his new album and she very rarely mentions him. The reason i ask is because in todays pages she commented on the NME Poll and mentioned just about everyone in the top 10 except for Morrissey, she spoke how Kurt was 1st and Pete was 3rd and thenw ent on to name the others in the top 10 and never mentioned Moz. Truth be told i preferred Dominic Mohan doin the Bizzare pages, his music taste was a lot more rock and indie based. This Victoria Newton, i think thats her name, can't seem to stop talkin about take that and the highly over rated Robbie Williams, as a Sun reader, it disappoints me cos the sun is right about pretty much every other topic, it's just it suffers nowadays when talking about music. Tis really laughable, The music that she contantly talks about, it says nothing to me about my life.
                                            Handsome Charmer -- Thursday May 11 2006, @12:15PM (#217900)
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                                            Where is Jim Morrison? (Score:1)
                                            Where is Jim Morrison?
                                            bobthedog -- Thursday May 11 2006, @12:44PM (#217909)
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                                            What (Score:1)
                                            Is it with the NME worshipping smack heads?

                                            What the fuck has Doherty ever done apart from get off his tits? Nirvana were just a third rate Pixies too.

                                            The NME get's more farcical with every passing year.
                                            ohglen -- Thursday May 11 2006, @12:59PM (#217914)
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                                            • Re:What by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday May 11 2006, @04:45PM
                                              Pete (Score:0)
                                              It's great the way Pete Doherty can raise the hackles of all you lot out there.

                                              You can shout your outrage at the way the Sun used to treat Morrissey and exaggerate every little thing into accusations of glorifying the moors murderers, paedophilia, racism and more. I still remember the headline "Ban these sick Smiths".

                                              Nowadays it's Pete who gets it in the neck because he isn't bloody Bono or Chris fucking Martin. The tabloids have Created a bandwagon of hate and you all fucking jump on it.

                                              Oh and he has a heroin problem, just as Andy Rourke did back then. Was he a talentless waster ? Pete actually writes and composes songs, which is more than Morrissey, for all his genius, does.

                                              If Morrissey could get up and play the solo "Tell the king", I'd drop down dead. But then he's a singer and guitars "are a cop out" !
                                              Anonymous -- Thursday May 11 2006, @03:02PM (#217956)
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                                              • Re:Pete by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday May 11 2006, @03:07PM
                                                • Re:Pete by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday May 11 2006, @04:33PM
                                                  • Re:Pete by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday May 12 2006, @12:43AM
                                                    • Re:Pete by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday May 12 2006, @03:21AM
                                                • Oh God by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday May 12 2006, @02:38PM


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