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.

What a very sad state of affairs. But then again it's the NME.

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?

What else can I say? Next year that spotty kid from the Arctic Monkeys might just make the Top Ten. Onwards, onwards, onwards...

How can Pete Doherty be someone's bloody hero? Come on...

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?????????

How can Curtis and Cobain be called heroes? They both brought baby girls into the world and then like cowards killed themselves....

How would Moz have faired 5-6 years ago?
NME doesn't even make good toilet paper, let alone a good read!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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....

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Maybe if Moz took up drugs he could be Number 1 next year. Or at least take Petes spot at Number 2...

I'm glad that women and black people don't make records.

Elvis Presley is the greatest rock icon of all time.

died last week. He is my hero.

Jocky

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

He made drug addiction look fun

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.

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.

Where is Jim Morrison?

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.

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" !