Greatest Frontman Of All-Time?
Liam Gallagher has been deemed the greatest rock and roll frontman of all time by the readers of Q magazine. The magazine conducted a poll asking its readers to vote on their all time favorite frontman, and the former Oasis singer came out ahead of such other notable group leaders as Bono, Freddie Mercury and Jim Morrison. In an interview with Q, Liam, who apparently agrees with the poll, said he is on a par with the King of Rock and Roll – Elvis Presley.
“There is Elvis and me,” he said. “I couldn’t say which of the two is best.”
When asked about the secret to being an effective frontman, Liam responded, “Behaving yourself and not jumping round like a bitch.”
Blondie’s Debbie Harry was the only female to make the magazine’s list. Q’s Top 20 Frontmen of All Time appear below. Here’s the whole list. What do you think?
1. Liam Gallagher
2. Bono
3. Freddie Mercury
4. Damon Albarn
5. Chris Martin
6. Matt Bellamy
7. Jim Morrison
8. Bob Marley
9. Paul McCartney
10. John Lennon
11. Robbie Williams
12. Debbie Harry
13. Mick Jagger
14. Morrissey
15. John Lydon
16. James Brown
17. Bruce Springsteen
18. Robert Plant
19. Tom Meighan
20. Joe Strummer
Take care,
REID!




April 6th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Liam Gallagher? As much as I love Oasis, dumbest thing I’ve ever heard…
Noel Gallagher does pretty much all the writing in that band and for half the songs Liam doesn’t even sing on during concerts, he leaves the stage.
No Maynard James Keenan? Scott Weiland? Trent Reznor?
Dumb magazine readers are dumb.
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:20 pm
strange – who is q’s audience?
Eddie Vedder. Ian Astbury. Michael Hutchence. Kurt Cobaine. Robert Smith. Perry Farrell. sting. Shane MacGowan. Gordon Downie. Dr. Teeth. Ozzy. Robert Plant. Mike Scott. Ian Curtis. Peter Murphy. Michael Stipe. anthony
Annie lennox. Courtney Love. Gwen Steffani. Bjork. Kim Deal. Chrissie Hinds. Siouxsie Sioux. Dolores O’Riordan.
all of whom rate higher than Liam in our world. sorry – he is a co-front man in my book – and Dave Gahn is way better at that one…