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April 21, 2007
The joke about no interest in joining a club that would have us
Randall Monty reports
Every year the Boston Phoenix, an "alternative weekly newspaper" that's a bit closer to The Onion than to any credible news source, releases its "100 Unsexiest Men" list. The list is comprised of local and national politicians, television, radio and film personalities, athletes and coaches, and pertinent to this site, people from the world of music.
Some highlights:
#84. Devendra Banhart: "...a less well-groomed Charles Manson."
#69. The Ying-Yang Twins: "...imagine if George Clinton and Lil' Jon had triplets, then killed the cute one..."
#65. Colin Meloy: "...a marketing gimmick to get people to listen to more NPR."
#52. Jay-Z: "It's like he's got a lazy eye, only it's his whole face."
#39. Ryan Schreiber: "Rock critics rank slightly below child molesters on the food chain of sexy..."
#23. Pete Doherty: "Heroin chic is predicated on being able to do lots and lots of drugs without looking like a scabby, skid-row pin cushion."
#21. Gerard Way: "...may be the only rocker who aspires to look more like Billy Corgan."
#17. Chuck Klosterman: "Corn-fed, ass-faced classic-rock apologist..."
#9. Bob Dylan: "In a police lineup, he could be mistaken for a grizzled wino..."
#4. Karl Rove: "...skin-crawlingly awkward rapper."
With #39 in mind, rest assured that MS will probably make an appearance on the "100 Sexiest Men of 2007" list.
Posted by Keith O'Brien at April 21, 2007 06:58 PM
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Comments
Not a doubt in my mind: whoever composed this list bought tickets for "American Idol Live."
The sexiest people in music (or anywhere for that matter) have always been the proverbial square-pegs-in-the-round-hole. That's punk by very definition. Thank Felix for the aberrations. And the folks on this list.
Posted by: Koren Zailckas at April 22, 2007 02:49 PM
