Rock’s Aging Sex Icons Need To Quit Already
In the last decade or so, popular culture has been enamored and humored by the aging rock superstar. And what started out as mild amusement of getting to see a hair metal band from your childhood on a “one-time-only reunion tour”, has developed into a full-blown addiction: as a society we are unwilling to let these celebrities escape the limelight. And given their largely narcissistic ways, they are happy with the renewed attention. Suffice to say, it is strange to see someone your grandfather’s age running around with wispy long hair and spandex pants. Here’s a list of rock’s sex icons that should, in the name of dignity and pride, gracefully bow out and perhaps consider some more distinguished pursuits.
Bret Michaels
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Michaels’ success with Poison was marked by an abundance of money, girls and drugs…and sex. Michaels once famously told Playboy that he loves threesomes and that the biggest sexual turn-on is giving oral sex. And to top it off, he is open about having lost count of how many women he has slept with. In his youth Michaels was fit, and widely considered to be one of the better looking rock stars out there; not only successful, he was a veritable sexual icon. Now, Michaels is reputed to have lost or spent a good chunk of his earnings – not to mention self-respect – looking for love on VH1. Now in second season of “Rock of Love”, Michaels is showcased as a vain and self-obsessed has-been, who is encouraged to debauch bipolar strippers and alcohol-abusive women for our viewing pleasure. The verdict is still out on whether his ubiquitous bandanna is sewn into his wig, or if it is just tied really tight.
Gene Simmons
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Famous for his long, pointy tongue, the lead singer of Kiss claims to have slept with over five thousand women. Simmons’ sexual appeal during his prime was due to his mysterious makeup, his outrageous behavior, and his fame and fortune. His Playboy playmate partner of 25 years with whom he has two children, doesn’t value marriage or monogamy in their relationship. Much to the world’s chagrin, a sex tape of Simmons and a young female model was recently leaked to the Internet, featuring the once great rocker – now in his sixties – having awkward and uncomfortable-looking sex for what seems like an eternity. More than anything, the existence of the tape begs whether his high number of sexual partners is really just an exaggeration, or even a result of an age-related memory fault.
Keith Richards
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During the height of The Rolling Stones popularity, women (and some men) wanted Richards, and men (those who didn’t want him) wanted to be him. A talented and creative musician, Richards’ style defined an era both in music and in fashion. There are no shortages of stories regarding the sexual escapades that he and fellow Stones got into during their heyday. Most recently, however, Richards claimed to have snorted the ashes of his own father mixed in with cocaine. Realizing that this alienated normal people, Richards later went on the record to deny this statement. Presently, Richards’ skeletal remains can be found featured in tabloids, still parading about in flamboyant clothing, eyeliner and looking generally confused.
Steven Tyler
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Lead singer of Aerosmith, and owner the world’s most famous lips, Tyler is a vocal advocate of not marrying. In a recent Elle interview, Tyler claimed that if you were to be in a monogamous relationship, to “lie ‘til you die’, regarding claims of infidelity. It seems that he had an elaborate system for evading comprising situations and drama; Tyler also admits that during the band’s tour, he and band mates would refrain from sexual activity with groupies the last ten days before returning home, so their girlfriends wouldn’t suspect (smell?) anything. Back in the early 1980s, his microphone scarf & tight jeans ensemble would make the ladies go wild. But now, the dude looks like a lady.
David Lee Roth
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Most true Van Halen fans prefer Roth to Van Hagar, and probably all women did as well. He was perhaps the sex icon of the late 1970s, even if his vocal ability was questioned. Roth had a very interesting and business-like approach to selecting the women he would fornicate with at concerts. His staff would find him the “hottest girls” and at the end of the concert, he would announce the winning girls who would get a pass: “Blond, pink top, sector A4.” DLR was also known to have his staff members take Polaroid photos of the girls in bizarre situations like acting as a nude table for the stars, to say the least. At the ripe age of 53 in 2007, Roth went on a comeback tour with Van Halen. Unfortunately, he still performs shirtless.
Robert Plant
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Led Zeppelin’s famous front man claims to have had a fetish for watching live sex shows. Known for his falsetto, his deep v-necked suits, wild hair (including chest) and tight pants, Plant epitomized the term “Rock God”. Plant once said the difference between a fan and a groupie is a fan is someone to have sex with and a groupie is someone who wants to take care of you like a mother or girlfriend. During Led Zeppelin’s rise to prominence, Plant was young and an effortless sexual appeal. Now Plant resembles an aging peasant character from The Lord of the Rings. Fortunately for Plant, he still has most of his hair. However, when you turn 60, you should not be able to have shoulder-length hair. I guess he didn’t get the memo.
Axl Rose
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According to Rolling Stone, Axl Rose recorded “Rocket Queen” in the recording studio while having sex with his girlfriend Adriana Smith. Interestingly, Smith happened to be a Guns n’ Roses member Steven Adler’s ex. Smith wanted to get back at Adler for cheating on her. Rose wanted the sounds of her real orgasm recorded in the song. Seemed like everyone won. Rose was well known had that “bad boy” quality that women love, even if he wore women’s jeans and sang rather cheesy love ballads at times (note: this does not discount the merits of “Appetite for Destruction”). Since his “comeback” during the MTV Music Video Awards by performing with Guns n’ Roses, he’s gone way downhill. Rather than falling off the radar, he tried and failed at a comeback. But at least he finally finished “Chinese Democracy”. Rose can now be seen wandering the streets of L.A. sporting fake dreadlocks or a goatee…or both.
Richie Sambora
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In the eighties, Sambora’s conquests had good things to say about his lovemaking style. They said he had good rhythm (guitar?) and would perform oral sex for hours. Being part of one of the most successful rock bands in the world, made an already handsome Sambora, much more attractive. Since Bon Jovi’s highly successful comeback and the bands subsequent collective aging, Sambora has split from his wife, Heather Locklear, dated Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife, Denise Richards, put on a bunch of weight and went to rehab for alcohol problems. Now, many question whether or not allowing him to perform oral sex is in anyone’s best interest.
Ozzy Osbourne
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As a young musician, Ozzy was rich and crazy. He famously bit the head off of a bat which stirred his name in the media as well as made him seem a more dangerous sex icon. Wife, Sharon Osbourne has gushed that Ozzy can perform sexual acts for hours and is a fantastic lover. Ozzy became monogamous when Sharon faked a positive AIDS test result. After that “scare”, Sharon claims Ozzy never cheated again A look into the life of the family (via their television show) on MTV, shows Ozzy as a shuffling, mumbling, stuttering invalid who is hardly considered a sex icon any longer. But he still performs, somehow – at concerts that is.
Lars Ulrich
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Ulrich recently boasted that while on tour with Guns n’ Roses, he and Axl Rose had numeous orgies with groupies. Ulrich was one of the bad boy sex machines while in Metallica, being handsome, popular and successful and had no problem getting girls backstage to come to the band’s infamous sex parties. He has also at times had tumultuous relationships with his fellow band mates, which furthered his bad boy persona. Now Ulrich can be occasionally found in tabloid magazines looking haggard and old. Metallica is still estimated to be worth more than $189 million, but the recent Napster scandal has left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth for Ulrich, and has women who love pirating music looking elsewhere.
Fred Durst
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Once the lead singer of Limp Bizkit, Durst has expressed on his website: “I’ve had plenty of sex. I’ve lied terribly. I’ve cheated.” During his peak, he was rumored to be involved sexually with both Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. His lyrics were honest, vulgar and angry, which fueled his sex appeal – plus he work backwards hats and had tattoos. Today Durst is virtually unrecognizable. He has recently ditched his trademark cap for a ¼” of sparse, silvery hair, and only in his thirties, he looks largely overweight and aged. Recently, a sex tape with Durst and his 20 year-old girlfriend was leaked onto the Internet. Many speculate this was Durst’s own doing for publicity purposes, a claim that Durst himself denies. Let’s hope it’s the last sex tape we ever hear about from this guy.
Eddie Van Halen
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As the lead guitarist of supergroup “Van Halen”, Eddie was a handsome star that seems to have fallen victim to the “gross side “ via drugs, aging and a brief bout with cancer and other illnesses. Most recently, Van Halen has teamed up with porn director to write two songs for an adult film “Sacred Sin”. He insists he is a fan of his friend/director’s work and wants to be a part of it. In the last decade, Van Halen underwent a hip replacement surgery, but still feels comfortable taking his shirt off and playing guitar in front of thousands for his bands’ many comeback tours. Recently, Van Halen has split from his wife, and put himself back out on the market. The timing is probably not coincidental.
Mick Jagger
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Mick Jagger is one of the most famous rockers of all time, and one that has aged most interestingly. Like most of his contemporaries, he has been able to retain his physique, but he has surprisingly kept all of his hair. Additionally, Jagger’s face has aged seemingly twice as fast as the rest of him. Jagger has famously claimed that, “if you are not having sex then you are wasting your time.” Being a young sex symbol, Jagger indulged in relationships with high-profile women such as Carla Bruni, Janice Dickinson, Jerry Hall(with whom he has four children) and many, many others. At the age of 65, Jagger and his rubber face are still touring the world, for reasons that remain a mystery to most of us. He is also still actively dating super models.
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On February 3rd 2009, Danielle wrote:
Say what you want but these icons are ROCK GODS, so until you are as famous as Led Zeppelin then you can talk. Though I don’t condone infidelity, etc. by any stretch they are how they are because of the woman who MAKE them into sex-icons, who cares if they go around with their shirts off-lighten up! Not everyone has to be 23 and sexy to do so! Live and let live! These men are and always will be some of the greats, no matter how old and wrinkly they get. Rock On!
On February 4th 2009, Willy Brown Balls wrote:
Amazing how they all bluffed the world into thinking their music was good.
On February 4th 2009, JBongo wrote:
Hey, power to them. If I had the talent to make 250G’s a night and sleep with fashion models. I suspect I would find it hard to quit…
On February 4th 2009, K Smith wrote:
Looks like we’re not allowed to age in society then according to this website, I hope you get an apology from all the stars featured for their aging processes. Isnt it unnatural eh???
On February 4th 2009, Rob Wallace wrote:
The worst offender in the music world is Rod Stewart in my opinion. Perhaps you saw the parody of him on South Park.
If he is dead my apologies.
On February 4th 2009, Jake wrote:
Getting old is okay.
Deluding yourself into thinking you’re still young when you’re quite old is not.
On February 4th 2009, Brandonio wrote:
Truth is all these aging rock stars even in their older age rock harder than the punk that put this article together.Who gives a fuck what people look like.They still rock ,right?
On February 4th 2009, Vince wrote:
Just putting this out there. Gene Simmons was not the lead singer of kiss. He was the bassist
On February 4th 2009, crazysquid wrote:
Mick Jagger looks like he should of been in jacksons thriller video. hell Keith Richards ought to be the lead Zombie. Good God , When is enough enough. Women used to Scream with delight when they appeared with their bulging pants, not bulging Depends.
On February 4th 2009, erwin wrote:
I wonder what Sarah’s plan is to avoid getting old?
On February 4th 2009, Tiger wrote:
On February 3rd 2009, Danielle wrote:
Say what you want but these icons are ROCK GODS, so until you are as famous as Led Zeppelin then you can talk. Though I don’t condone infidelity, etc. by any stretch they are how they are because of the woman who MAKE them into sex-icons, who cares if they go around with their shirts off-lighten up! Not everyone has to be 23 and sexy to do so! Live and let live! These men are and always will be some of the greats, no matter how old and wrinkly they get. Rock On!
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So you are saying is, you have shit for music taste…
I mean you can’t seriously think that Fred Durst is a rock god… I bet you think Wolfmother is a good band too…
NONE of these schmucks are gods, all the true rock gods DIED long ago
Here’s an idea, try to form your own opinion on music and not regurgitate what the radio stations tell you to think.
But by all means keep supporting these dinosaurs and yelling “WHOOOOOOOO” with all your vacuous bimbo freinds
On February 4th 2009, daniel wrote:
Guess what? We all age, some better than others, but one day you two will be one of those old farts that the younger kids are saying need to just step down and get out of the way.
Granted, Keith, Mick and Eddie VH look like death warmed over – let that be a warning to you about excessive drug and alcohol use.
On February 4th 2009, Steve wrote:
While I hate kiss Vince, I think it’s fairly common knowledge that Gene Simmons was indeed a vocalist of the group along with Paul Stanley as well as their bass player.
And in regards to the opening comment: While I don’t much care either way regarding most of the infidelity, I fail to see how it is the fault of the women they slept with.
On February 4th 2009, jarrod wrote:
Ya Sarah..give us your pic now and then again in 20 years so we can dissect it and tell you how awful you are for trying to stay trendy and hot. you know these guys are rock legends and some of the best of all time. Sure i think Steven Tyler looks more and more like a woman every day, but honestly, what does it matter?
On February 4th 2009, cal wrote:
If you think you think age has anything to do with how well you play write or sing, then you never understood the music to begin with. Art is always and forever art.
On February 4th 2009, Al wrote:
They look as ‘bad’ as any men their age. Robert Plant looks pretty healthy and normal to me. At least this is one shallow list that doesn’t scrutinise women for a change.
On February 4th 2009, Fern wrote:
I don’t care about Fred Durst, but the rest of this list is comprised of Rock Legends who we are still listening to on a daily basis, and this author has the balls to tell them to stop? Obviously Sarah does not like music. She needs to shut up. I’m giving this article a thumbs down for StumbleUpon.
On February 4th 2009, anonymous wrote:
fuck you. all the people you named should be rockin till the day they die. there better then most of the bands now a days. this was one of the most ignorant articles i have ever read.
On February 4th 2009, Jim wrote:
Sarah must be part of this generation. It’s seems to be centered around what you look like. Meat Loaf couldn’t release Bat Of Hell today because he is fat and unattractive, who cares if he’s talented. They should remake “Logan’ Run”. It was a science fiction movie were the government didn’t allow anybody to live past thirty. It is fitting for Sarah’s generation.
On February 4th 2009, j hendrix wrote:
I give credit to these legends for exploiting all the women they did, showing the rest of us how superficial women used to be, and thank you Sarah for showing us nothing has changed.
On February 4th 2009, anon wrote:
Seriously.. Wtf is Fred Durst doing on this list. He is neither a sex icon or rock god. Granted, I won’t deny that I listened to Limp Bizkit, but he doesn’t belong on here.
On February 4th 2009, Mel wrote:
Bret Michaels looks JUST like Fergie in that second picture.
On February 4th 2009, Bill C. wrote:
Sure, Mick’s face may look inspissated, but anyone who saw Scorsese’s “Shine A LIght”, knows that the performing energy is still there and that the music still rocks.
On February 4th 2009, Yuk Yuk wrote:
Go eat a box of doorknobs.
On February 4th 2009, Shayna wrote:
Robert Plant looks great for a man of his age. And though he is still performing, I wouldn’t say by any means that he’s still living “a rock and roll lifestyle.” He tours with Allison Krauss, for god’s sake, playing bluegrass / folk music. His music has matured right along with him. And I doubt he does much more these days than smoke weed.
On February 4th 2009, Seymour Totti wrote:
I think you should include Michael Jackson in you’re list
On February 4th 2009, Bunny wrote:
It has been sad for at least 15 years. When are the deluded baby boomers going to get that they are has beens? I have been waiting for a decade for the first sad shit old rockers to start appearing on stage in iron lungs. Specifically David Bowie and all of the Rolling Stones. Though, to his credit, David Bowie has reinvented himself a few times, unfortunately the last time being two decades ago. The sad kings of aging “rheumatism rock” are the Rolling Stones. They had no talent to start with, and never reinvented themselves… except once riding on Bowie’s shirt tails in the 80’s.
Who lets them out of the aged care homes in the first place?
On February 5th 2009, some dude wrote:
in all fairness, Robert Plant is definitely still in “get some” territory. he’s not the shell of his former self some of these guys are. or the shell of a shell, in keith richards’s case.
On February 5th 2009, Misstcalia wrote:
Damn… who cares…. everyone gets old. And granted, some of them have aged badly, but given the life style that a lot of them led, it’s amazing that they are even alive.
Is it a crime to age in Hollywood? Yes.
Bah!
On February 5th 2009, usd6 wrote:
Good content, a little taste of music Madman
Thanks!
On February 5th 2009, Cody wrote:
Come on, how could you talk about sex icons without mentioning Jerry Garcia. (kidding :p)
On February 5th 2009, gntlmon wrote:
“Van Hagar”
*sigh*
On February 5th 2009, a REAL rock fan wrote:
Let me say first off I never liked Limp bizkit or Durst. But Fred Durst is barely in his 30’s and this idiot is calling him “old”?Babe you must be about 11 or 12.I’m 47 and married to a 19yo.And she would tell you the same thing,age has it’s benefits, with EXPERIENCE being a big one.Most of these guys have done enough drugs and subjected their bodies to enough abuse over the past decades to KILL a vacuous ditz like yourself 10times over.And yet they STILL have more talent than any of YOUR generation’s pop icons like Bitchny Spears or Aquilera.
Granted, half of them look like death warmed over, but they can still command 100$ ticket prices and sell cd’s to plenty of kids your age even so.And still get ditzy young girls to have sex with them too.
I say more power to them for being able to make a living doing something half of us would sell our souls to do.
On February 5th 2009, carlo slorzano wrote:
hey dumbass, gene simmons is the lead singer not the bassists, r u f-in retarded
On February 5th 2009, simply me 88 wrote:
I have read your article. I rarely post comments on sites, but this time I feel that I would like my voice to be heard. The following are my thoughts on your article, as well as thoughts on some of the comments already made:
We all age – the end, suck it up princess, even YOU will age. The only difference between you aging and these Icons aging is the size of the bank accounts.
The only reason they are in the limelight at this point is because we allow them to be. Famous people, whether it be a movie, t.v., or rock star/singer are only famous because we allow them to be, without their fans, these people are no one, they are the same as everyone else, they all poop in the morning, and put their pants on one leg at a time. By you complaining for them to get out of the limelight, you are making them MORE popular by upsetting those of us (not necessarily me) that still love them, and who can’t let go of that part of our youth.
Why do YOU get to say who should disappear and who can still perform??? I guess I never got the memo where you are the almighty and you get to tell the rest of us, and those famous people what we should and should not do with our lives.
Granted, we all have the right to free speech, we can all express our thoughts and opinions without fear of repercussions (I love this country) but on the other hand, why make a blog or a website or whatever that will invoke anger and out right rage in some of those that happen to stumble on your one sided, arrogant views?? I suppose that was the point though, right? To get attention? I mean seriously, why else would anyone want to deliberately attract negative attention to themselves by posting this stuff? Is your mother too busy for you at the moment?
The reason Brett Michaels, Mick Jagger et al are still on the covers of magazines is because those of us that loved them way back then still do.
I am curious about one thing, why all the reference to the sexual behaviours of these people? They do what makes them happy – don’t we all? The parties that had sex with these people all know that they are promiscuous, no surprise there. I hope you are not trying to shock the general public, news flash WE ALREADY KNEW. Are you jealous perhaps that no one references YOUR sexual behaviour, it’s probably pretty boring anyway. These people are human, and last time I checked, humans have sex. I could go into the psychology of it all, but I am trying not to use big words like ‘is’ and ‘was’ I can see how that might confuse you.
When we hear certain songs it brings back memories of the way things used to be, the way life was much simpler back before cell phones, internet and rush rush rush all the time. If we weren’t home, too bad, call back later, or better yet, take a trip to your friends’ place.
Things must change to stay the same, by holding on, there is still hope that the world hasn’t changed the way it seems it has. When we listen to these people sing, we still hear it the way it was all those years ago, when we go to a concert, we still see them as we did all those years ago. For the die hard fans, nothing has changes, for a brief moment things are still as they were, and the smiles on the faces are genuine and real. I think we all deserve to feel that way once in a while, or did I miss the memo on that too?
On February 5th 2009, Martin Lewis wrote:
Plant still rocks!
On February 5th 2009, Beckysoup61 wrote:
Adding Robert Plant?
He is actually the only one out of this whole group that isn’t doing anything stupid.
He is still successful, yet you couldn’t see that if it sat on your face.
On February 5th 2009, ryan wrote:
We should all be so lucky to still have that kind of energy when we reach their age.
On February 5th 2009, insanemaster wrote:
we all get old ! its as simple as that ..
On February 5th 2009, Cynthia wrote:
Hey was it only about what they looked like? Heck no, it was and is about the music, and Plant, the stones, and a few others were actually talented musicians, not just rock icons.
Yes they are getting old, so is everyone and the fact that some still have incredible talent prooves that age doesnt matter and young punks will always act like they will never age, but that is just fear and ignorance.
Oh well,,,, ROCK ON
On February 5th 2009, Darlene wrote:
ROCK ON!!!!!
On February 5th 2009, Conformist wrote:
On February 4th 2009, Tiger wrote:
So you are saying is, you have shit for music taste…
I mean you can’t seriously think that Fred Durst is a rock god… I bet you think Wolfmother is a good band too…
NONE of these schmucks are gods, all the true rock gods DIED long ago
Here’s an idea, try to form your own opinion on music and not regurgitate what the radio stations tell you to think.
But by all means keep supporting these dinosaurs and yelling “WHOOOOOOOO” with all your vacuous bimbo freinds
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I love how you use the same line that SO many other people use when arguing music tastes. “Stop saying what the radio tells you”.
It’s a bit hypocritical don’t ya think?
On February 6th 2009, Tony wrote:
Plant won a Grammy or 3 this year, Richards still smokes on Guitar among other things, Ozzy has one of the highest grossing rock circus tours going, just shut up, they will give anyone time on the internet what a shame!
On February 6th 2009, Ronald Baro wrote:
Why if Rock Music is what they love doing? I do Salsa Music, I’m 53 what about it? so if these guys want to do it forever? why not? Salsa or Rock or any form of music is not just for young Musicians. Back Off!!!
On February 6th 2009, Musicevangelist wrote:
Gene Simmons WAS mainly the bass player for Kiss, he sang lead vocals sometimes but most of the lead work was handled by Paul Stanley. On a side note, all the members of Kiss sang lead sometimes.
On February 6th 2009, Jenna wrote:
You really should have put Alice Cooper in their. He used to be fiiine! But, not so much anymore…
On February 6th 2009, Eddie wrote:
Roth didn’t look so bad, but Richards looks like a Necrophiles wet dream.
On February 6th 2009, pio wrote:
the proven proof that sex drugs and rock and roll doesn’t make you a better human being..
and money doesn’t make you happy either
On February 6th 2009, Maz wrote:
No one should quit making music, ever. For as long as you can play, you should keep playing. Best live guitar playing I ever heard was Andres Segovia. He was 90, could barely walk, but he blew the hall away. Every musician should be lucky enough to go out after a night like that.
On February 7th 2009, asdf wrote:
Music doesn’t stop being fun just because you get older. In fact as you get older you get better at your instrument. I hope they keep playing into their 90s.
On February 7th 2009, Deepikapub wrote:
ROCK ON!!!!! Old But too sexy.. hmm??
On February 7th 2009, Liz wrote:
Another addition: Iggy Pop. He’s aged in a Mick Jagger kind of way as well.
Fun article!
On February 7th 2009, You suck wrote:
You suck ass. Second picture of Axl Rose isn’t even real. Google image search doesn’t count as real research.
On February 7th 2009, j.hornsby wrote:
I agree with most of these. Ozzy was a badass during the Black Sabbath years, but now hes just a mumbling old sellout. The Ozzy from 1973 would’ve kicked the shit out of the current Ozzy for that damn cell phone commercial! The Stones haven’t made a decent album since the 70’s. Aerosmith should have considered themselves lucky to make a comeback in the early 90’s and left on a high note. Metallica and Gun’s n Roses should’ve both called it quits for good after Load and Use Your Illusion 2, both bands have been useless ever since. Van Halen and Bret Michaels? Is there really a need for cheesy 80’s hair metal anymore? I thought grunge finally put an end to that crap 15 years ago! Other than the stage show, KISS was pretty much worthless. Just a bunch of poorly written meaningless garbage. Fred Durst was a joke from the start. What a tool! The only respectable one in this list is Robert Plant. At least he’s had the decency to branch out and let us all remember Led Zeppelin as they were in the glory days instead of as a bunch of washed up old men trying to act like their still hard partying horny 25 year old rock stars.
On February 7th 2009, j.hornsby wrote:
Also, the second image of Axl may be fake, but unfortunately the real Axl is much more embarrassing!
On February 7th 2009, Zeppelin Fan wrote:
Robert Plant has quit already
whens the last time you saw him cruising the strip w/ his shirt off….
he’s a recluse now, let him have long hair if he wants
On February 7th 2009, markiechops wrote:
Hold the front page! Sarah’s just noticed that people get older – even rock stars! Why don’t you stick your face next to your byline, Sarah, then we can make crass comments about how YOU look. Furthermore, we’ll come back in twenty years’ time and p*ss ourselves laughing at how much you’ve “gone off” in the meantime – or would you accuse us of being sexist and of objectifying women if we did such a thing?
On February 8th 2009, Bill wrote:
Wow. Some of these photos are shocking!!!
On February 8th 2009, yamaha wrote:
Steven Tyler looks somewhere between Michael Jackson and Joan Rivers.!!some plastic surgery ages more gracefully than others!! give a thumbs up on su!!
On February 9th 2009, Rosie G wrote:
If you had their money, would you opt for plastic surgery to stay young looking? They have earned their wrinkles and hair styles. Why waste money on good looks as long as the voice (and song) remains the same?
On February 9th 2009, dawnatilla wrote:
WHAT THE F*** IS WRONG WITH LARS ULRICH???HE IS MATURE , CONSERVATIVE LOOKING AND HE ROCKS! ARE YOU SAYING HE SHOULD LAY DOWN AND DIE AND AGE “PROPERLY”? YOUR ARTICLE SUCKS AND SO DOES AGING!!!!!
On February 10th 2009, john casimero wrote:
Ah! ah! Quit word is non existing for rockers.. that’s why we have saying… Long Live Rock n Roll!!!
On February 10th 2009, john casimero wrote:
How can they quit if a lot of their fans still cravin’ for them to perform. Their appearances is still important… guestings in concert and other appearances. That’s why reunion concerts are there and most of them are successful… Long Live Rock in Roll
On February 10th 2009, helsbels wrote:
What a terrible article. I hope you are very happy with who you are inside Sarah, because the outside of you will change quicker than you think. These days no-one is allowed to get famous on talent alone, they are judged so heavily on how they look that a whole generation of amazing fresh talent with bad hair or imperfect skin is probably going to waste. Society is being impoverished by plastic “celebrities”. The music some of these men created will still be going strong when you are dribbling into your soup in the old folks home. Talent is attractive in its own right. Listen with your ears.
On February 11th 2009, Bill Smuntez wrote:
What an offensive POS. Anyone learning to write OpEd pieces should learn to get their facts straight. Napster ’scandal’? WTF? Also, putting Fred Durst, Brett Michaels, and Axel Rose in the same lineup as Robert Plant, Mick Jagger and Ozzy is embarrassingly lame. At least Plant, Jagger and Ozzy had more than half a career. This article rates right up there with the “The Beatles Couldn’t Sing” OpEd piece I read a few months ago. The most intelligent part of this article was the part where the author “Sarah” left her (or his) last name off the article.
On February 13th 2009, MISTRESS_IVORY_PRINCESS wrote:
GENE SIMMONS WAS THE “FOUNDER” OF KISS ALONG WITH PAUL STANLEY, GENE SIMMONS WAS A SMART ENOUGH OF A MAN TO PATENT THE KISS LOGO AND ALL THAT IT ENTAILS. GENE SIMMONS WAS THE (BASSISTS) OF KISS. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS AT SOME POINT SANG LEAD VOCALS. PETER CRISS
(THE DRUMMER) WAS KNOWN FOR MOSTLY BALLADS SUCH AS “BETH” AND “HARD LUCK WOMAN”, IT IS TRUE THAT PAUL STANLEY SANG A MAJORITY OF THE LEAD VOCALS, AND WAS AN AMAZING FRONTMAN FOR KISS. I HAVEN’T A CLUE WHAT ACE FREHLEY (THE LEAD GUITARIST) SANG AS HE WAS NOT ONE OF MY FAVORITES. PAUL STANLEY MOSTLY SANG BUT SOMETIMES SANG AND PLAYED GUITAR AS WELL. JUST WANTED TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE CLUELESS ABOUT “KISS”.
On February 18th 2009, Vi wrote:
Sarah……shut up! Remember this…. Age is not the only thing that ages us. YOU SOUND BITTER.
On February 28th 2009, Aman wrote:
After reading this article i feel all these rockstars had a very good time with the women. Even i am happy that axel rose has finally finished his album.
On February 28th 2009, Юрий wrote:
Интересно написано. А это все на основе Вашего личного опыта?Позвольте полюбопытствовать :)
On March 1st 2009, jreck wrote:
fuck yall….these cats r still rockin it…and hard…well except fred durst….ha never was a fan….BUT these others….HOW DARE U!!! im gonna b cliche and say “ROCK ON!!!!!”
On March 9th 2009, FG wrote:
what a fucking stupid article.
On April 3rd 2009, Jane Zamudio wrote:
I find it truly remarkable how many people came out in defense of these men. While I do find it disturbing that we live in a highly ageist society, I find it refreshing that someone ( a woman) would have the gumption to call these “Rock Gods” as she sees them. It seems to be much more socially acceptable to trash women for their appearance, even if their only crime is to have gained a few pounds (i.e. Jessica Simpson, who’s young.) It’s high time we put the spotlight on men who, as a result of a lifetime of over-indulgence, look horrible and are not even remotely fuckable, regardless of how they may delude themselves.
On April 24th 2009, Scott wrote:
Good little article!! I see a lot of celebrity worship syndrome here. I actually read that some psychology association is pushing to have celebirty worship branded a mental malady.
Look most of those guys would never have had a woman if they were not in a band. Axl, Durst, etc. So the hell with them.
Anyone remember when Matallica used to beg fans to dub their demo and trade it in 1982?
On May 26th 2009, Dani wrote:
Except for Bret Michaels and Axl Rose (and maybe Robert Plant, but in the VERY early years), I’ve seen no sex symbols in this list. All of the other always were ugly, though stylish – but they are musicians, they don’t need to be handsome. Those who are lucky to be talented and beautiful are blessed, and as so, are few…
On June 3rd 2009, Willem wrote:
At 80 they’ll probably still have more natural talent than most of today’s oversynthesized singing fashion magazine ads. Sex symbols? Who cares. ROCK ON!!!
On June 12th 2009, Edgar Cerrillo wrote:
I only like Filipino rock songs. Filipinos can sing really good!!
On June 18th 2009, fanfan wrote:
Seriously, it’s an OPINION!!!!! stop getting all mad cause someone doesn’t have the same ideas as you. And yeah they may still be selling tickets and albums and Guitar hero games but they are getting older. Everyone gets older. duh. the author isn’t even suggesting that she is better than these ppl or that she doesn’t think she’ll age. old ppl are funny looking most of the time and that’s just the way it is.
On July 15th 2009, hlo wrote:
Billy Idol…although he ROX!
On July 26th 2009, Aly wrote:
Ok, first of all, I’m probably the biggest Aerosmith fan on the planet.
Second, no one is saying these guys didn’t or don’t rock the fuck out (except fred durst)
The writer is not saying they don’t rock or they should stop rocking. She is saying they should stop having gross old man orgies with girls young enough to be (and given their pasts, could biologically be) their daughters.
Aerosmith rocks and I love Steven Tyler, along with most of these other bands. But their sex stories disgust me. The whole rocker attitude that the only pleasures in life is unmonogomous sex disgusts me. And now that they are all like 90, they can keep making music and I will keep buying it but they really need to stop doing whatever girl crosses their path. Especially Bret.