Living Rock Stars Greater Than Kanye West
On Saturday night, Kanye West performed at the Glastonbury Festival in England. During his set, he proclaimed himself to be "the greatest living rock star on the planet." Here's Varacchi's list of who should come before him.
This list is in no specific order, so don't get mad if you disagree with the standings. It was mostly done in a stream-of-consciousness style. Feel free to add any that I missed!
Robert Plant
Jimmy Page
John Paul Jones
Mick Jagger
Keith Richards
Charlie Watts
Ronnie Wood
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
Bono
The Edge
Adam Clayton
Larry Mullen, Jr.
Roger Waters
David Gilmour
Roger Daltrey
Pete Townshend
Brian May
Ozzy Osbourne
Tony Iommi
Geezer Butler
Bill Ward
Geddy Lee
Neil Peart
Alex Lifeson
Dave Davies
Ray Davies
David Lee Roth
Eddie Van Halen
Alex Van Halen
Michael Anthony
Sammy Hagar
Elvis Costello
Peter Frampton
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Dave Mustaine
Joan Jett
Bruce Springsteen
Little Steven Van Zandt
Jon Bon Jovi
Dave Grohl
Noel Gallagher
Liam Gallagher
Maynard James Keenan
Jerry Cantrell
Chris Cornell
Eddie Vedder
Zach de la Rocha
Tom Morello
Trent Reznor
David Bowie
Jared Leto
Brian Johnson
Angus Young
Malcolm Young
Sting
Stewart Copeland
Andy Summers
Gregg Allman
Robby Krieger
Steven Tyler
Joe Perry
Andrew WK
Paul Rodgers
Eric Clapton
Carlos Santana
Billy Idol
Billy Joel
Elton John
Steve Winwood
Ginger Baker
Stevie Nicks
Mick Fleetwood
Lindsey Buckingham
Don Henley
Glenn Frey
Joe Walsh
Pat DiNizio
Bret Michaels
CC DeVille
Vince Neil
Tommy Lee
Neil Young
David Crosby
Stephen Stills
Graham Nash
Debbie Harry
David Byrne
Bob Dylan
Bob Seger
George Thorogood
Robin Zander
Rick Nielsen
John Fogerty
Christopher Hall
Daryl Hall
John Oates
Joe Elliott
Mark Knopfler
Ric Ocasek
Tom Petty
Jeff Lynne
Lou Gramm
Mick Jones
George Clinton
Billy Gibbons
Lemmy
Peter Gabriel
Phil Collins
Axl Rose
Slash
Ann Wilson
Nancy Wilson
Ted Nugent
Huey Lewis
Perry Farrell
Grace Slick
John Cougar Mellencamp
Jonah Matranga
Steve Perry
Mike Doughty
Rob Zombie
Prince
Josh Homme
Ryan Star
Michael Stipe
Thom Yorke
Anthony Keidis
Flea
Chad Smith
Dennis DeYoung
Tommy Shaw
Glen Burtnik
Eric Burdon
Steve Miller
Van Morrison
Rod Stewart
Glenn Tilbrook
Chris Difford
Scott Weiland
Taylor Allen
Brian Wilson
Chris Robinson
Iggy Pop
Sid Vicious
Ian Astbury
Robert Smith
Dave Gahan
Billy Corgan
Jack White
Rivers Cuomo
Hozier
Gene Simmons
Paul Stanley
Peter Criss
Ace Frehley
Beck
Jeff Beck
Billie Joe Armstrong
Michael Nesmith
Peter Tork
Mickey Dolenz
Chuck Berry
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard