For its 20th Anniversary, Q magazine pulled together 20 “musical icons” to grace alternate versions of its celebratory issue. Everyone looks well preserved (or agreed to some airbrushing), save a grizzled Keith Richards (time to quit smoking, Keef!). It’s a fun way to check in with UK’s taste for American pop stars, too: Madonna, Dave Grohl, Beyonce, the ever-enigmatic Stipe, and a lolli-sucking, preggers Brit. Covered all the bases, didn’t they?
Which of these faces matters most? Or just as importantly, who looks best (or surprisingly well)? This isn’t our official vote, but someone please tell us how Sir Paul looks younger than Dave Grohl.
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makeup, bitches. that’s how.
my vote’s for keef
paul mccartney is the single most important person on there, plastic surgery or not.
Um, how long has Jimmy Page had Down’s Syndrome?
In terms of importance — thirty years down the road, not now — I have to go with Dido.
a bigger rabble of talentless, useless fucktards i never seen before.
except for Bowie and Madonna i could happily live without them and their shitty influence on music
now Q, go to your room and play with your toys and costumes, forget about ever being credible/interesting
Important – KEEF
Best Looking – Beyonce
damon forking albarn
Who the hell is Johnny Borrell?!?!?
Wot, no Morrissey?
no thom, moz or squire, but hey! we have dido!
talent
60′s richards
70′s weller
80′s u2
90′s gallagher
00′s albarn
Johnny Borrell’s the dude from Razorlight. Talk about a band who won’t be remembered in 30 years.
Hey, I saw that same Pete Townsend picture on “Kiddie Porn Weekly”
Uh…Kate Bush!
david gilmour anyone?
Kate Bush for sure but i do have a little old man crush on Paul Weller
Considering how if it weren’t for the guy 2nd from the top right, NONE of those other faces’d be on this magazing, I’ll go with him.
uhhh, brit looks best.
mmm….. Damon…..
DIDO?!?!? DIDO!?!?
Like, seriously, DIDO!?!?!?!?
Christ, the dude from Razorlight???
Ugh.
Damon. Ohhhh bestill my heart.
Gallagher. Duh.
razorwhat?
I’m going with Keef.
Or Mr. Jimmy Page.
David Bowie, hands-down. He’s weathered the storm and come out looking a hell of a lot better than most.
Also, I agree to Paul Weller’s influence when in the Jam, but honestly, can ANYONE stomach his solo work? It’s dreadful.
I figure at least a third of these people have had plastic surgery – Bowie’s at the top of that list. So take that into consideration. Having said that, Kate is soooooo cute, I don’t care!
Bowie, hands down.
because sir paul has had more work done, that’s why
yeah, who’s johnny borrell was my first reaction but then i remembered he’s in razorlight…right?
um, where’s thom yorke?
Dido? I don’t get it. Are they making fun of her? “Hey, so Dido we’ve got this cover story about icons… and um… (stiffles giggle fit) we think… maybe… you’re… no, no I can’t even say it…”
Only one Black person represents music over the last 20 years. But the dude from Razorlight’s up there. Q gave their latest album 5 stars, you know.
I saw Razorlight open for Muse a few years back, and I thought they were ok, at best. Hardly an icon.
Kate Bush.
Obviously.
Others above know what I mean.
When a person takes time off from the spotlight they can further develop their talent at their own speed and keep their looks pristine from the prying eyes of the creepy UK music press and evil UK tabloids.
Kate’s Aerial sounds like nothing else ever done by her or anyone else. Maybe the finest “comeback” album in several years of Western popmusic history.
But, also, yeah, where the fuck is Morrissey?
Or, if I may stretch, where is Brian Eno, without whom U2 wouldn’t be on any legends list?
Thom York deserves a cover as do Bernard Sumner
forgot, hendrix and clapton should also be there, way above johnny borrell
also forgot that its all living artists, so yea wheres clapton
What about Jarvis?
Important artists who deserved a cover on this issue but were fucked over: Jenny Lewis, Radiohead, Eric Clapton, Muse, Kazuya Kamenashi.
Uhm…where are the Spice Girls?
Seriously.
They’vea ccomplished more than half of these nitwits. (Dido? wtf?)
bowie.
where the fuck is jack white? savior of rock
Looks like Q Magazine has completely eradicated hip-hop from the last 20 years of music.
um i feel stupid because i don’t know who ian brown is… or maybe i do and its just not ringing a bell
Hmmm… So let me see if I have got this right, Britney was never incredibly talented, even though she was attractive enough and never did any real harm. Now she doesn’t even really make music(or only in an ancillary way), and instead chooses to exploit her baby before it can even be born by sucking suggestively on a lolly while pregnant. So now she is just kind of creepy and sad. This cover photo makes me feel dirty (in a sad for western civilization kind of way).
I LOL’d at dido. She had like, what, three hits? Three hits that weren’t exactly revolutionary. And while Britney isn’t amazing either, she did have a big effect on pop music today, for better or worse (I’m betting worse).
Anyway, Bowie is the only one on there who really matters. Well, Paul and Madonna too. But yeah, he’s the only one who’s really that important IMO.
Bowie looks the hottest hands down, deffers the only 60 year old i’d do. i’m so annoyed i missied getting this magazine