Sorry, for sure Elvis Presley.

Bono must be pretty high on the list, with all his crusading for various charities/campaigns.

Ask your grandmother who Bono is and then ask here who Elvis is.



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WHO CARES!!! What a ridiculous thread

Baboon Bro Wrote:
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> In what parts of the world do they know "the
> Beatles"
> but not "Paul McCartney" then?

Most parts but Lennon is more famous than Paul. Lennon is an icon. Not as famous as before but still. Elvis is dead so he doesnt count neither does Lennon. Macca is famous in Sweden.

Everybody knows about the Beatles. They might not know the name or the face of McCartney today but everyone knows ABOUT him. Same with Jagger. Everybody knows about him. There is this guy who dances like a rooster, has those big lips and sings that "Satisfaction" song for those Rolling Stones.

"...no longer shall you trudge 'cross my peaceful mind."

I have met people, and when mentioning Paul Mc Cartney, they don't know who it is. Even my older brother, never remembers the names of the different Beatles-guys.
I believe Jackson and Madonna is on top.
But I don't think Macca is above Mick.
Elton John, Bruce, Dylan and Bono comes after. Plus perhaps Stanley Clarke and Doug Kershaw.

Jagger ist god !!!

Erik_Snow Wrote:
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> Plus perhaps Stanley Clarke and Doug Kershaw.


Who? Ha ha.

Yeah, everybody knows Michael Jackson, but not because of his music anymore....more likely because he's a tabloid freak-a-zoid poster-boy



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Erik_Snow Wrote:
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> I have met people, and when mentioning Paul Mc
> Cartney, they don't know who it is. Even my older
> brother, never remembers the names of the
> different Beatles-guys.
> I believe Jackson and Madonna is on top.
> But I don't think Macca is above Mick.
> Elton John, Bruce, Dylan and Bono comes after.
> Plus perhaps Stanley Clarke and Doug Kershaw.


Horrifying. That´s severe Amnesia, Demensis or Aphasia.

Stanley Clarke is in New Barbarians, and Doug Kershaw is a fiddle-player who was a guest-star w/the Stones Texas 1978. Don't know anything else about him though. And, yes, it was a joke.

I think the most famous is: ALBETT!!!!

especially when he's got his KISS face paint on!!!!

I wanna R&R all night!!!!!!!!!

Most of you are dreaming here. Who the @#$%& is Mick Jagger these days????? Seriously! Most young people I know don't know shit about him. Half of them might even think he was in the Beatles. That's just the way it is. To many of us he may seem like one of the greatest, but most young people don't give a rats ass about the Rolling Stones. I've met people who didn't know who wrote Satisfaction or Paint It Black.
A few weeks ago there was this programm on Dutch radio and someone sent in an email saying Keith had a blood transfusion (you know the legend). There were three people in the studio and none of them even knew who Keith Richards was.




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Rutger Wrote:
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> Most of you are dreaming here. Who the @#$%& is
> Mick Jagger these days????? Seriously! Most young
> people I know don't know shit about him.
>
>
>
>
> .


are you kidding.....who the f is Mick J....he's only been a media favorite for the past 40 plus years and will be a focal point at one of the largest media events, the super bowl, while Michael Jackson sits at never neverland trying to glue his nose back on......so what, young people dont know him....they're only a percentage of the population



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Yeah, but because you've paid attention the last 40 years, doesn't mean others did too. It's just as simple as I just mentioned. Most young people I meet (I'm 24, so I meet a lot) never ever heard about Keith Richards. They don't know what he looks like, what instrument he plays.... I'm not sure most of them know he's a musician!
Mick Jagger is a different story, because he's the most well known band member. But even Mick isn't that famous with people under 30. Really, he isn't. They know Kurt Cobain, Axl Rose, Bono and think it's creme de la creme of rock. Off course Mick is one of the top 25 most famous singers of all time. NO DOUBT. But I'd say Jackson is way more famous than Mick...





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ok Rutger, you say Jackson is way more famous than Mick......maybe so, but nowadays it's because he is such a mentally-ill freak-azoid, nothing to do with music...he's in the current media because of his problems, not music....as for kids, most of whom cannot identify with someone old enough to be their grandfather, you're right, they dont know or care...this doesn't mean that people 30-65 (they exist too) don't know about Mick...in fact they probably do...but i'll repeat myself, kids only make up a percentage of the population and to quote a well-worn cliche....youth is wasted on the young



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Rutger Wrote:
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> Yeah, but because you've paid attention the last
> 40 years, doesn't mean others did too. It's just
> as simple as I just mentioned. Most young people I
> meet (I'm 24, so I meet a lot) never ever heard
> about Keith Richards.
>
>

You should make an effort to meet some less clueless 24 year olds. THey exist.






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Leonard Keringer Wrote:
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> ok Rutger, you say Jackson is way more famous than
> Mick......maybe so, but nowadays it's because he
> is such a mentally-ill freak-azoid, nothing to do
> with music...he's in the current media because of
> his problems, not music....


doesnt matter. the question was who's the most famous, not whose music is the most famous. Besides, Jagger also gets more press because of his private life than he does for his music. His music hasnt been culturally important for well over 30 years and he's nowhere near being the biggest selling act in the world, so its still quite an accomplishment that his face is universally known.

Any artist, no matter how many records they sell, is always only going to appeal to only a small percentage of the public. "Thriller" may have sold 45 million or so copies, but out of a worldwide population of 6 billion, thats a tiny percentage. The reason these people have worldwide recognition isnt just because of the success of their careers but because their private lives, other interests or lifestyle puts them on the front pages as well as the entertainment magazines.

Artists like Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Madonna and Bono - to name but four - are universally recognizable to people who couldnt name you any of their songs.


as for kids, most of
> whom cannot identify with someone old enough to be
> their grandfather, you're right, they dont know or
> care...this doesn't mean that people 30-65 (they
> exitst too) don't know about Mick...in fact they
> probably do...but i'll repeat myself, kids only
> make up a percentage of the population and to
> quote a well-worn cliche....youth is wasted on the
> young


The ignorance of a generation doesnt escape the bare fact that a considerable percentage of people under 30-35 are only vaguely aware of Mick Jagger (if they are aware at all) and not because of his music...



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Of course, some youngsters don't even know what is left or what is right. But they can't be a part of this debate. Some kids don't even now how to flush the toilet, they just call for "MUUUUM".

Music is definitely not the reason Madonna is so well known either, hehe. ANd Bono's been getting more and more famous for anything but the music.

That said, I seriously have a hard time running into young people who don't know the Stones, MJ & KR by name, no less.

Maybe they know them for being too old to rock, but they KNOW them nonetheless.

True Erik... Very much true...

and Gazza... I agree on almost anything you mentioned here. To think Mick Jagger is known for his music in 2006 is just a joke. Seriously... who, besides Stones fans, can name more than three post TY songs? I don't think I know anyone who can!

To me Mick is the most famous singer by a mile, but most fans seem to think the whole world thinks so. It's just not true. Dead or alive... Elvis, Bob Marley, John Lennon are more known than Mick.

Madonna, Cher, Jagger, and the child sucker.

Madonna and Michael Jackson are the most famous

Mick's the absolute role model of a front singer in a rock and roll band. Nobody comes even close, no Elvis, no Steven Tyler, no Jim Morrison and certainly no Michael "the ape" Jackson.

Nobody comes even close: hey, Meise; have you seen any clip with Morrison?
I think Iggy is up there too. Intensity 110%. But has Jagger been
practising this too we wouldnt have him around would we?

it seems other rock icons have bits of noteriety that might surpass sir Mick, but Jagger is the complete package, hands down.

You got to roll me. . . . .

Meise Wrote:
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> certainly no Michael "the ape" Jackson.

What's that supposed to mean?

Gazza Wrote:
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"Thriller" may have sold
> 45 million or so copies, but out of a worldwide
> population of 6 billion, thats a tiny percentage.

Actually, it sold 45 million in its chart run. Today it already sold 60 million copies.



"Mick's the absolute role model of a front singer in a rock and roll band. Nobody comes even close, no Elvis, no Steven Tyler, no Jim Morrison and certainly no Michael "the ape" Jackson."

I can't remember when Michael Jackson was the front singer of a rock & roll band.
Than I would also include Al Pacino and Albert Einstein in your list of people that aren't role models of a front singer in a rock & roll band.

Since we're talking about famous people...
Quite funny here on Norwegian TV, a newsreporter was doing a story on J.F.Kennedy Airport, and he talked about "John Fogerty Airport" instead! And, nobody seemed to notice it!