The Resume

(August 23, 1946-September 7, 1978)
Drummer for the WHO
Portrayed Uncle Ernie in 'Tommy (1975)'
OD'ed on prescription drugs at thirty-two.

Why he might be annoying:

He was an alcoholic.
He ran over and killed his assistant while drunk.
He drove a car into a pool.
He went through millions of dollars in a few years.
He smashed hundreds of drum kits.
He OD'ed on a prescription that was supposed to curb his alcoholism.
He got into an altercation with Steve McQueen, his neighbor.
He was tossed off a plane for being drunk.
He was banned from countless hotels.
He was arrested dozens of times.
He had a daughter but never knew her that well.
He beat his wife.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is considered one of rock's greatest drummers by revolutionizing Rock drumming.
He was extremely generous.
He was a popular member of the Who.
He was friends with almost every rock and pop star.
He did not need attention by boring his fans by doing a drum solo.
He blew up his drum kit on the 'Smother's Brothers Show.'

Credit: Patrick D.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Astro Names
• Blender Magazine's 30 Greatest Teen Moments in Rock & Roll History [October 2004] (Ranked: 10)
• Blender Magazine's 50 Craziest Pop Stars Ever [April 2004] (Ranked: 27)
• Blender Magazine's 50 Dumbest Rock-Star Extravagances [December 2005] (Ranked: 47)
• Blender Magazine's 50 Most Awesomely Dead Rock Stars [March 2006] (Ranked: 45)
• Drummers
• Drummers Who Sing
• Ghosts in Stephen King's 'They Got a Hell of a Band'
• Hollywood RockWalk at the Guitar Center
• Horatio Sanz Impersonations
• I Abused PCP/Angel Dust
• I Died in 1978 (Ranked: 32)
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 32)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Died of a Drug Overdose
• I Performed at Monterey Pop
• I Probably Banged Mae West
• I Probably Banged Pamela Des Barres
• I Smashed/Blew Up a Toilet
• I Trashed My Hotel Room
• I was Cremated at Colder Green [London, England]
• I was Escorted Off an Airplane
• Liquid Generation's Top Ten Killer Celebrities (Ranked: 5)
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• Look at My Drums
• Melody Maker's Top 20 Rock Hellraisers (Ranked: 3)
• Moes [AKA the Bowl Cut]
• Musicians Who Act
• People with Bruce, Marc or Keith in their Names
• Profiles 7251-7500 (Ranked: 7420)
• Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Musical Stars of the 20th Century (Ranked: 72)
• Rolling Stone's 25 Best Rock Rumors Ever [2007] (Ranked: 9)
• Spinal Tap References
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments (Ranked: 10)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Shocking Moments in Rock 'n Roll (Ranked: 44)
• VH-1's Behind the Music
• Weird Al's Polka
• Who
• Wife Beaters and Alleged Domestic Abusers
• Woodstock '69 Performers
• Zoo Magazine's Top 10 Rock Mayhem Moments [February 2008] (Ranked: 4)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 43 Votes: 53.49% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 93 Votes: 52.69% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 132 Votes: 47.73% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 115 Votes: 44.35% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 138 Votes: 55.80% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 86 Votes: 54.65% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 57 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 73 Votes: 72.60% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 136 Votes: 63.24% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 32 Votes: 65.62% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 92 Votes: 54.35% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 143 Votes: 35.66% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 128 Votes: 45.31% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 289 Votes: 43.60% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 376 Votes: 48.94% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 419 Votes: 48.21% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 534 Votes: 47.94% Annoying