Singers who sound like they are seconds from nervous collapse

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Daniel Johnston
Eddie Vedder
Jandek
Andrew Eldritch

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 27 April 2003 00:51 (twenty-two years ago)

thom yorke
rza (i think) on i cant go to sleep

― robin (robin), Sunday, 27 April 2003 00:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Brian Johnson
Bruce Dickinson
Lemmy

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 27 April 2003 01:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Plus David Byrne owns this thread...

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 27 April 2003 01:29 (twenty-two years ago)

The lead vocalist of the Gipsy Kings. Pardon my ignorance, I know not his name.

― bahtology, Sunday, 27 April 2003 01:39 (twenty-two years ago)

The guy from Joy Division.

― David Allen, Sunday, 27 April 2003 01:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Howard Devoto.

― justin s., Sunday, 27 April 2003 01:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Ian McCullough

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 27 April 2003 02:12 (twenty-two years ago)

David Yow
Varg Vikernes
Steve Austin (TITD guy I mean, not the damn wrestler. I certainly never get tired of writing that disclaimer)

― Øystein Holm-Olsen (Øystein H-O), Sunday, 27 April 2003 02:15 (twenty-two years ago)

mystikal, nick cave, odb, screamin' jay hawkins, andy partridge, syd barrett, crispin glover, colin newman, robyn hitchcock, yoko ono, kristen hersh, ron warren ganderton, diamanda galas, jean smith.

some of these are n/a these days but all of them have sounded about off the deep end at some point, i think.

― brian badword (badwords), Sunday, 27 April 2003 02:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Barry Ryan, Annabella Lwin on "Sexy Eiffel Towers".

― Arthur (Arthur), Sunday, 27 April 2003 03:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Chan Marshall, obv.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Sunday, 27 April 2003 03:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Gary Wilson ownz this thread.

Also, Shaheen from Ex Models.

― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 27 April 2003 03:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, Kevin Rowland obviously.

― charley, Sunday, 27 April 2003 03:55 (twenty-two years ago)

The guy from Joy Division.

YOU! GET OUT!

(kidding...)

David Byrne

(not kidding...)

― jm (jtm), Sunday, 27 April 2003 03:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Andy Partridge.

*dodges*

― donut bitch (donut), Sunday, 27 April 2003 04:02 (twenty-two years ago)

the guy from Mclusky

David Thomas owns this thread though.

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Sunday, 27 April 2003 07:04 (twenty-two years ago)

thom yorke

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 27 April 2003 07:06 (twenty-two years ago)

def. Lisa Germano on 'Geek The Girl'. also Stina Nordenstam on 'Dynamite'

― derrick (derrick), Sunday, 27 April 2003 08:13 (twenty-two years ago)

IAN CURTIS, altho he used to actually collapse onstage regularly.

― rexJr., Sunday, 27 April 2003 08:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Johny Brown of The Band of Holy Joy.

― OleM (OleM), Sunday, 27 April 2003 08:22 (twenty-two years ago)

The guy from Six Finger Satellite

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 27 April 2003 08:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Blixa Bargeld
William Bennett
Masonna

― rexJr., Sunday, 27 April 2003 08:31 (twenty-two years ago)

John Lydon

― rexJr., Sunday, 27 April 2003 08:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Celine Dion

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Sunday, 27 April 2003 10:07 (twenty-two years ago)

That woman out of Daisy Chainsaw owns this thread.....AND YOUR VERY SOUL!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 27 April 2003 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

OH, and Jaz Coleman of course.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 27 April 2003 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Alex Chilton on Big Star's third record.

― Evan (Evan), Sunday, 27 April 2003 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

The shrieking guy from Discordance Axis, James Chance on the early Contortions stuff, Masonna.

― original bgm, Sunday, 27 April 2003 15:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Jamie Stewart!

― lou (lou), Sunday, 27 April 2003 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

xiu xiu

― ddd, Sunday, 27 April 2003 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe Brian Wilson sang along the first time he heard "Sgt. Pepper". :-)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 27 April 2003 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Dizzy Rascal?

― Cozen (Cozen), Sunday, 27 April 2003 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Mariah Carey circa 2001

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Sunday, 27 April 2003 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Brian McMahon
and
Brian McMahon

― hstencil, Sunday, 27 April 2003 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Jello Biafra during the DK years...

― Andrzej B. (Andrzej B.), Monday, 28 April 2003 03:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Geir OTM!! (re david byrne)

Kevin Rowland, Jamie Stewart and Dizzy Rascal are good picks, too, I think

― Adam A. (Keiko), Monday, 28 April 2003 03:13 (twenty-two years ago)

The singers of Refused and At the Drive-In come to mind (I wouldn't necessarily know the obvious precursors)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 28 April 2003 03:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh and the Ex Models guy too!! And Karl Hyde on "Moaner".

― Adam A. (Keiko), Monday, 28 April 2003 03:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Guy Kyser outta Thin White Rope.

― Mean Guy, Monday, 28 April 2003 03:29 (twenty-two years ago)

scarface

― gaz (gaz), Monday, 28 April 2003 03:37 (twenty-two years ago)

"PULL THE TAPEWORM OUT OF YOUR ASS!"

http://www.mtv.com/shared/media/news/images/s/System_Of_A_Down/sq-serj-wails-red-ozzfest-2002-mtv.jpg

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 28 April 2003 12:29 (twenty-two years ago)

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