Rolling Stone’s latest list of the 200 Best Singers has left fans outraged.
Although metalheads were happy with Ozzy Osbourne’s inclusion, icons like Chester Bennington were snubbed from the list altogether.
If you ask Marty Friedman, the list isn’t all that important.
When asked on Twitter, Friedman thought the list didn’t hold that much water saying,
“Not surprised at all, consider the source. If a media outlet uses ‘sui generis’ to describe the most influential singer of all time, said media outlet’s assessment should be taken with a grain of salt the size of Iceland. Nothing to see here.”
While Friedman may have served time in Megadeth, he was referring to Elvis Presley.
Although Presley is far from heavy, Marty has an affinity for the King of Rock and was pissed that he was only number 17.
Before joining Megadeth, Friedman has gushed about Presley being on rotation in his house saying,
“Aside from family of course, the only constant that has continued through the vast majority of my life so far is Elvis. I have over 1000 different vinyl records of his from all around the world, from remote countries on every continent except for Antarctica.”
Marty isn’t the only one upset at the new entries either.
Gene Simmons recently mentioned Osbourne being ranked too low.
Despite the snubs, Simmons actually took the dignified approach, arguing artists shouldn’t try to work their way into this club saying,
“If you’ve got success, that’s enough. Accolades and all that, you get that when you do a concert or when fans come up. That’s the best thing. To be on a poll by a magazine by people in the backroom, I don’t know how much that means.”
Regardless of who got the nod from Rolling Stone, artists don’t look for that pat on the back.