HOW UNCOOL ARE YOU; Robbie tops list of stars who think they are hip but aren't really.Byline: JOHN DINGWALL TRENDY music mag NME NME Name NME Enemy NME New Musical Express NME Neisseria Meningitidis NME New Molecular Entities (US FDA New Drug Approval reports) NME Network Management Ethernet NME New Music Express has confirmed what this picture has always suggested - Robbie Williams is rock `n' roll's uncoolest star. Despite his cheeky grin, superstar status and a recently-signed pounds 80 million deal with EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. , Robbie is top of the mag's "They Think They're Cool ... But Aren't" list. The former Take That singer, who has spent his entire solo career trying to shake off his reputation as the boy band's "fat dancer", finished ahead of supposedly hip New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of band Fischerspooner, Shirley Manson and Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones. Extravagant US star P. Diddy comes in at No.5, and others in the top 10 include DJ Paul DJ Paul (born Paul Beauregard in 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee) is one of the producers (along with Juicy J) of Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia and collective Hypnotize Minds. He is the brother of group member Lord Infamous. Oakenfold in eighth and Britney Spears in 10th. NME compiled the list to unveil the people it believes are no longer cutting-edge in a fickle music world. The magazine's Nicola Wood says: "The list comprises 10 people who have just lost it. Robbie permanently tries to display this image of being hip and cool, but he is really being sensible - he is going for the money. "He has had his day - he was putting out some really good stuff, but now his lyrics aren't as up to date as they used to be. They aren't making as much of an impact as some of the new up -and-coming bands." She adds: "Fischerspooner made it on to the list because their live gigs were supposed to be amazing, but when they came to perform, a man was standing on the stage in tights in front of a snow machine. "It was like they were a band at a fresher's ball." At the other end of the spectrum, Jack White from Detroit band The White Stripes, topped the NME `Cool List' 2002 for his sex appeal, dress and attitude, beating drummer Meg White Megan Martha White (born December 10, 1974 in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan) is best known as the drummer and backing vocalist of Detroit rock duo The White Stripes. Early life White grew up in the Detroit area. and Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes to the No. 1 spot. Nicola says: "The people who have topped our cool list are the people who are at the forefront of the music scene and are taking it forward." j.dingwall@dailyrecord.co.uk Think they are cool .. but they aren't 1 Robbie Williams 2 Fischerspooner 3 Shirley Manson 4 Kelly Jones; 5 P. Diddy 6 Fred Durst 7 Keith Richards 8 Paul Oakenfold Paul Oakenfold (born August 30, 1963 in Greenhithe, Kent[1] England) is a record producer and one of the best-known Trance DJs worldwide. History 9 Blazin' Squad 10 Britney Spears The NME Cool List 1 Jack White (White Stripes) 2 Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes) 3 Dolf De Datsun (The Datsuns) 4 Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeah) 5 Mike Skinner Mike Skinner is the name of:
6 Meg White (White Stripes) 7 Marcie Bolen (Von Bondies) 8 Craig Nicholls (The Vines); 9 Nelly; 10 Pelle (The Hives) KEITH RICHARDS Nicola says: "He's a real state and should seriously consider retirement. He is currently walking around with what looks like half a cutlery drawer stuck on his head." P. DIDDY Nicola says: "The change in name from Puff Daddy - which was actually quite cool - to P. Diddy meant a whole load of coolness and credibility was lost." ROBBIE WILLIAMS Nicola says: "His new album will sell like hotcakes, but it's a self-indulgent disc which focuses on the centre of Robbie's world - himself. FISCHERSPOONER The arty American techno duo hyped themselves as the musical equivalent of Star Wars. Nicola says: "Their album and single bombed." SHIRLEY MANSON Nicola says: "Has a trusty team of stylists behind her that keep her in the fashion pages and the public eye. Tries to appear cool through constant whining of self-loathing." BLAZIN' SQUAD Nicola says: "They sound like a school assembly and with their white tracksuits they could be wearing school uniform." KELLY JONES Nicola says: "The Stereophonics struggle with the concept of cool. Jones is tragic." FRED DURST The Limp Bizkit frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. came off worse in a verbal sparring match with Eminem. Nicola says: "Well known in the music biz for his whiney bad attitude." BRITNEY SPEARS Nicola says: "Britney tries too hard. The horrific dress sense seems to know no bounds. Are her stylists serious? Everything is going wrong for Britney." OAKIE DJ Oakie doesn't do well in NME's eyes. Nicola says: "His DJ-ing turns would look more at home at a kids' party." |
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