Top 10 Music Artists that Aren't as Talented as Some People Say
These musicians aren't really as talented as some people might think.
Kurt Cobain was born February 20, 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. In 1987, he started the grunge band Nirvana, which became one of the most successful bands ever. He was a talented yet troubled grunge performer. Kurt Cobain became a rock legend in the 1990s with his band. He committed suicide at his... read more I mean, he came up with some decent riffs, but otherwise, he wasn't talented whatsoever. Nirvana's music is notorious for being easy to play on guitar, and his lyrics were just a bunch of nonsense. I don't want to sound disrespectful or anything, but he was quite untalented compared to other iconic rock songwriters and guitarists. Half the reason people like him is because he was attractive.
He may have been influential (in a bad way), but that doesn't mean he had tons of talent. He was actually quite untalented as both a guitarist and a singer. His songwriting was juvenile too.
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16th 1979 and died August 25th 2001. She was a dancer, an actress and an R&B singer. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, raised in Detroit, Michigan and died at Marsh Harbour, Bahamas... read more
Mariah Carey, born March 27, 1970, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is one of the biggest best-selling women in the music industry, with 18 number 1 records to her name. She is regarded as a sex symbol through her songs and music videos, and she is "well known" for her over-the-top... read more
James Patrick Page is an English musician, songwriter, and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Pretty much everyone in Led Zeppelin is way less talented than people say they are.
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was born on December 3, 1948. He is also known as ''The Prince of Darkness''. Ozzy is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the band Black Sabbath. Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath... read more Usually, in defense of not-so-good singers, I often read this: "his/her voice suits his/her songs." But this proves nothing. Of course, the songs suit somebody's voice - they were written for his/her voice! Especially singers/songwriters who write songs for themselves.
Do you think somebody would write a song for Ozzy that Ozzy couldn't sing? No, because it doesn't make sense. Ozzy's vocal skills aren't very special, so all his songs are easy to sing. The level of difficulty of "Paranoid" is that of a kiddie song. In "War Pigs," Ozzy sings the entire song of 8 minutes using only one octave of his range!
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, is an American singer and actress, who started out in the popular pop/r&b girl group Destiny's Child. They had multiple top 5 hits such as "No, No, No", "Say My Name", "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Survivor", "Independent Women", "Bootylicious", and "Jumpin', Jumpin" from... read more People treat her like a goddess when the only thing she's a "goddess" at is using a lot of autotune and overexposing her body.
Ye (born Kanye Omari West; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and fashion designer. He is regarded as one of the most influential, as well as controversial, artists of the 21st century... read more Sorry to break it to you, but Kanye barely has any talent.
James Owen Sullivan (February 9th, 1981 - December 28th 2009), better known by his stage name "The Rev" (Short for "The Reverend Tholomew Plague") was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the former drummer, backing vocalist and co-founder of the American alternative metal/ metalcore... read more I love The Rev, no denying it. But even I know there are a lot of better drummers out there. I don't think it's fair to compare him to Dave Lombardo or Mike Portnoy, considering their experience and The Rev's untimely death. The Rev could have been much better over time had he not suddenly passed away.
He's not the best metal drummer. Honestly, Dave Lombardo is a lot better in comparison.
Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and guitarist of the punk rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt... read more He is 35th on the "Greatest Rock Guitarists of All Time" list, higher than guitarists like James Hetfield and Yngwie Malmsteen.
I absolutely love Green Day, but I will admit that he is not the best guitarist. However, he has very iconic vocals.
I like Green Day, but this one singer is so overrated. There are way better singers out there.
Lars Ulrich is a Danish drummer and one of the founding members of the American thrash metal band Metallica. I totally agree with HiBye. Rev is overrated. People think he is good, but he isn't very talented. But that goes more for Lars.
There are much better drummers in metal out there. Even The Rev is better in some aspects.
Twenty One Pilots is an American musical duo that is originally from Columbus, Ohio, who are best known for their songs "Stressed Out", "Heathens" and "Ride". Currently there are two members, Tyler Joseph (lead vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, ukulele, bass and guitar) and Josh Dun (drums and... read more
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was discovered by Brian "Baby" "Birdman" Williams at a very young age, and was signed to Cash Money Records, where he would be one quarter of the rap group Hot Boys. In the years to follow, he would go on to find his own... read more The only song I like with him as a featured artist is "Let it Rock." Otherwise, I don't listen to his music.
Nice joke. A pebble has more talent than Lil Wayne.
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Raised in Compton, California, Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the stage name K-Dot, releasing a mixtape that garnered local attention and led to his signing with indie record label Top Dawg... read more
The Chainsmokers are an American DJ and production duo consisting of Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart. The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song "#Selfie", which was a top twenty single in several countries.
David Christian Bongartz, better known by his stage name David Garrett, is a record-breaking German pop and crossover violinist and recording artist.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian-American pop singer. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, she first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning... read more Unfortunately, Rihanna is not as talented as other singers. Even though she's dominating with Fenty Beauty, she doesn't write her songs herself, a talent that Taylor Swift has.
Christopher George Latore Wallace, born May 21, 1972, better known by his stage name The Notorious B.I.G (sometimes Biggie Smalls or just simply Biggie), is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. On March 9, 1997, he was murdered in a drive by shooting in Los Angeles, California at the age of only... read more
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Swift is best known for writing personal songs and has won 13 Grammy Awards... read more She gets overrated very fast. Almost all of her songs are revenge ballads about her ex-boyfriends or comparing herself to popular people. She never comes up with anything new.
David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer and film director. He is best known as the former drummer of the hugely popular 90s grunge band Nirvana and the vocalist/guitarist for the alternative rock band Foo Fighters. He has sat behind the... read more He's a decent drummer, but his guitar skills are mediocre at best. His vocals are at most okay.
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, professionally known by her stage name Katy Perry, was born on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California. She is a singer, songwriter, actress and an ambassador on one of the most popular companies of now, UNICEF... read more She is not talented in anything except making my ears bleed with her lame pop music and awful voice.
Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer. She is best known for songs like "Come & Get It", "Good For You", "Same Old Love", and "It Ain't Me". Selena Gomez's voice is mezzo-soprano but she usually sings in alto. She is best known for her role as Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place. To think about it, Selena really doesn't show much talent in her songs. I thought it was just her songs that weren't good. Then I decided to watch her live performance because some artists do better live (like Ariana). No, her voice is still very mediocre, and her performances are very dull.
Paul David Hewson, known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. His original nickname was Bono Vox which means "big voice". Honestly, there are far more talented singers out there.
Mediocre and one-dimensional vocalist.
William Bruce Rose Jr., better known as 'Axl Rose', is an American singer born on February 6, 1962, in Lafayette, Indiana. He Is the founder and lead singer of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He is a celebrated but controversial figure in the world of rock. There are plenty of other singers who are just as good. He's not the one and only, even though most people try to make him out to be.
Honestly, his singing's not that great, and nowadays, he's just a washed-up has-been. A joke, if you will.
Good and talented? HAHA, nope. His vocal range is below average, and he's washed up.
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, author, and artist who has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades. His voice is horrid, but his writing is good, I guess.
Songwriting: 10/10
Singing: 2/10 at best.
Kesha Rose Sebert (formerly known as Ke$ha) was born on March 1st, 1987 in Los Angeles, United States. She is best known for her hits like Timber, Tik Tok, and We R Who We R... read more