Not too long ago, Guns N' Roses front-man Axl Rose was scientifically declared the "World's Greatest Singer". A little over a week after this statement was made, Rose has publicly responded to the declaration.
Rose, having decided to be humble about the whole affair wrote a letter to Spin iterating that there is more than sheer vocal octave range that makes a singer great.
In his letter, Rose states:
"Big thanks to all the fans and media for the props reacting
to the Spin top vocalists article.
From what I could tell, the original article was for the
most part only talking about the professionally recorded vocal range of the
singers they compared calling the entire group “The World’s Greatest Singers.”
It’s very flattering and humbling to be included in such an illustrious
ensemble.
If I had to say who I thought the best singers were, I’d say
first that I don’t know there’s a definitive answer as in my opinion it’s
subjective, and second that my focus is primarily rock singers.
That said, I enjoy Freddie Mercury, Elvis Presley, Paul
McCartney, Dan McCafferty, Janice (sic) Joplin, Michael Jackson, Elton John,
Roger Daltrey, Don Henley, Jeff Lynne, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Scott,
Etta James, Fiona Apple, Chrissie Hynde, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and a ton
of others (predominantly 70′s rock singers) and would rather hear ANY of them
anytime rather than me!
Peace!
Axl"
Since then, the list has been made more up to date. The original survey took from Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Singers along with this year's BMA Awards nominees. Van Halen's David Lee Roth and Faith No More's Mike Patton are now ranked above Rose in terms of vocal range.
Big thanks to all the fans and media for the props reacting to the Spin top vocalists article.
From what I could tell, the original article was for the most part only talking about the professionally recorded vocal range of the singers they compared calling the entire group “The World’s Greatest Singers.” It’s very flattering and humbling to be included in such an illustrious ensemble.
If I had to say who I thought the best singers were, I’d say first that I don’t know there’s a definitive answer as in my opinion it’s subjective, and second that my focus is primarily rock singers.
That said, I enjoy Freddie Mercury, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Dan McCafferty, Janice (sic) Joplin, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Roger Daltrey, Don Henley, Jeff Lynne, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Scott, Etta James, Fiona Apple, Chrissie Hynde, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and a ton of others (predominantly 70′s rock singers) and would rather hear ANY of them anytime rather than me!
Peace!
Axl
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From what I could tell, the original article was for the most part only talking about the professionally recorded vocal range of the singers they compared calling the entire group “The World’s Greatest Singers.” It’s very flattering and humbling to be included in such an illustrious ensemble.
If I had to say who I thought the best singers were, I’d say first that I don’t know there’s a definitive answer as in my opinion it’s subjective, and second that my focus is primarily rock singers.
That said, I enjoy Freddie Mercury, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Dan McCafferty, Janice (sic) Joplin, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Roger Daltrey, Don Henley, Jeff Lynne, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Scott, Etta James, Fiona Apple, Chrissie Hynde, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and a ton of others (predominantly 70′s rock singers) and would rather hear ANY of them anytime rather than me!
Peace!
Axl
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The worst critics are often the artists. I do like how Axl input his opinions on the greatest singers, it shows that he knows good vocals.
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