The Mick Jagger Award for Worst Attempt by a Musician at Acting
Ah, rock stars. Their egos know no bounds. And, unfortunately, their career opportunities tend to go the same way after a certain amount of success. Some, like Chris Isaak and David Bowie have not done bad jobs with their own ventures into the world of film. Courtney Love somehow turned out to have great talent at acting when appearing in films like Man on the Moon and The People vs. Larry Flynt. However, some have been less successful. But which attempt by a musician has been most groan-worthy?
(I would like to remind all voters in this poll that the nominations, though overseen, were not picked by the poster. These are almost completely based on suggestions made by the users who submitted nominee ideas. If you decide to attack the user for the nominees then you will only end up humiliating yourself as a result. You have been warned.)
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To vote in our first Category “Get a Day Job, Don’t Quit It” go here.
To vote in our second category “Go Back to the Studio and We Will Pretend This Never Happened” go here.
To vote in our third category “And This, Children, Is Why We Don’t Give Shitty Artists Record Deals” go here.
To vote in our fourth category “Don’t Try This at Home….. Or Anywhere” go here.
To vote in our fifth category, “Lies!” go here.
To Vote in our Sixth category “Say What” go here.
To Vote in our Seventh category “To the Thunderdome With You!”
To Vote in our Eighth Category “The MMM..Bop Award for most Annoying Single” go here.
To Vote in our Ninth Category “Would You Like Fries With That? (Most Depressing Band Member Solo Career)” go here.
To Vote in our TenthCategory “The Caligula Award for Most Astounding Rumor/Scandal in Music” go here.
To Vote in our Eleventh Category “Go Back to Guitar Hero (Worst Live Act)” go here.
To Vote in our Twelfth Category “Panic! at the Fudge Tunnel Apparatus (Worst band Name)” go here.
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