The Resume

(September 30, 1947-September 16, 1977)
Birth name is Mark Feld
Former member of John's Children
Leader of Tyrannosaurus Rex (name later shortened to T. Rex)
Recorded 'Slider,' 'Electric Warrior,' 'Tanx,' 'Bolan's Zip Gun' and 'You Scare Me to Death'

Why he might be annoying:

He was a star in England, but only had one hit ('Bang a Gong') in the United States.
His band recorded an album 'My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair, But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the greatest and most prominent UK glam-rock star.
He was a former model.
He hosted a variety show in the UK.
He was a fan of early punk bands, touring with the Damned and featuring new bands on his show.
He was killed in a car crash in 1977.

Credit: The Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bad Hair - Male
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9301947)
• Fashion Role Models
• Frank Zappa Look-alikes
• Glam Rockers
• Guitar World's 100 Worst Riffs, Licks and Solos [December 2004] (Ranked: 68)
• I Collaborated with Alice Cooper
• I Covered Ben E. King’s ‘Stand By Me’
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 29)
• I Died in 1977 (Ranked: 29)
• I Died in a Car
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 39)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Married in 1970
• I Sing About New York
• I Sing About Soup
• I Sing About Unicorns
• I was Cremated at Colder Green [London, England]
• Jewish Rockers
• Look at My Guitar
• People with Bruce, Marc or Keith in their Names
• Profiles 7501-7750 (Ranked: 7646)
• Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Musical Stars of the 20th Century (Ranked: 39)
• R.E.M. References
• Recorded a Peel Session
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Albums from the Last Twenty Years [1967-1987] (Ranked: 100)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 101-200 [Performers] (Ranked: 160)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 1]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19770916)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 85 Votes: 61.18% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 77 Votes: 46.75% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 166 Votes: 42.17% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 89 Votes: 57.30% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 34 Votes: 61.76% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 111 Votes: 51.35% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 121 Votes: 60.33% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 53.70% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 93 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 140 Votes: 40.71% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 227 Votes: 49.78% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 309 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 404 Votes: 48.27% Annoying