 A new poll published by the NME Magazine has caused outrage after the inclusion of Pete Doherty as the second most influential rock hero in history.
The poll, which had over 2000 votes, was topped by the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, but the controversial inclusion of Doherty has got tongues wagging,
Even the magazine were shocked when the troubled rock star polled more votes than true musical legends such as Thom Yorke, Ian Curtis, David Bowie and the Gallagher brothers.
"Yes, there was a time when Pete Doherty lived his life with an unrivalled romantic zest, when he represented a truly anti-establishment voice," it tells readers in the latest issue. "But is he really still your hero? Now that his second home seems to be the courtroom? Now that he misses more gigs than he plays? Now that the performances in flats are cynical ploys to make crack money? Now that the 'sensitive songwriter' has a black eye every other week? Now that he's spotted in the tabloids every other day looking no different to the junkies passed out on Kentish Town High Street? "Surely he's no longer anti-establishment, surely he's just a worn-out drug addict who needs help if he's every going to make decent music again? Don't you deserve better?"
The top 10 was as follows. 1 Kurt Cobain
2 Pete Doherty
3 Morrissey
4 Liam Gallagher
5 Carl Barat
6 Thom Yorke
7 Noel Gallagher
8 David Bowie
9 Ian Brown
10 Ian Curtis
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