Nicest Men and Biggest Jerks in Rock

[Rockbandfan23467]

Who in music is nice/cool, and who's a complete Jerk?
And please say why, 'cause I don't want this thread to be just a list thread. Of course, this will be a list up here, but read through the thread to find reasons behind some (but not all) of these.

Based on things I've heard/read in this thread:

Nice/Cool
Dave Ghrol
John Mellencamp
Chrissie Hynde
Billy Gibbons
Mick Box
Lonnie Jordan
Billy Joel
Joe Satriani
Trent Reznor
The B-52s
Bret Michaels
Pearl Jam
Brian Bell
Shinedown
The Clash
Cheap Trick
Ronnie Van Zant
Steve van Zandt
Meat Loaf
Frank Zappa
Dweezil Zappa
Dee Snider
King Diamond
Slash
Coheed and Cambria
Brad Delp
Tyson Ritter
Toni Kakko
Pursuing Paradise
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Iron Maiden
Ted Nugent
Alice Cooper
Bon Jovi (The band, not just Jon)
Little Feat
Bob Marley
Eric Burdon
Dan Lilker
Ashwin Sood
Paul Gilberet
Brad Arnold
Scott Ian
Molly Hatchet (Band)
Paul Gilbert
Russell Allen
Red Chord
Protest The Hero
HORSE the Band
Slash
Michael Anthony
Fozzy
Eric Singer
Green Day
Steve Vai
Pete Townshend
Phil Collins
Rick Astley
Atomic Punks
Kitte
Carl Weathersby
Jason Rigenberg
Marty Stuart
Johnny Cash
Waylon Jennings
Everytime I Die
Arjen Lucassen
Kim Gordon
Thurston Moore
Weird Al
Linkin Park
KRS-One
Jesse "The Devil" Hughes
Dennis Lyxzen
Tom Petty
Lori Linstruth
Neal Morse
Pete Trewavas
Devin Townsend
Queen
Steve Flynn
Evile
Andrew W.K.
Rush
The Shins
Jack Black
Chuck Billy
Tom Morello
Michael Jackson
Les Claypool
David Draiman
Jason Landrian
Tony Iommi
John Kay
Fredrik Akesson
Peter Lindgren
Martin Mendez
Tommy Victor
Ted Parsons
Jon Bechdel
J
Sean Yseult
Nergal
Chris Lykins
Machines of Loving Grace
Course of Empire
Cam Stone
Poe
Ronnie James Dio
E
Tommy Walter
Brian Chippendale
Brian Gibson
Rob Zombie
Bill Steer
Jeff Walker
Serj Tankian
Sascha Konietzko
Paul Raven
Trivium
America
Gogol Bordello
Phideaux Xavier
Donovan
David Bowie
Sylosis
Mastodon
Cage The Elephant (Espically while High)
Aliotta-Haynes-Jeremiah
Kerry King
Valient Thor
Rise Against
John Darinelle
Paul Masvidal
Sum41
Joe Trohman
Andy Hurley
John Beck
Robert Smith
KoRn
Deftones
Ike Reilly
Wishbone Ash
Hiroshi Higashi
Makoto Kawabata
Christopher Cross
Daryl Struermer
Kip Winger
Shawn Crahan
Jukebox the Ghost
Chuck Schuldiner
Synyster Gates
Randy Rhodes
"Dimebag" Darrel Abbot
Silversun Pickups
Sammy Hagar
Butch Walker
Henry Rollins
Sunny Day Real Estate

Jerks
Chris Squire
Roger Waters
Robert Fripp
Metallica
John Densmore
Liam and Noel Gallagher
Jim Morrison
Noel Redding
Gaahl
Timo Luttinen
Demonos Sova
G.G. Allen
Manchester Orchestra (Except the Singer)
Courtney Love
Dino Cazares
Prince
Morrisey
Varg Vikernes
1349
DMX
Maria Taylor
Sex Pistols
The Human Abstract
Sebastian Bach
Every Band from the 1st wave of Screamo
Hall & Oates (Hall moreso)
Amanda Marshall
Roger Daltry
Jonny Craig
Mark Lanegan
Katy Perry
Rick Wakeman
Eric Johnson
Tommy Lee
Kid Rock
Iggy Pop
Carlos Denenger
Yngwie Malmsteen
Tom Sholtz
Scott Stapp
John Hartford
Jimmy Page
Buddy Rich
Mariah Carey
John Stamos
Mike Hickey
Peter Cetera
Debbie Harray
David Byrne
Sting
Dave Matthews
Phil Anselmo
Glenn Danzig
Pink Spiders
Frank Turner
Brandon Flowers
Vinnie Vincent
Harry Nillson
Unicorns and Islands
Ritchie Blackmore
John Lennon
Fred Durst
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
and did we mention Gene Simmons?

Mixed
Dave Mustaine
David Lee Roth
Bono
Ted Nuget
Josh Homme
Lisa Loeb
Marilyn Manson
Kurt Cobain
Jon Davis
Corey Taylor
James LaBrie
Mike Patton
Maynard James Keenan
Madonna
Billy Corgan
Bad Brains
Beck
Rivers Cumuo
Wayne Coyne
Radiohead
Bruce Springsteen
Mike Portnoy
Panic at the Disco
Lou Reed
Ozzy Osbourne
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Ringo Starr

[Hungryfreak]

Jerks:

Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons

[a21schizoidman]

Jerks: Chris Squire
Roger Waters
Robert Fripp
David Byrne
Debbie Harray

Nice: John Mellencamp
Chrissie Hynde
Billy Gibbons
Mick Box
Lonnie Jordan

[back_blows]

Does Sharon Osbourne count? She's a total b.....

[a21schizoidman]

Hit & Miss:
Bono

Jerk:
John Densmore

Nice:
Billy Joel
Joe Satriani

[Runesmith]

Jerks: Chris Squire
Roger Waters
Robert Fripp
David Byrne
Debbie Harray

Nice: John Mellencamp
Chrissie Hynde
Billy Gibbons
Mick Box
Lonnie Jordan

This depresses me quite a bit. What bad things have you heard about Dave and Debbie? Also, I agree with the placement of John Mellencamp and Billy Gibbons.

Nice:
Trent Reznor
Fred Schneider and the rest of The B-52s
Bret Michaels
Pearl Jam (They earn major points for fighting Ticketmaster.)
The Clash (They helped their fans sneak into their shows for free.)
Dio

Jerks:
Noel Gallagher (Although he has toned his obnoxiousness down since the 90s ended...)
Lars Ulrich (This is redudant.)

[a21schizoidman]

This depresses me quite a bit. What bad things have you heard about Dave and Debbie? Also, I agree with the placement of John Mellencamp and Billy Gibbons.

Nice:
Trent Reznor
Fred Schneider and the rest of The B-52s
Bret Michaels
Pearl Jam (They earn major points for fighting Ticketmaster.)
The Clash (They helped their fans sneak into their shows for free.)
Dio

Jerks:
Noel Gallagher (Although he has toned his obnoxiousness down since the 90s ended...)
Lars Ulrich (This is redudant.)

with debbie and david its the way they disbanded their bands
debbie wont even talk with the rest of Blondie and snubbed them at the HoF

[a21schizoidman]

Nice:
Rick Nielsen (hell the whole band Cheap Trick)
Ronnie Van Zant
Marvin Lee Aday (aka Meat Loaf)

[Hungryfreak]

Nice:

Frank Zappa
Dweezil Zappa
Dee Snider
King Diamond

Jerks:

Jim Morrison (I love The Doors, but you have to admit that he was an ass)

[Quinarvy]

Nice: Slash, Claudio Sanchez
***: Rivers Cumuo