Popular music has gone from great to good to tolerable to downright unbearable over the past thirty years. Here are the people, the music, the economics and the tragedies that have completely screwed up the listening experience.
1. Sean "Puffy" Combs. Whether he's Puff Daddy, Puffy, P. Diddy or simply the classic "Diddy," one thing is for sure, this guy is to music what George W. Bush is to good leadership. The fact that this no talent loser almost took over the business in the late '90s and early '00s is a disgrace.
2. Scott Stapp. FInally, finally, this midget lead singer from the Pearl Jam tribute band Creed stepped off his video mountaintop long enough to show that his ultra-religious persona is complete and utter bullsh*t. The man famous for playing Christ-like figures in his increasingly annoying videos has been anything but a holy man lately, getting arrested three times for fighting and drunk and disorderly conduct. Thank God.