Stars who forgot to look in the mirror...
jason gregory

10:29 20th September 2010

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As Mark Ronson reveals that his dad is “not crazy” about his new platinum blonde haircut, Gigwise thought it was time to round-up some of the worst haircuts in music.


We've uncovered some criminally bad cuts – from John Lydon's apparent attempt at a Peter Andre to the entire Guns N' Roses line-up.

There are also appearances from Phil Spector, Jon McLure of Reverend And The Makers, a blonde Amy Winehouse and Milli Vanilli. Keep your eyes peeled for My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way as well.

Can you think of any more bad hair cuts? Leave your thoughts by filling out the comment form at the bottom of the gallery.
  • Nicki Minaj reveals new Marge Simpson-esque hair, only pink (of course), during her first visit to London.

  • Mark Ronson unveils his new platinum blonde 2010 look - and upsets his Dad in the process.

  • Keith Flint – He’s had some dodgy haircuts in his time, but this blonde comb-over number from 2005 perhaps takes the biscuit. (wenn)

  • Jon Bon Jovi – It may have been the Eighties but there’s still absolutely no excuse for hair this damn bad. (pr photos)

  • Mick Hucknall – Before ye of red hair type start complaining, we’re not being ginger-ist. It’s just that the Hucknall’s hair often resembles a bird’s nest. (wenn)

  • Limahl – If I had hair this bad I’d be ‘Too Shy’ to go out in public too.

  • Kimya Dawson from The Moldy Peaches – Throughout the past two decades Kimya Dawson has had an array of bizarre haircuts. This is one of the worse ones.

  • Nicky Wire – He’s always had a dodgy fashion sense (take is all-in-one leopard skin outfits for example), but recently Wire has decided to dye his hair a weird purple tinge. Not good. (pr photos)

  • John Lydon of The Sex Pistols – Presumably Mr Rotten thought he was being all punky and controversial during The Sex Pistols’ 1996 reunion tour. In reality he just looked like a prat. (wenn)

  • Phil Spector – The maverick producer has entertained us all in recent years, not just for his courtroom dramas but also his damn freaky haircuts.

  • Guns n Roses – We’ll let Slash off for his hair (a style that he’s still sporting to this very day), but the rest of them can’t be forgiven.

  • Howard Jones – Nope, not the Killswitch Engage singer, but the Eighties pop star who even performed at Live Aid. A lovely mullet.

  • Jon McClure – Tell us where you had your hair cut Jon and we’ll personally go round there and demand a refund. A complete mess. (pr photos)

  • Art Garfunkel – For as long as we can remember old Art has been sporting a kind of balding ginger afro. Indeed, his hairstyle hasn’t changed since the Seventies.

  • James Garfunkel – Scarily his son James sports the exact same haircut. Fucking weird. (wenn)

  • Andre 3000 – The madcap Outkast member once had the hair to match his personality. It’s no wonder he used to keep his hat on all the time… (wenn)

  • Mike Score of A Flock of Seagulls – If one man personified the tackiness and garishness of the Eighties then it was the Flock Of Seagulls frontman. Brilliant.

  • Amy Winehouse – Her beehive is bad enough, but when Wino went peroxide blonde for a few weeks at the start of 2008, it looked truly hideous. (wenn)

  • Duran Duran – Another crop of aesthetic criminals from the Eighties, those Eighties pop heartthrobs Duran Duran. Nasty.

  • Lightspeed Champion – Bless him for his lovely music and all that, but onto more pressing issues: What the hell is Dev’s hair all about?! Answers on a postcard please.

  • Coil band – The experimental electronic types took the undercut that was trendy in the early Nineties to extremes. Hmmmm.

  • James Brown – Okay, it’s a tad unfair of us to use a photo of the music legend just after he was arrested – especially considering the fact that he kept it immaculate whilst on stage. Yet, messy haired and complete with his dressing gown, this mugshot is a classic.

  • Whitesnake – Purely unforgivable. Every single one of them. There’s not much more we can say.

  • Newton Faulkner – Apparently if you put your hair into dreadlocks, it cleans itself after a few months. You looks scruffy as fuck though. (pic: Carsten Windhorst)

  • Milli Vanilli – They mimed their way through their pre-recorded tunes and had shit hair to match. A complete farce, then. (wenn)

  • Russell Lisack of Bloc Party – Get that hair from out of your face son, it’s bloody ridiculous. (wenn)

  • George Clinton – The pioneer of P-Funk has had an amalgam of strange hairstyles. This is his trademark, multi-coloured number. Lovely. (wenn)

  • Peter Gabriel of Genesis – Back in the day when he was Genesis frontman and he actually had some hair, Gabriel fashioned it into a Mohican-esque style to startling effect.

  • Motley Crue – Their hair is still pretty bad now, especially the budgie-haired Nikki Sixx, but back in the Eighties it was just plain scary.

  • Gerard Way – In 2006, Gerard Way got rid of his flowing black locks in favour of a peroxide blonde short cut. No surprise then when he got rid of it some months later. (wenn)

  • Cedric from The Mars Volta - What is he thinking? He looks like a cross between Russel Brand, Geddy Lee, a black sheep and Cher... (pic: Carsten Windhorst)

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