hey riverotter...i have to first say what a great list you have started...you have actual rock stars on your list and not madonna or beyonce...congrats for that alone...
as far as my vote goes...all of these would be interesting...but...the two keiths would definitely be in a tie for first...
keith moon is a biopic in himself ...and keith richard is the ultimate rock-n-roll musician...so...the choice is really about the manic vs. the music...in which i would go with keith richards...
excellent poll riv...peace...
jessica...like your list...bowie...janis...zappa!...brilliant...
shame neil peart didn't make it...his story is fascinating and tragic...definitely a great biopic...excellent choice...
Alright then, Steve Perry. Also, I wouldn't consider Journey 'pop' - they weren't always as heavy as other rock bands, but they were technically rock, I think.
Wasnt there another band that had a cupola hit songs in the 60's ?
Maybe add their names here
John Lennon (1940–1980) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006168/
Paul McCartney https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005200/
George Harrison (1943–2001) https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0365600/
Ringo Starr https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0823592/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles.
once again...i second neil peart...
he was working in his dad's appliance store...auditioned for rush when their first drummer had to leave...brilliant mind...avid reader...started writing lyrics that propelled the band to their superstar status...then several decades later...after all the touring and fame...tragedy strikes twice...within months of each other he loses both his wife and his daughter...turns his back on success...hops on his motorcycle and anonymously hits the road in contemplation...his bandmates stand by him all the way...and when he's ready...if he wants to come back...he's welcome...
he finally comes back with a few more brilliant albums and tours to give and then finally has to call it a day...and the band...being who they are...feel like their is no band without him...
now tell me that isn't a story worthy of a biopic...
i would say about half the comments i receive from imdb come in the spam filter...that's why i never delete anything from spam till i go thru it all...
hey riv...i am so impressed to see nick drake on this list, even though i would have thrown him into the category of folk, along with paul simon...but...if you are planning to include artists like simon and drake under the 'rock artist' umbrella, then you would have to add bob dylan and leonard cohen, two other artists i would normally label as folk rather than rock, as well as van morrison, who is more folk/jazz/blues than rock...(...i would also say rob halford is certainly 'heavy metal' rather than 'rock', but these category lines are obviously being blurred...and halford would be an interesting choice for a biopic, so its all cool...)nevertheless... a great poll and a great list....
This is a good, and occasionally funny, list that might be helpfulhttps://www.nme.com/photos/30-rockstar-biopics-we-d-like-to-see-and-the-actors-who-d-play-them-14080...I definitely second:Marvin GayeBob MarleyPrinceMy own FYC:REM (or Michael Stipe) but they're all still alive and they split up as a band only recently so I don't think there's nearly the case to be made for them as the ones above.
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