My cousin told me Riki Rachtman was doing a live stream and taking questions and she asked "which rocker has the worst breath?" but he said he didn't really have an answer and said none stick out for getting close enough to tell.
I told her I would pose the question here
One of the KISS books talked about Gene in the early days going down on some sleezy groupie all night and then not washing his face or brushing his teeth and when Paul went to share the mic he almost gagged on Gene’s breath, haha. If you watch the old concerts you can see Gene drooling all over himself nonstop and looks like he doesn’t mind it at all and had notoriously bad hygiene. I’m sure he became more refined later on. I can’t see Cher, Miss Ross or Shannon dealing with a stinky demon.
Real world if someone’s and big smoker and/or coffee drinker and not a gum chewer, there’s a good chance they will have shit breath.
Gotta say Mick Mars always looked like he’d have nasty coffin breath.
Wiseacre wrote: ↑Sat May 10, 2025 12:18 pm
One of the KISS books talked about Gene in the early days going down on some sleezy groupie all night and then not washing his face or brushing his teeth and when Paul went to share the mic he almost gagged on Gene’s breath, haha. If you watch the old concerts you can see Gene drooling all over himself nonstop and looks like he doesn’t mind it at all and had notoriously bad hygiene. I’m sure he became more refined later on. I can’t see Cher, Miss Ross or Shannon dealing with a stinky demon.
Gene supposedly has incredibly bad hygiene all-around. Makes sense, he seems weirdly obsessed with unwiped asses. (Too lazy for a "Hi, Gene" joke.)
Joey Ramone--also terrible hygiene. Supposedly reeked and he'd have to be forced to bathe.
Kurt Cobain apparently never brushed his teeth--would eat an apple in the morning and said that was the same as brushing?--but also didn't have bad breath. Seems odd that a cigarette-smoking junkie that never brushes his teeth would have on-point breath but I guess that was the case.
Kurt Cobain apparently never brushed his teeth--would eat an apple in the morning and said that was the same as brushing?--but also didn't have bad breath. Seems odd that a cigarette-smoking junkie that never brushes his teeth would have on-point breath but I guess that was the case.
Chip Z'Hoy wrote: ↑Sat May 10, 2025 12:31 pm
Kurt Cobain apparently never brushed his teeth--would eat an apple in the morning and said that was the same as brushing?--but also didn't have bad breath. Seems odd that a cigarette-smoking junkie that never brushes his teeth would have on-point breath but I guess that was the case.
I saw an interview with Mick Jones of The Clash where he stated that he never brushed his teeth and it hadn't given him dental problems. Whether that included bad breath is another matter.
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I'm here to tell you guys, take care of your choppers! When you lose a couple of teeth towards the front (the ones that people can see) your life changes. You can no longer smile. That doesn't sound like as big of a deal than it actually is. You have to be conscious of everytime you laugh, smile, and even what words you say that might show your teeth. You have to look straight at the ground if you do laugh or smile and people just think you're strange. Plus, the whole time you are talking you are always wondering if others have noticed your teeth yet...and they probably have which then puts them in an awkward position.
So listen to me when I say party, get fucked up, grope women when you're in a crowd...all of that is fine, but for god's sake take care of your teeth!
Ryan81 wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 9:44 am
I'm here to tell you guys, take care of your choppers! When you lose a couple of teeth towards the front (the ones that people can see) your life changes. You can no longer smile. That doesn't sound like as big of a deal than it actually is. You have to be conscious of everytime you laugh, smile, and even what words you say that might show your teeth. You have to look straight at the ground if you do laugh or smile and people just think you're strange. Plus, the whole time you are talking you are always wondering if others have noticed your teeth yet...and they probably have which then puts them in an awkward position.
So listen to me when I say party, get fucked up, grope women when you're in a crowd...all of that is fine, but for god's sake take care of your teeth!
You can’t afford crown? Or a partial plate? My dad busted his front teeth as a very poor teenager and wore a partial plate his whole life. He’d take it out and make a “vampire” face and scare us to make us laugh as kids, but if we asked him to do it for our friends he was NOT on board and very embarrassed. I know it sucks as my mom lost several due to illness later in life (but didn’t give AF) and my younger brother lost ALL of his bottom teeth due to chemo for leukemia years ago. I’ve had very good fortune with mine considering I never went to a dentist until I was in my 30s (but always brushed). It’s not a huge deal to get something to fix them these days. No need to walk around embarrassed or afraid to smile.