10 Hated Musicians Who Think They're Still Loved

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They're living in their own bubbles of delusion! Join us as we count down our picks for musicians who don't seem to realize just how disliked they are by the general public. Our countdown includes Kanye West, Gene Simmons, Chris Brown, Katy Perry, and more! Who do you think is the most oblivious to their public perception?

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00:00Don't know when my nights became so complicated Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're looking at

00:0710 musicians who don't seem to realize just how disliked they are by the general public

00:13Coulson Baker slash Machine Gun Kelly. Is it the music itself or perhaps it's his constant

00:28attempts to be edgy? Could it be the hopeless hip hop beefs and totally bizarre pivot to pop punk?

00:39Well, whatever your reason is for hating on Coulson Baker, formerly known as Machine Gun Kelly,

00:45you're probably not the only one. His stock has arguably continued to plummet ever since he left

00:55hip hop behind in favour of other genres. The funny thing, though, is that MGK seems to think that

01:07he's somehow ahead of his time. A trendsetter who is only receiving hate because people don't

01:13understand what he's doing. The critics aren't interested and the general public are losing

01:18patience by the day. Kid Rock

01:25Kid Rock doesn't care what you think of him. Plus, he seems to understand that he's got a diehard fan

01:36base who won't leave his side. No matter how outrageously he behaves, but despite the loyal

01:41audience, Robert Ritchie has seemingly chosen to ignore the legions of listeners who would prefer

01:47to never listen to his songs again. Country-tinged rap rock might have been cool about 20 years ago,

01:58if ever. But these days, Kid Rock's sound is pretty dated, and the fact that he's alienating half the

02:05country with his lyrics doesn't help things either. Knowing him, though, he might think his popularity is

02:10currently at an all-time high. Axl Rose is best known for being the only consistent

02:23member of Guns N' Roses since they began in the 1980s. And from what we gather, he's been pretty

02:34consistently difficult to deal with during that period, when G and R were at their peak. Rose

02:39had absolutely no issues with turning up extremely late to his own gigs and was a controversy magnet

02:46in the media. In other words, he was the ultimate rock and roll diva. Of course, that meant that he

02:56was totally oblivious to the fact that his ego was out of control. But there are too many instances of

03:02Axl Rose angering his fans, his bandmates, or his fellow artists to list here. He was truly one in a

03:11million. Will.i.am

03:20It might seem like decades ago, but Will.i.am and the Black Eyed Peas were a lot less in-your-face

03:26mainstream than they later became. To say that the once-humble hip-hop and funk fusion acts sold

03:36out would be putting it lightly. But for as much as the money rolled in, Will.i.am had a real knack

03:43for putting himself on a pedestal. Whether it was launching a new tech product that was insanely

03:52overpriced, or how he couldn't help but see himself as a visionary, Will.i.am clearly had

03:58some notions about himself that most of us didn't share. Most people would agree that whatever shred

04:05of cool Will.i.am once had is gone. Lars Ulrich

04:16Lars Ulrich is one of the biggest divas in the history of metal. Sure, he just so happens to be

04:22the drummer for one of the greatest bands in the genre, but most fans would agree he behaves like a

04:27spoiled teenager. Ulrich has the type of rockstar ego that would make most of his contemporaries look

04:40humble by contrast. Need proof? Check out the Metallica documentary Some Kind of Monster, a film

04:47that chronicles the band struggling through a real creative low point. And let's not forget the

05:01common criticism of Ulrich's drumming style. In fact, even Metallica fans can't help but ridicule his

05:07dodgy fundamentals. To this day, Lars seems oblivious to it all.

05:22Morrissey. Morrissey has always been something of a provocateur, someone who will say or do anything

05:29to get attention. Morrissey's post-The Smiths' career, in particular, saw him truly let his ego get

05:40out of hand. He is living proof that politics and music should not mix, or at least they shouldn't mix

05:51in the way that he's been doing it. He expresses views all across the spectrum, cancels shows for no

05:57good reason and bashes absolutely anyone who crosses him in the media. It can be hard to tell if Morrissey

06:04is playing a character, or if he's genuinely that full of himself.

06:17Either way, don't expect him to mellow out any time soon.

06:20I'm so very sick of me. Katy Perry. Katy Perry's career trajectory has been an odd one.

06:35The one time Christian rocker broke out with some instantly catchy and fun pop hits, but

06:40over the years, it all got out of hand.

06:43These days, Perry is known best for her totally over-the-top stage shows,

06:52needlessly excessive costume changes, and some pretty inappropriate on-stage behavior.

07:02Perry's shows are widely attended by people of all ages, but it seems like the whole thing

07:08has become one playground for her ego. Her career success has also slowed down in the 2020s, but it

07:15doesn't appear to have made a difference. These days, Perry remains one of the easiest and most

07:20popular targets for fan backlash.

07:28Chris Brown. Chris Brown's career somehow survived being charged with assaulting one of the most beloved

07:34pop stars on the planets in 2009. But even though Rihanna fans will never forgive him,

07:46Brown was able to rebound with an extremely successful career.

07:53The legal issues didn't stop there, though, with several instances of violence littered throughout his

07:58time in the spotlight. But Brown has made countless efforts to paint himself as a misunderstood and

08:04in some ways, tragic hero of his own story. The fact that, in spite of everything, he's still

08:16a relevant and successful artist is enough to drive millions of people crazy. Gene Simmons. Gene

08:28Simmons is truly living in a world of his own, where kiss are God's gift to music, and he himself is a

08:35gift to women. To say that Simmons has a big ego wouldn't quite cut it. He is a trailblazer in terms

08:48of arrogance and can't help but take shots at any other musicians he might consider a threat.

09:00When asked how he felt about being so divisive, he very humbly responded that,

09:05not everybody likes Jesus either. Sure, Kiss have more than enough fans to keep Simmons living in his

09:12own little world, but the amount of people who can't stand him is growing.

09:16I want to rock and roll my mind, and party every day!

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09:39Kanye West Kanye West's career

09:42trajectory has seen him go from volatile genius to public enemy number one.

09:51No one can deny that the man has changed hip-hop in more ways than one, but

09:56Gay's God Complex has gone past the point of no return. As his fame grew, the music became more

10:08boisterous, and the live shows more elaborate. But it was Kanye's outspoken bigotry and eccentricities

10:15that grew even more unbearable. Some have pointed to his struggles with mental illness as a factor in

10:23these outbursts. Of course, there's no defending his particularly crude actions and self-aggrandizement.

10:30West himself likely thinks he's still at the very peak of his powers, and it's getting a little hard to

10:37watch. What other musicians just don't seem to realize

10:48how hated they are? Let us know in the comments below.

10:52Don't act like I never told you.

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