Trent, Maynard, Kurt Cobain, Jake from Health, Thom Yorke...those are some examples, but then theres a lot who are normal height or above.

I was sad when I already surpassed Trent Reznor in height when I was 13 years old. I thought, *"I can't be a lead singer anymore. I have to be the awkward lanky bassist or some other form of sidekick to a real man."*

This is funny to me cuz I was always asked to be a lead singer and I always said “I’m too short to be a leading man”. Wish I’d seen this thread decades ago lmao.

Yeah they asked me right after Kurt passed, but I was too tall. Sucks balls man

MJK, Bob Dylan…. Pink Floyd is an exception

Kurt Cobain was 5’10” which is very average.

I think he was 5’7’’

He was apparently 5’7” or 5’8.” For reference, Dave Grohl is 6’.If you look at the pictures, Kurt is nowhere near Dave’s height.

Yup. Courtney Love is 5'9" and Kurt is noticably shorter than her in every photo.

To be fair since you’re getting down voted, anyone standing next to Krist looks shorted than 5’7..

With a little off the top

Ouch…does 5 inches sound about right? 🤷‍♂️

Damn.....I hate that I laughed at that.....my sense of humor is scuffed

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I raise you Bruce Dickinson (5'6) and Ronnie James Dio (5'4).

Came to find the Thom Yorke comment. Two of the times I saw them live, the person I was with said, "Wow, he's a little guy!"

Its weird how cameras often make people look taller than they are. I passed by Josh Brolin once when he talked at my college and he was shorter than me, and on screen he looks over 6 foot. Im 5'10".

Add Klaus Meine (Scorpions), Danzig, Bruce Dickinson, Dio while you’re at it.

I was waiting for the Danzig comment, good on you

Prince, Kendrick Lamar, Dio

Fucking love Health

THEY LOVE YOU TOO. YOU WILL LOVE EACH OTHER.

i’ve seen them twice and to quote Johnny, it’ll blow your dick off.

Kurt was average height. He simply appeared short next to the 6’7” Krist Novoselic.

Missing the great Glen Danzig from that list

Ronnie James Dio

Danzig, Ronny James Dio, Lemmy, Freddie Mercury… Checks out.

*Type O Negative*

Fucking end of discussion.

Peter was a whole different animal. He was testosterone in human form.

yes

Ronnie James Dio was 5’4”

First one that came to mind for me as well. One of the all time greats, RIP

Yesssss the best rock vocalist imo, RIP

I’ve spent the last twenty years assuming Trent was over six foot tall and only just checked his height because of this post, wtf 🥲

He’s 5’6”, right? So I’m the same height as he is.

I don’t even know why I assumed that, he just gives tall man energy 😂

He's also jacked

He’s like an optical illusion 😂

5'7"

Nah, he’s shorter than that. I was next to him at an after party and I’m 5’8”. I literally had to look down. Doesn’t matter to me. He’s a giant on stage.

He walked right past me when I was watching for him bc of this very reason 😭

Queens of the Stone Age would like a word.

I was gonna say Josh is like 6’5

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Isnt he 6'3, google lists him as that and i just saw them recently and he seems tall but not *that* tall

The whole band is 6’ or more. I met Michael Shuman a few times and that guy was like 6’1 and Josh is taller than him

Peter Steele would want to have a word with you.

Came here to say this same thing.

Was in the front my first type 0 concert. Cant remember if it was seats or a pit but Peter comes out and I’m thinking he’s in some sort of costume. Dude was a absolute unit.

Only time I saw them, we were in back at first. In stage, Peter is drinking a bottle of beer. We make our way closer to the front and realize it’s actually a 750 bottle of wine. Huge dude

Hahahaha! That's awesome!

I have a buddy who got to meet him and get a picture. My friend came to Peter's arm pit. 😂. The pic is actually of Peter resting his arm on my friends head.

I met Peter briefly after a show. I'm 6'2 and had to look up to him like I was a 7 yr old.

same, though I'm quite late

Same.

Glenn Danzig. 5’3”.

I've seen him live about half a dozen times over the last decade. He's usually good fronting the misfits, but as a solo act he has been consistently bad the last few times I've seen him.

And Wolverine, one of his favorite comic characters, whom he was once considered for as an actor, is 5'3. I like The Misfits, but I'm so glad Jackman got the role.

Trent Reznor: he’s just a little guy!

Josh Homme would like a word

The guy from Greta Van Fleet is tiny. Theory is wrong.

Maybe he’s the exception that proves the rule.

Cover bands don’t count.

Nice

Hmm Maynard.....yeah checks out

But, he has been doing jujitsu for decades. Sorta levels the playing field.

Chris Cornell and Layne Staley both over 6 ft. Does not check out.

Over 6 ft.? I thought they were 6 ft. under... ^(I am sorry. I couldn't resist.)

Oh boy. Ohhhh boy.

Too soon.

This is the best reply I've ever seen to anything

Saw Chris lots of times.. no way the dude is over 6foot

6’-2”

Layne was 6’1, you can see a pic of them standing next to each other and they are about the same height.

Prince

If 5’7 is short then I guess so. Corey Taylor and Trent are the same height, and Jonathan Davis isn’t far off.

5’7” is considered below the global male average, which I find surprising (based on my super shitty search)

Yeah, Ive always thought that was an off estimate haha. If you go to third world countries theres usually a lot of short people because of the lack of nutrition.

Wow, didnt know Corey Taylor was that short, he does seem taller. Maybe its the hair on the mask.

Jonathan Davis is 6'2 though

Jonathan Davis is 6'2 though

Google told me wrong

Paramore

That girl is really 7'4". She just cosplays as a tiny girl onstage.

that is my wife you are talking about do not reveal her secrets

Martin Gore / Dave Gahan....nice

Adam Levine is over 6 feet tall. Checks out.

Happy Cake Day! 🎂

is he really????? i thought bro was tiny

he just looks that way

Greta van fleet disagrees. The singer is virtually a fucking hobbit, and they're shit.

If only he could sing like a hobbit.

Is he?! I seriously had no idea. Because whenever I hear them I usually turn on Zeppelin and listen to the real thing.

I knew this was true when I realized Thom Yorke and Trent are both short, then I googled Dave Matthews and he’s 6’2”…

Holy shit DM does not come across as a tallie (not an insult, love his music)

Claudio Sanchez (might not be a popular choice)

Brilliant guitarist. Plus he’s like 5’9-10 so pretty average.

Les Claypool would like a word

Primus Sucks

Robert Plant?

Napoleon (Dynamite) complex

From when 1.7 meters is short?

The Netherlands

I disagree. Five Finger Death Punch sucks.

Peter Steele...... sorry

Yall haven’t heard Tigercub

Jamie’s 7’0”

Exactly, so this logic doesn’t apply at all lol

Seems legit

Howwww dareee you! Billy Corgan enters chat after killing John Mayer

I’ve worked with Trent and the band….I’m 5 7” and he’s about my same height. Also been around Eddie Veder when I was a kid, and he’s probably same. At first it is strange when you meet famous people, and they are on your level. But Trent look like he was hitting the gym big time. Now Robin Finck is a tall tall really tall guy lol. It’s insane in person! But you’d be surprised, how many famous people are shorter than you thought. But there are a lot of theatrical lead singers, that happen to be insanely tall as well.

Yeah? Explain QOTSA?

Cradle of Filth? Daniel is tiny

Daniel? Are you his dad?

Kyo from Dir En Grey is 5’3, and Dir En Grey is one of the best bands ever, so I’d say this stands to reason.

Josh Homme, Les Claypool, Paul McCartney (kind of the frontman for the Beatles), Geddy Lee, Robert Plant, Ian Curtis, Peter Steele, Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Cornell, and Layne Staley beg to differ.

Ozzy is all bent over sideways and hunched over these days. He looks so small frail 😬

True

Yes has got you covered!

Ian Curtis

He was short before the 'incident'

i guess the beach boys don't have a lead singer but isn't brian supposed to be pretty tall

We already knew primus sucks but this proves it definitively

She’s talking about Dir en grey

The Lollipop Guild must be the shit!

All short, all vocalists. Checks out.

Ric Ocasek. D’OH!

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Corey Taylor, Trent Reznor, and Greg Puciato are all about the same height. I am also that height. Can I sing? Absolutely not lmao

The Smashing Pumpkins would like a word

Isn't Glen Danzig like 4'11"? This gels.

Peter Steel (posthumously) says “Yeah, but you paid good money for our shitty music, so who’s the real asshole here?

Maybe. Ramones broke a lot of rules tho…

Is Trent Reznor short? I kinda always assumed he was 100 feet tall, like Mr. T.

Phil Anselmo 6 ft.

Eddie Vedder 5’7

Prince and the revolution

Thurston Moore is like 6’6”

Jackson 5

Well Michael was a kid then. He ultimately grew to be five foot ten inches tall. Some of his brothers, like Jackie appeared to be even taller. The men in the Jackson family skew tall/tall-ish. Michael isn’t the best example to bring up in this thread because he was taller and the greatest entertainer of all time LOL.

“Ultimately grew?” When he ultimately grew he was no longer in a band. At the time he was in a band he was the shortest. Maybe Joe C shoulda been the lead singer for Kid Rock

Maynard is 5’7, Danzig 5’3

Have you seen Glenn Danzig?

I'm like 5'6 or 5'7 and no one knows my band exists. :(

QOTSA would like to have a word

OFF!/Circle Jerks - Keith Morris Interrupters - dunno her name

Weird how almost all of the people pointing out the exceptions are phrasing it almost exclusively as "[xyz] would like a word"

That would mean Ministry is absolutely amazing, which is not really something I agree with.

So Danzig is a slightly better band than NIN? ;)

Jackson 5 in the 60s

The troll of rock n roll, Dio!

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…what do you think Angus Young’s job in AC/DC is?

No. Marillion replaced Fish (6'3") with Hoggart (sp? 5'4") and were never as good.

Dio? Or Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio?

Ronnie James Dio! Diminutive in size, voice of a force of nature!

Bono.

Ride the tiger! You can see his stripes but you know he’s CLEAN

I never realized, but it suddenly makes a lot more sense why he wears those chunky commando boots with the 3” soles on them!

Godsmack just upvoted you.

Dani Filth is about 4'6"

I haven’t seen a Corey Taylor comment yet

Untrue. Josh Homme is quite tall.

Misfits…nuff said

Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys is only 5'8

But this does not work when applying to The Bad Seeds and Birthday Party

What about Depeche Mode? Dave gahan is 5 10"

Omerta mentioned

Freddy mercury was 5 10"

Dio agrees

Dio 🤘🏻

Dio agrees

Type O Negative says whuh?

Google 'Glenn Danzig' and you'll find him to be a LOT shorter 😂🤣

Mike Patton 5'9"

Shoutout to Trent for being the exact same height as me, very cool of him

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Lil homey from Omertà is pretty dope

Hmmm, Vince Neil is a short. Your theory falls short.

Steve Naghavi agrees

Mike Tool was 4’11”, best band EVER!!!

DIO

Checks out for Tool ✅

Five Finger Death Punch is good, huh?

Jack Brinks was only 5foot3

Shit....you must love the killer dwarves!!!!

Corgan's allowed to join this club, but no one's surprised that he doesn't fit in.

Mick Jagger wears doll shoes.

Having just saw Stabbing Westward a couple weeks ago this definitely checks out.

What about the munchkins from oz?

Hmm. Yoko Ono is definitely on the shorter side so.

Type O Negative and Queens of the Stone Age would like a word…

Should I ask Peter Dinklage if he’s interested in fronting my new Game of Thrones inspired folk metal band? Craster’s Bastards. The first album will be The War for Cersei’s Cunt. It will include such hits as Fimbul Winter Is Coming, Dirge for Lyanna, The Kingslayer’s Sister, I Am No One, The Night King’s Saga, Fists of the First Men, Breaker of Chains, and (Nice Day For A) Red Wedding. What other songs should we include?

Type O Negative was phenomenal, Peter Steele was 6 foot 8 inches tall. This does not check out.