It was one of those online survey things, so....  

Sir Paul McCartney Tops Most Irritating List By U.K. Music Website

May 9, 2008 7:52 a.m. EST
Anne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer

London, England (CNS) - Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney is the most irritating music star of all time, according to an online poll by a U.K. music website.

Musicmagpie.com's viewers find the 65-year-old music icon to be the most annoying pop celebrity. He beats James Blunt and Lily Allen in the top.

The website's spokesperson Craig Dawson explains, "It's easy for musicians to get very irritating very quickly. Macca has driven people up the wall with his 'holier than thou' approach to his divorce, two-fingered peace gesture and penchant for wearing trainers with suits."

Even philanthropist Bono didn't escape the list. He lands at number 6 just below Amy Winehouse.

The top ten list of the most irritating music stars follows:

1) Paul McCartney 2) James Blunt 3) Lily Allen 4) Robbie Williams 5) Amy Winehouse 6) Bono 7) Sir Cliff Richard 8: Pete Doherty 9) Joss Stone 10) Craig David

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010899782

hmmmm.......Irritating poll, I say.

macca dosen't irritate me, only when he makes foolish decisions like marrying heather mills or
writing the frog chorus,  

he doesn't irritate me either. Just some things about him, but everyone has those things that annoy people.

think they get irritation confused with envy when they talk about Macca

These sorts of polls usually just measure who people have heard the most about lately. Early election polls are the same way, and equally unreliable. They're good for a rude laugh, and that's about it.

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These sorts of polls usually just measure who people have heard the most about lately. Early election polls are the same way, and equally unreliable. They're good for a rude laugh, and that's about it.

Not wanting to come across like i give a hoot about these polls, but its poll's like these which that give him such a bed rep outside of Beatles fans, and its not just this year but seems to be a running thing every year that he gets voted in these most irratating or annoying polls.

And Surely people like Pete Burns,Pete Doherty, James Blunt are all more worthy of this title when the only real thing that i can see that is irritating is the V sign he always does.

exactly. People who don't know Paul "as well" as we do just read it and basically judge the pop star by his media coverage.

Paul gets a lot of this? Shows you what I know. Personally, I think you can dump on him for a few of the songs he's released, but not for his behavior: that's been fine, so far as I've heard.

the stinkers of anyone's music career just makes their gems shine even more bright

Paul's all right with me; I've got a complete set of Wings and a half dozen or so of his other albums. Show me someone who's been making albums as long as he has who hasn't released a few duds.  

Watch these polls change their tune when he's gone from us , these people make me vomit

they have no life and are jealous that people aren't sick of them

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Watch these polls change their tune when he's gone from us , these people make me vomit

i know, THEY irritate me!

Quoted from Geoff

Personally, I think you can dump on him for a few of the songs he's released, but not for his behavior: that's been fine, so far as I've heard.

Geoff, Geoff. *shakes head sadly* You are so out of step with the times. There is no logic behind an irritation poll. It is not necessarily based on behavior, and certainly not based on the person's actual work. One must look lower:

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Site spokesman Craig Dawson says, "It's easy for musicians to get very irritating very quickly. MACca has driven people up the wall with his 'holier than thou' approach to his divorce, two-fingered peace gesture and penchant for wearing trainers with suits."

It's the shoes. Paul is THE most irritating pop star because of his choice of footwear. We all know that footwear is key. Look back through the "Worst Dressed" thread if you dare!

We know it isn't the peace sign because Ringo has been doing the peace sign for years and he didn't even make the top ten.

'holier than thou' approach to his divorce? I don't know what they mean by this-- perhaps the baptism by water, but I think that would apply to his attorney.

No, it's the shoes. Paul, you have crap taste in shoes, and the world is out to get you for it.

Life can be so unfair!