Idolator

Ground control to major dental work.

And the lesson to be learned judging by their list: Don't be British, and don't be black.

That's not fair. The Brits are born with awful teeth -- it's part of their national identity. A funnier list would be British rock stars with surprisingly good teeth. It's a country where Martin Amis's braces made headlines.

I must say Shaun Ryder's teeth were entertaining, although any strip-mall meth-head worth a damn could do that to themselves in a week.

Didn't Chet Baker lose his teeth to a golf club? That's earning your rockstar (ok, jazz icon) teeth.

The writer seems to have a problem with fronts/metal in general, without talking about what those fronts are covering. I mean, Flav and Lil Jon probably have awful teeth under their metal, but the metal is clearly (however you feel about it aesthetically) an active choice on their part.

Less seriously, I think we all need to enjoy the Simpsons episode that introduced us to The Big Book of British Smiles.

I don't mind Bowie's old teeth. They have more character.

@dennisobell: Why must you turn my office into a house of lies, Ralph?

Seriously, there is a guy named Paul Potts? Don't the Dead Kennedys talk about him in "Holiday in Cambodia"?

I always thought Mic Jones had awful teeth...