Billy Bob Thornton vs P!nk

Rockstars kick ass. They drink. They fight. They screw a lot. And they dont give a fuck. Right? Thats what I'd thought being a rock star meant. But both of these individuals I think highlight how lame being a rockstar really is these days. Anyone can see that they both seem a little flacid if we compare them to the likes of say – Axyl Rose or The Boss. Can one proclaim themselves a rockstar? I don't think a real balls to the walls rocker would really care to...

So, can an actor turned musician really capture rock star attitude or is his ego just inflated? Can a pop princess whose image has been manufactured really have the gumption to back up the rockstar attitude she claims to have or is she just...acting?

Let us not forget the bottom line here though – which of these notable faces could pound the most shit out of the other one were they to brawl?

Lets start with P!nk. She seems solidly built at least and she has her youth as well. The question we should be asking ourselves though is if this badassitude runs to the core, or if it's a marketing device, similar to the “darkening” of all the other MTV vixens we all loved so much in the nineties.

Exhibit A:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bNDr1A6dTU (embed disabled)

Ok so shes a rock starrrrrr. We've got drinking, careless destruction of property, and a soaring-empowering-cliche'd late nineties/early 00' chorus.

Two more things worth pointing out -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FehBgQeVKFQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFJl46v776c

The former shows what this rockstar attitude has common origins with – wanting to grow into their old audience's newfound pubescent desires (for the record if u seek amy is a brilliant song, the P!nk one is rather limp). And the latter shows a very un rockstar esque performance (I thought that stage rats were responsible for the synchronyzed dancing... not the actual errr rockstar).

Ok so now billy bob... heres the obvious:

alright. We get it. Hes a rock star. And hes got that entitled/diva attitude. Cool. Wait... would I ask Tom Petty what? Since when does billy bob make music? (Thanks for asking some reasonable questions there Jian – I was curious about that, since im only listening to billy bob talk because of his acting career). But perhaps he can still kick ass -

Rock and roll, right? Looks like the christmas single's in the bag. Though its a bit put on, I'll give him that his marriage record has rock star sex maniac written all over it. If not a little overly theatrical (vials of blood on the neck?)

Now lets get down to ass kicking. Perhaps these two would have a row at some sort of red carpet event. Thats not terribly fun. Say they're at some sort of dive bar in the middle of nowhere Arkansas or Pennsylvania. I guess the state doesn't matter terribly, since neither one seems to have kept up with their roots to have a home team advantage. P!nk looks fun. Shes got some cheekiness, but I think only to the extent that other people think it'd be cute. Its more likely we'd see her kissing her knuckles after the first punch or so. Billy Bob on the otherhand looks like taking more than 7 steps might easily knock the wind out of him not to mention whatever kind of nudge P!nk might provide.

Now, how about after a few drinks? Billy Bob I think has some finesse, and if he is, in fact, a drinker (I can't seem to find much) has over two decades of experience and tolerance built up on our feisty little trouble maker. That, with his reach, might stop P!nk before she even got close.

Now how about at 6 am after a night of drug and sex fueled debauchery? Oh, it seems they both went back to their hotels at around 11 or so. I guess they had early mornings...