The Darkness who wailed their way on to stereos across the world cracked the charts in 2003 when their single Growing On Me debuted at No 11. A few weeks later, their album Permission To Land went straight to number 2 before reaching the top spot, shifting 1.5 million copies in the UK alone. Justin Hawkins became well known for doing the best Freddie Mercury impression the world has ever seen, while wearing cat suits that made every heterosexual man cringe.

After their first album, they attempted to put out album number 2 One Way Ticket To Hell...And Back which was constantly being delayed due to what Hawkins was putting in his nose, and what he was washing it down with. The frontman had gone from a rockstar to a junkie in a matter of 2 years, blowing £150,000 on cocaine in a matter of 3 years, and pounding his liver with 4 day binges of constant vodka consumption. Just recently, the frontman entered rehab and retired as the lead singer of The Darkness.

I'd love to make fun of the guy, but he did enough on his own to warrant chuckles. He was a walking rock n' roll cliche: A "dark" band name, a high pitched vibrato, scraggly hair, a coke addiction, ridiculous outfits and fucked up tattoos! I wish him luck with his future scoring movies and I hope he and his girlfriend Sue can have a happy life. I just hope the guy stashed away a few bucks because once his girlfriend realizes he's an ugly has been without a penny to his name, he'll be all alone and on the streets begging bums for bumps. Congrats Justin Hawkins...You are Forgotten Frontman #1!