Karen O, the face and voice of the great Yeah Yeah Yeahs, is in many ways the perfect leader of a rock band. She's mysterious, stylish, energetic, friendly but could kick your ass, has a go-to move (the mic mouth), takes the public pressure off her bandmates (Tim Burton character Nick Zinner and bearded Brian Chase), and, well, she's drop-dead gorgeous, which is what makes these comments so baffling.
The New York trio released their debut album Fever To Tell a decade ago in 2003, and Karen O said: "I miss the bands that were around when we first started out. When we came up, there was the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and the Make-Up...She added: "Where has all the charisma and the sexuality and the gnarl gone? This album is about bringing that back into the fray." (Via)
As long as Karen's around, "sexuality" will never leave rock, which is approximately reason #34,094 why you should be excited for Yeah Yeah Yeahs' first new record in four years, Mosquito, that album cover notwithstanding. Here are 10 of Karen's most charismatic and sexual GIFs. Zinner will get his GIF set next week.
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My wife and I are both obsessed with YYY’s. Karen O is the only woman my wife says she’d dyke out with. Also, Karen O would definitely be into it. Make it happen Kurp!
Karen O simply oozes sexuality. I never miss a YYY’s show when they tour near me.
While I’ve never found her physically attractive, her voice is just the sexiest. Whether loud or soft, I just love it.
I met the Yeah Yeah Yeahs once in a bar (AKA a dream come true), Karen O was dressed like a penguin. Ain’t even mad.
Loooooove her. Her music makes me feel like a badass, and I am the farthest thing from a badass.
Whatever you call that noise that she makes at the end of ‘Date with the Night’ is the sexiest thing I’ve ever heard in my life.
Not into it.
Same. I did see them in concert awhile back with an ex. Karen O was hammered, and pretty damn hilarious. Couldn’t sing at all, still an entertaining show, though I’m not a big fan of the band either.
feel like only chicks think karen o is hot
That rock beak… Carole Pope, Siouxsie Sioux, Patti Smith, Joan Jett, Alice Glass, Lexi Valentine, Emily Haines, Martina Sorbora… it works somehow.
Yeah I can’t get past her alternating bowl cut/page boy haircut. I pass
And her skin looks really waxy.
Love this band so much.
I love this band, and I love Karen O, but only a terrorist would write that she’s “drop-dead gorgeous.”
Without crazy shit all over her face, she looks EXACTLY like Adam Driver.
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Oh yeah, I remember them. They’re that one band that has that one song on the first Rock Band that was really easy to play, right?
Yeah, totally bringing sexuality back.