“You can have the chops, you can have the songs and you can have the savvy, but if you don’t have an engaging front man, you’ll never be one of the biggest bands in the world, it’s the frontman that drives the band.” This quote emphasises the importance of having a charismatic and energetic front-men and so this is exactly what the lead singer of the Walls really He draws influences and similarities from these rock ‘n’ roll legendary front-men.
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead vocalist and a co-founder of The Rolling Stones. In 1989 Jagger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2004 into the UK Music Hall of Fame with the Rolling Stones. In 2003 he was knighted for his services to popular music. Mick Jagger is a performance icon and one of rock's greatest front men. His contortionist dance moves and endless supply of energy have made him one of the absolute must-see performers of his, or any, time. His name is associated with such ubiquitous songs as “Sympathy for the Devil” and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” and what’s best -- he shows absolutely no signs of slowing down.
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet best remembered as the lead singer of The Door. Due to Jim’s song writing, wild personality and performances, he is regarded by critics and fans as one of the most iconic and influential frontmen in rock music history and because of the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and death. In the latter part of the 20th century he was one of the popular culture's most rebellious and oft-displayed icons, representing generational gap and youth counterculture. He was also well known for improvising spoken word poetry passages while the band played live. One of his most memorial events was when he sang “Get high…” on the Ed Sullivan live, when told before to change the lyrics. Ray Manzarek (keyboardist of the Doors) said that Morrison "embodied hippie counterculture rebellion..." 
Iggy Pop born James Newell Osterberg, Jr.; April 21, 1947) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is the vocalist of influential of 60’s punk band The Stooges, who reunited in 2003, and has been known, for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics. Iggy Pop is probably the wildest frontman in rock history, playing bare-chested in every one of his concerts, Henry Rollins says “it’s as if you released a bull in a china shop” when he’s playing live. The seeds of Pop's stage persona were sown when he saw The Doors perform in 1967 at the University of Michigan and was amazed by the stage antics and antagonism displayed by singer Jim Morrison. Morrison's extreme behaviour, while performing with the Doors, inspired the young Pop to push the boundaries of stage performance. Other influences on Pop's vocals and persona were Mick Jagger and James Brown. One of his most memorial stand antics was when we started smashing The Cures flower pot, which was after his set, and then told the crowd the come up on stage with him whilst bleeding from his stomach.
The Walls lead singer draws influences from other frontmen in rock history, but these three in particular. As shown through their debut music video of Miss Alissa, the frontmen is dancing around and really getting into the bands performance, showing similarities with Mick Jagger’s famous dancing around the stage. The bands values of rebelliousness are shown through the frontman’s emotion when he kicks down the microphone stand, with sheer power and energy. He also could be seen as the leader and most important in the band due to standing at the front of the stage. This is also seen as he will look at and walk towards other band members to incorporate them more. Lastly, the coolness of the band are expressed by the ending of the music video when the lead singer turns around towards the camera laughs and throws is suit jacket over the camera lens.
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