22 Classically Candid Photos of Rockers Before They Were Cool
Carly Tennes
Published
08/28/2024
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Long before they snapped up hits, Grammy awards and defined the genre of rock n' roll for generations to come, old-school rockstars weren't always the too-cool-for-school legends we revere today. Case in point? These spectacularly awkward photos of icons like Jimi Hendrix, Steven Tyler, and Bruce Springsteen snapped long before they cemented themselves as rock royalty.
From a shockingly clean-cut Ozzy Osbourne to a Stevie Nicks that more closely resembles Julie Andrews than the Fleetwood Mac icon we've come to know and love, here are 22 old-school photos of rockers before they were cool.
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1. Metallica frontman James Hetfield
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2. Bruce Springsteen
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3. Kurt Cobain
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4. Debbie Harry (lower right)
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5. Freddie Mercury
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6. Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke
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7. Elton John
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8. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page
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9. AC/DC frontman Angus Young
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10. The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards
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11. Janis Joplin
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12. Stevie Nicks
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13. Kiss frontman Gene Simmons
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14. Alice Cooper
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15. Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler
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16. Stevie Wonder
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18. The Beatles
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19. Jimi Hendrix
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20. Prince
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21. Marilyn Manson
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22. Ozzy Osbourne
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23. Kiss frontman Gene Simmons
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24. Former Van Halen frontman, Sammy Hagar
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