before they were rock stars

…a nice guy

Alice Cooper

…that changed the face of popular music.

Jim Morrison

…still a Heartbreaker.

1994 – He headlines Woodstock with Aerosmith

…didn’t quite look like a rock star

…But was he ever.

…later to join with Crosby, Stills and Nash

Angus Young

…before buying a Stairway to Heaven

…whatever works…

He became the Voice of Rebellion

Rock Star or Orchestra Leader?

…Both

From a kid with a ‘slow hand’…

…to a Rock and Roll god.

A solid childhood paves the way…

…to a Rolling Stone.

While his real name is Gary, his Jewish grandmother mangled it so oftenthat he was forever known by another name…

Real name Cornelius Ellwood, he originally took piano lessons, but started calling in sick and spending the money on candy bars.

He then went to percussion instead…

His last name, Zivojinovich, translates from Serbian to roughly mean ‘Son of Life’, but has yet to officially adopt his stage name.

He got his famous nickname for having an uncanny knack to find dates for his friends.

Only one of two people to wear a different makeup style other than theoriginal four of Kiss, he died the same day as Queen singer Freddy Mercury.

Actually auditioned for a movie that was based on one of his semi-autobiographical albums, but lost out to Bob Geldof.

The movie was ‘The Wall’

He based his onstage look on Huntz Hall of the ‘Bowery Boys/Dead End Kids’.

Despite the look, he was a rough-and-tumble teen who used to chase at least one of his future band members with a gang.

In 2010, she was featured as a Mattel Barbie Doll in the ‘Ladies of the '80s’ Pink Label Collection [#R4461] along with Debbie Harry and Cyndi Lauper.

In 2001, scientists digging in Madagascar discovered fossilized remains of a dinosaur while listening to his band on the radio and named it for

this lead singer.

There is a little resemblance in ‘Masiakasaurus knopfleri’

After leaving the band that made him famous, he was in the middle of auditioning for Alice Cooper when he decided to get the band back together.

The band was Aerosmith

Actor Johnny Depp has said he based his character of Capt. Jack Sparrow from the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ films on this man.

He would play Jack Sparrow’s father in the second film of the series.

…became the voice of a generation.