Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Everything You Don't Need To Know


            My name is Tessa and I’m here to tell you a multitude of stuff I think is cool about popular bands' frontmen or women.  I spend a lot of my own time on Wikipedia, Google, and Youtube learning about these people, because for some reason I care about whether Freddie Mercury likes Chinese food (he does by the way).  So why not put it all together for other people?  I’ve always been enthralled by the men behind the music.  You’ve heard their music, and maybe you know their name, but I’m going to tell you their story. 

            A “frontman” is the public face of most bands, usually the lead vocalist.  Each post will be about a different singer from a different band, from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees to starving-artist garage bands.  The post will outline their music career, provide some interesting facts, and discuss some high and low points of their life.  It may also have some scandals, pictures, and unnecessary information only devoted fans would even care about.  I want to focus on their lives, but most importantly the personalities that made them into their style of musicians. 

            Lyrics and riffs have a propensity to touch our lives and music is notorious for “fitting the moment.”  But the people who write these songs and work on concept albums are inspired their own lives, and maybe knowing their biographies will help people better understand them.



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