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29 rock stars when they were young

Featuring Gerard Way, Dave Grohl, Travis Barker, Axl Rose, Kurt Cobain, and more

My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way (L) and Gerard Way (R)
Published 18th Jan 2017
Last updated 20th Jan 2021

A look back at some of our favourite rock and metal stars when they were young. Featuring Gerard Way, Dave Grohl, Travis Barker, Billie Joe Armstrong, Marilyn Manson, Kurt Cobain, David Bowie, James Hetfield, Axl Rose, and many more!

Metallica's Lars Ulrich


Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong


My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way


Foo Fighters' and Nirvana legend Dave Grohl


blink-182's Travis Barker


Dio and Black Sabbath frontman Ronnie James Dio


Courtney Love


Nickelback's Chad Kroeger


Queen's Freddie Mercury


Alice Cooper


Nirvana's Kurt Cobain


Bon Jovi's Jon Bon Jovi


Metallica's Kirk Hammett


Slayer's Tom Araya


Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson


Aerosmith's Steven Tyler


Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis


The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan


Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose


KISS's Gene Simmons


The late great Eddie Van Halen


Original AC/DC frontman Bon Scott


Jimi Hendrix


David Bowie


Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant


The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards


Led Zeppelin's John Bonham


The Who's Roger Daltrey


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