Spotlights fade, but booking lights don’t. These mugshots of famous musicians from the 1970s-2000s catch the very moment when chart-toppers ran into real-world trouble: no stylists, no stage, just a nameplate and a stare.
1. Axl Rose

2. Marilyn Manson

3. Amy Winehouse

4. Steven Tyler

5. Vince Neil

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6. Ozzy Osbourne

7. James Brown

8. Bruno Mars

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9. Jay-Z

10. Eminem

11. Snoop Dogg

12. Michael Jackson

13. Jerry Lee Lewis

14. Fiona Apple

15. Lil’ Kim

16. Tupac Shakur

17. R. Kelly

18. Willie Nelson

19. Janis Joplin

20. David Crosby

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