These mugshots of late-1900s musicians trade tour buses and TV sets for a bare wall, a placard, and a minute no one plans for. The faces look tired, defiant, or just done with the night. The stories kept moving anyway.
Scroll on for 20 candid mugshots where riffs and hooks met the station desk. Some charges fizzled, some stuck, but the music didn’t stop.
1. Mick Jagger
2. Eminem
3. R. Kelly
4. Marilyn Manson
5. Scott Weiland
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6. 50 Cent
7. Tommy Lee
8. Axl Rose
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9. David Bowie
10. Jim Morrison
11. Tupac Shakur
12. Notorious B.I.G.
13. Snoop Dogg
14. Jimi Hendrix
15. Fiona Apple
16. Vince Neil
17. Lil’ Kim
18. Justin Timberlake
19. Janis Joplin
20. Michael Jackson
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Together, these faces tell one simple story: you can top charts and still meet the booking camera. If this hit your nostalgia nerve, keep the scroll going with these 20 Unapologetic Actor Mugshots from Hollywood’s Late 1900s, or these 20 Actresses Who Ruled the Eighties. You can also check these 20 Celebrity Mugshots That’ll Go Down in History.
