Rock Stars Who Looked Way Different When They Were Younger

Time has a way of getting to the best of us. In the cases of these rock stars, time wasn’t the only thing that got to them. Some of these iconic rockers looked much more tame in their youth, and others took decades to grow into their looks.

If you ever wondered what these music legends looked like in their prime or if you’re curious now—say no more. We’ve got just the list for you.

Courtney Love: Then

Courtney Love in the early 1980s was nothing close to the blonde, punk heartthrob she is now. She spent time abroad hanging out with musicians and claimed that she learned a lot of her social skills while “spending time with drag queens.” Which might explain all the heavy eyeliner and the dark choppy hair.

Courtney Love: Now

Although Courtney Love is known for her infamous relationship with Nirvana’s frontman, Kurt Cobain, she was a grunge princess herself in the 1990s. After forming her band Hole, she traded her spiked locks for something a bit lighter.

Today, she keeps her look more simple with blonde fringe and red lips.

Dexter Holland: Then

In the 1990s, Offspring’s frontman, Dexter Holland, sported long dreadlocks. Nobody knows for sure if his haircut had anything to do with their success, but it’s a huge coincidence.

He was just a kid who just graduated from college and thought forming a punk-rock band would be cool.

Dexter Holland: Now

Not long after Dexter Holland chopped off his dreadlocks did The Offspring start to do exceptionally well. With the release of their 1994 album Smash, the band hit their stride as a commercial success.

Some people even believe they revived punk in the 1990s. But that couldn’t have been because Holland got rid of his dreadlocks, can it?