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Rock stars are people too, and even they grow old. For proof, we gathered a bunch of pictures of our rock-and-roll heroes as we want to remember them, and compared those pictures to what they look like now. With the added damage inflicted by years of alcohol and drug abuse, the results were not pretty.
Let's start with iconic Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose. Click to the next slide to see how he's doing these days.
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Oh, dear. At least he's not wearing a kilt with a catcher's chest protector.
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Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen
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This picture should be the warning label on all packs of cigarettes.
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Steven Tyler, Aerosmith
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Each one of his moobs weighs more than he did back in the '70s.
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Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones
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No, this is not a pic from the set of "Pirates of the Caribbean."
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Billy Idol
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This looks like the exact moment Billy realized just how old he's gotten.
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Johnny Rotten, The Sex Pistols
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At least he's kept his fake hair color.
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Alice Cooper
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It doesn't get any less rock-and-roll than golf.
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Bob Dylan
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Lucky for Bob he still has that soothing, beautiful voice.
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James Hetfield, Metallica
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This does not look like the man who wrote songs with titles like "Creeping Death."
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Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath
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What percentage of his life do you think Ozzy's thought to himself, "Where am I?"
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Neil Young
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Neil Old.
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Marilyn Manson
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24 of 24Next: The Greatest Photos of the Day
Actually, this guy has never really been all that easy on the eyes.