Alt-Rock's Most Mysterious Musicians
Once upon a time, before social media and the internet, all musicians were mysterious\u2026outside of seeing them live, our only connections with them were through their music, the liner notes and album artwork, and stories in music magazines\u2026\n\nYes, there were the occasional tv appearances, but those were quite rare\u2026in fact, it wasn\u2019t really until music videos started to be a thing in early 80s that fans began to grasp what their idols looked like in a major way\u2026\n\nAnd consider this: it wasn\u2019t until MTV and MuchMusic started interviewing musicians that we began to discover what their speaking voices sounded like\u2026\n\nToday, though, there are no more secrets\u2026artists are in constant touch with their fanbase through social media\u2026fans are constantly trading news online\u2026camera phones are everywhere\u2026we live in a world of oversharing and tmi\u2026\n\nHell, even kiss\u2014a band that spent its first decade hiding behind makeup as a way of creating myth and legend and essentially invented the concept of the mysterious, unknowable rock star\u2014gave up on that idea in the 80s\u2026\n\nHowever, I\u2019m happy to report that there are still some mysteries, artists who have managed to main a degree of anonymity\u2026some have successfully obfuscated their identifies through disguise and subterfuge\u2026others have disappeared into a hermit-like existence where they remain beyond the reach of the general public while still releasing material and maintaining a fanbase\u2026\n\nWho are these artists?...and how did they managed to stay out of the limelight?...these are alt-rock\u2019s most mysterious musicians\u2026\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices