While the stars who command the concert stages of today have everything perfectly coordinated and styled to enhance their successful musical personas, they didn’t all start out with stylists, choreographers, and a crew of hundreds backstage. See what these musical stars looked like when left to their own devices to style themselves back in the day!

Ever had some scary hair? This gallery reveals high school and before-they-were-stars photos of celebrities hiding beneath some seriously bad bowl cuts. Too bad for them they were captured on film, but with age, wiser chop choices, and probably a professional stylist, these A-listers look a lot more clean-cut.

We know you can’t wait to see shirtless Tom Cruise rocking some serious ’80s hair, so we whipped up this collection of hair band icons before they were famous!