We know three things about the ’90s: Michael Bolton was its quintessential singer, the mullet (business in front, party in back) was its quintessential haircut, and one man had the quintessential mullet—you guessed it, Michael Bolton! So as a gift to him for his 61st birthday, we present: The Best ’90s Music Mullets.

Parents often want their kids to go into the family business. There are father and son quarterbacks, and father and son combos in all sorts of sports. When your mom or dad is in the music business, you don’t always follow in the parental footsteps. Then again, sometimes you do. Here are a variety of then-and-now photos of famous music superstars and their kids, many of whom have music careers of their own and a few who went a different route.