The most popular radio format in the United States, country music is nothing to scoff at. It has the largest and most loyal fan base, also making it one of the most demanding and critical of multi-genre crossover. So why have so many pop artists and rock stars made the attempt to build a bridge to troubled waters? Plenty of popular musical artists have Southern- or country-influenced pasts, but it takes guts and confidence to make a move from pop/rock to country and back again. In this hot gallery, find out which big-name artists scored a hit, both with fans and on the country music charts!

Rock stars and maniacal masters of metal are supposed to act wild, crazy, and out of control, right? Since the beginning of rock ‘n’ roll, many stars onstage have had their lives spiral out of control due to too much drinking and/or drugs. However, we rarely hear about many of these talented stars who settle down to care of new families or work with charities and organizations that seem to give them as much joy as playing any stadium. But that’s what we’re here for! Snakkle has rounded up a few rebellious rockers to see how they’ve tamed the fame beast over time.

While most of us are passed out after a glass of wine and The Daily Show, some of these 60- and 70-somethings have built a lifetime of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. (Oh, yeah, and copious millions and worldwide fame.) These rock legends have showed the world how to mix up fame and fortune with a hearty does of hard living. Here’s our homage to 12 rockers who still know how to rock ‘n’ roll.

Check out these music stars when they were nerdy in high school. Take note, you aspiring music superstars: Just because you’re a nerd doesn’t mean you won’t make it big.

You might know these celebs by their famous monikers, but these name changers traded in their birth names for mass appeal. A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but would you know what to call it? They do!

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.

Anyone surprised by Steven Tyler’s smooth transition from Aerosmith front man to American Idol judge should check out some back issues of Rolling Stone magazine. We did, and it shows that Tyler has always been a personality with a capital P—letting it all hang out, whether screaming lyrics onstage or joining AI contestants in song today. Rock journalist Tom Moon, who interviewed Tyler for Rolling Stone in 2001 and 2004 and is the author of the book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, tells Snakkle that “watching [Tyler on Idol] is very similar to sitting and talking to him,” adding that Tyler is “taking rock star-ism to the public.” Here are some “crazy” quotes from and about Mr. Steven Tyler.