Before They Were Stars
Adam Levine and More Stars Who Were Nerds in High School
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. By Nina Hämmerling Smith
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Steven Tallarico (a.k.a. Tyler) as a Freshman at Walt Whitman Junior High School in Yonkers, New York, in 1964 and Steven Tyler in 2011
The big-lipped, loud-screamin’ Steven Tyler started singing in his church choir and later played in his school’s marching band (he was compelled to pin up his hair for performances, no joke). Though Tyler plays harmonica, keyboards, guitar, and percussion, he insisted on becoming the frontman when he joined his first band, the Strangeurs. His band of the last 40 years, Aerosmith, are still (or should we say again) making music together; their megahits include “Dream On,” “Walk This Way,” and “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.” Tyler’s contributions as a judge on American Idol ranged from the downright weird to the wildly inappropriate (and hilarious).
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