rock star


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Noun1.rock star - a famous singer of rock musicrock star - a famous singer of rock music  
rock 'n' roll musician, rocker - a performer or composer or fan of rock music
singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
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You therefore lose a Rock Star and the years that have taken the person to be as steady and as reliable disappears when the person leaves.
He's the biggest musician in 2017 and he's not very rock star, is he?
His new book, Uncommon People, takes in the genre through a broader lens, 1955 to 1995, charting the rise and fall of the rock star as a species over that time.
Liam, pictured, added: "I know how much it annoyed him, he did the graft while I went out and undid the graft, but Oasis wouldn't have worked with two Liams or two Noels." But now, with his own debut solo As You Were on the way, the 44-year-old described himself as "the real rock star" compared with his brother's "rock star life".
Walnut Creek, CA, June 27, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Today at ISTE 2017, CUE, an education nonprofit and ISTE, SETDA & iNACOL affiliate for California and Nevada, announced the expansion of its incredibly popular Rock Star Teacher Camps.
Music runners can select from two event packs-standard (t-shirt, bag, beat band, sticker and temporary tattoo) for P850 and Rock Star (with additional towel, water bottle and cap) for P1,400.
ROCK star Sting will re-open the Bataclan concert hall a day before the anniversary of the Paris terrorist attacks.
Eyespace has launched a promotional campaign for independents centred on its children's Rock Star frames brand to help practices embrace the summer of sport.
Has the mind started to boggle over which rock star or fashion icon to dress up as?
Fittingly for an economics rock star, Dubner once played in a rock band (and The Hanover Theatre has hosted a rock band or two).
Some effusive observers have used the words "rock star" to describe Pope Francis, as is currently the wont of some people to call even those in serious occupations as such.
ROCK STAR: THE MAKING OF MUSICAL ICONS FROM ELVIS TO SPRINGSTEEN provides a fine introduction to the arena of being a rock star, and considers the careers and lasting impact of seven selected rock stars, from Presley and James Brown to Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Springsteen.