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[PHOTOS] 10 Musicians and Their Mustaches – The Hollywood Reporter

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Elijah King

Published Apr 04, 2026

[PHOTOS] 10 Musicians and Their Mustaches – The Hollywood Reporter
  • Prince

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    The R&B master accents his barely there stache with a lower-lip–grazing soul patch.

  • Dev Hynes

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    The essential elements of the songwriter’s Blood Orange look? Dreads, hat and a medium-dense mustache.

  • Lionel Richie

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    Richie’s defined, perfectly trimmed mustache has been a signature since he began with The Commodores.

  • David Crosby

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    His gray whiskers are fashioned in a style called the walrus — a look also worn by Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain.

  • Taylor Rice

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    The Local Natives frontman's mustache has its own own Facebook page.

  • John Oates

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    Although John Oates has since shaved off his stache ("The mustache represented the old John; I didn't want to be that guy anymore, so I shaved it off," he told Yahoo), it was his trademark look in the '70s and '80s.

  • Eugene Hutz

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    Gogol Bordello’s frontman is known equally for his energetic stage presence and his umbrella-shaped facial hair.

  • Freddie Mercury

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    It's safe to say: When one thinks of the late British singer-songwriter, one thinks of his signature 'stache.

  • Carlos Santana

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    Peace to Carlos Santana's mustache.

  • Frank Zappa

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    The late rocker owned his mustache like no other. Even the Toyota Truck logo has been compared to it.

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