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Always the quiet ones: 16 understated but awesome rock stars
The band members who get overlooked
Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers): Nicky Wire's the lyricist with a barbed tongue, James is axe-wielding golden voiced frontman, Richey is remembered as the beautiful poet - but what about our Sean? Known to fans as the quiet but smouldering man in the leather gloves who never ages, few are aware that he is a fundamental part of the Manics' songwriting - especially on the brilliant Futurology.
by Andrew Trendell | Photos by WENN/PRESS/Justine Trickett
30 July: Happy Birthday to Manic Street Preachers' drummer Sean Moore - what a guy. The frontmen get all the glory, that or there's one or two folk in every band that always dominated the magazine covers and claim all of the headlines because they make more of a noise or create more of a focus than the others. But look beyond the spotlight and you'll probably find a bandmate or two with a quiet cool of their own - understated, underrated and under-appreciated.
Here are 16 of those amazing but often unnoticed rockstars, and just what makes them so cool.
From Manics, Muse and Arctic Monkeys to London Grammar and The 1975 - Most bands have at least one - that character that might be able to pass down the street anonymously, but you can't help but stand and watch in awe as they subtly own the shadows on stage. So here's to you guys - the quiet and understated rock stars that make every band complete.
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