Takin it to the Streets- What Rockstar would you be?

For the last ten years I have been on the streets of Las Vegas working behind the scenes of our local music biz. Chances are, if you have gotten a flyer for a concert, it has come from me or someone on my team. While we are out and about, we get to hear about a lot of cool stuff. This time around I wanted to know if you could be any rockstar who would you be and why? Here is what you had to say…

Vera Kiefer

If I could be any rockstar... I would have to be Gwen Stephani from No Doubt... I am platnium blonde like her... I love her songs... and if they were still doing that show on MTV I would totally go on there just to be made up like Gwen Stephani... SHE IS MY IDOL!

Joel Vasconcellos
Student at UNLV

”If I could be any rockstar I'd be...Dave Grohl, He's the singer for the greatest band ever(Foo Fighters), he was the drummer one of the most famous bands of all time(Nirvana). He is literally the last of the true rock stars and he's the ultimate front man. He does it all and is amazing at it all or Travis Barker, he's made a name for himself even though be plays an instrument that usually never stands out(drums).”

Rebecca Foley
Adams Middle School

“If I could be any rockstar I would have to be..Alice Cooper.I mean the man is like 60 and he still does concerts and he involves his whole family in shows and stuff. It's really cool, if I were famous I'd want to be like him..and I bet he has a shitload of money since he's been in the business since the '60s. And he has some prettier good songs.”

Kimberly Schjang
Student at UNLV

If I could be any rockstar I would be Agent M from Tsunami Bomb. Why? Because the woman has a magnificent set of pipes on her and a hot face to add to that. Any woman who is willing to scream her lungs out against what annoys her and then sing beautifully and look good doing it, yeah. Amazing!

Stefanie Vazzo
Durango High School

”If I could be any 'rockstar', I would be Pete Wentz, the bassist from Fall Out Boy. Let's not go as far as calling him a rockstar... more like my idol. Anyways... why would I want to be him? Wentz is an amazing person, and a great writer. I'm talking beyond the lyrics. His book (The Boy With The Thorn In His Side) blew me away when I read it, and continues to do so each time I pick it up and read it again. It reads to me like some sort of adored fairytale a child would love to get their hands on every night before bed. His words speak to me on so many different levels, and I just wish I had the same tact that he does. He's such a deep thinker, yet he has time to take out to be himself and goof off.”

Joe Fleming
Maggiano's Little Italy

”I would be Dustin from Thrice. I've seen thrice at least 5 or 6 times. Besides being extremely intelligent and articulate; the guy puts on a very energetic show! I would want to be the lead singer of thrice for the fame; the fame of an excellent band, who's not corrupted by the "scene", puts on a great performance, and writes feelings into words with a skill most people could only wish to obtain in a lifetime.”

Sergio Escobar
Mandalay Bay

“If I had the chance to be any rock star, it would have to be either David Bowie or Madonna. They both completely turned the tables when it came to their sexuality and made some people think, scared the shit out of others, yet they weren't ashamed of who they were. They didn't care who they offended, because they had something to say, and no one was going to take their voice away. David Bowie, for example, made androgyny and bisexuality cool. Madonna owned her womanhood and her sexuality, and dominated a then male-dominated music era. These two are GENIUSES, music Gods, revolutionized the music industry.

BG
Recording engineer/Scam artist

“When I was a kid, I wanted to be Jonny Rotten. I always liked the way European punks dressed and spit and kicked holes in peoples shit. Especially Rotten. I loved the lyrics. I loved how I could imagine a time when People got beat up by bikers for wearing spiked bracelets and orange hair. The fact that the band [Sex Pistols] only had ONE real record and still managed to become the biggest punk rock band ever to live. Even my mom knows who Jonny Rotten is. After reading his book when I was about 17, I realized that everything that had been told about the man in movies and TV was all a bullshit lie that was made up by the bands manager. I think it's funny that a case of spinal meningitis at 9 was responsible for his "PUNK ROCK" snarley stare. He dealt with his condition for a year. He should be dead. He lost his memory and had to Re-learn everything he had known.”