The most famous musical alter egos
David Bowie was the greatest practitioner of the musical alter ego... but he wasn't the only one.
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David Bowie was the greatest practitioner of the musical alter ego... but he wasn't the only one.
Top Ten Singles Chart, October 8, 1988
Mic Anderson was a copy editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. Alter egos can function in a variety of ways for different artists. Sometimes they serve as a mask of protection and separation for an artist from their work, and other times they act as guise under which one can freely and momentarily experiment with another side of oneself. Read on to discover the notable—some awe-inspiring and others downright shocking—alter egos that we have compiled. Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Hank Williams, best remembered for his gushing vocals and expressive lyric...