We already know that many of the literary greats we admire liked to flit around the beach in their bathing suits, but what about their sonic storytelling counterparts?
Turns out they fancied a swim now and again too. Not surprising, since their days were most likely filled with sticky tour bus rides and sweat-inducing live performances. Also not surprising: they tend to look just a little better in their next-to-nothing duds than our dear group of authors, since for many of them, part of their job was inspiring teenage lovesickness.
Below is a gallery of rock stars from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s as they frolic, pose and pout in their swimsuits.
(via Flavorwire)
Turns out they fancied a swim now and again too. Not surprising, since their days were most likely filled with sticky tour bus rides and sweat-inducing live performances. Also not surprising: they tend to look just a little better in their next-to-nothing duds than our dear group of authors, since for many of them, part of their job was inspiring teenage lovesickness.
Below is a gallery of rock stars from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s as they frolic, pose and pout in their swimsuits.
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| Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, and Charlie Watts, 1965 |
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| Mick Jagger, 1965 |
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| Betty Davis, 1969 |
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| Rod Stewart |
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| Joan Jett and the Blackhearts |
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| Brian Jones and Keith Richards, 1965 |
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| Elvis Presley, 1961 |
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| The Monkees (you can only see Davy Jones’ bathing suit, but we imagine Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz have got them on under all that sand), 1967 |
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| David Bowie (and Iman) |
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| The Beach Boys, 1966 |
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| Rick James, 1981 |
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| Ozzy Osbourne, 1985 |
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| The Beatles, 1964 |
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| AC/DC, 1985 |
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| Grace Slick is wearing pants over her bathing suit, 1970 |
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| Robert Plant and Zeppelin road manager Richard Cole, 1969 |
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| No Doubt, 1989 |
(via Flavorwire)
