And if these celebs are anything like Bae, they know that sometimes, all good things must end. While some may question the benefits of an alter ego or why a celebrity would adopt several different names, these successful stars showcase how personas can help bolster one's career. Other singers and actors who have donned alternate personalities include Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Lopez. Female pop stars like Beyoncé and Katy Perry often performed as their alter egos, Sasha Fierce and Kathy Beth Terry, respectively. He uses his funny personas for comedic purposes, and he even appeared at the Oscars as his Aladeen alter ego. One female rapper even has as many as 19.Ĭomedian Sacha Baron Cohen has several hilarious alter egos - including Ali G, Borat, Brüno, and Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen - who have all been featured on film and on TV. Most celebrities have one, maybe two alter egos. It's family.Many famous people have chosen to adopt a "second self," or alter ego - like musicians who develop personas as a way to push themselves creatively or break into a new genre, or comedians who use them as a way to go unrecognized. Having spent more of his life as part of the Middle of the Road Band than outside of it, Lachmund knows he’s going to miss making music, but the group is more than a band. “The only problem with our pie, we’ve only got four ingredients and so any of those ingredients you change and you’re gonna change the flavor of pie and it’ll never be the same.” Born and raised (a few stops along the way, whaddup Ottawa, Trenton) in Kitchener, Ontario a.k.a Lil Berlin. “I tell everybody all the time, I say you know it’s like baking a pie,” Lachmund says. Someone who grew up in it, yet always relevant.
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Stanislaus in February.Īfter that, the Middle of the Road Band will continue cruising through venues with VanSchoyck on bass and Grant Darby taking over on drums. 70s, 80’s, 90’s Dance Rock Party Band covering the Tri-state area of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. I’m involved with my church a lot more than I ever have been as well.”Īlthough Saturday will honor Lachmund, the drummer will take the stage to belt out his signature song, Orleans' “Still the One,” one final time at the annual Valentine's Dance at St. “I’ve got nine grandchildren, and so I’m just at a point to where I’m retired with a section of the sheriff's department and it’s just to the point to where I’m wearing down and I want to enjoy things of life for myself and my family now. “I’m changing, my voice is changing, and I know that it is tougher and tougher for me to give that same effort that I have all these years without sacrificing quality,” he says. the only time I got almost too emotionally involved in my alter ego's life. Lachmund hopes retirement will allow him to spend more time with family and volunteering. with a high school marching band heralding my arrival - was cancelled. “He was the greatest nerd,” VanSchoyck says and laughs while looking through a photo album. With 7 lead singer/dancers and 95 dazzling costume changes, this group puts on a show like no other. It’s a non-stop all dance repertoire featuring the best of 70’s disco, 80’s rock, 90’s Pop, and the hit songs of the new Millennium. They achieved notability in 2004 with their track 'Rocker', which became one of the years defining dance anthems, especially in Europe, and getting played on rotation amongst the most popular DJs such as Felix Da Housecat, 2 Many DJs and The Chemical Brothers. While performing as Spike and the Spitwads, VanSchoyck dresses as the tough guy and Lachmund a nerd as the band plays '50s and '60s music. Alter Ego from Montreal is North America’s top party band. Alter Ego is a German music group, comprising Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke. “So it’s always been Middle of the Road Band/Spike in the Spitwads, and that is what we do every other Sunday at Blue Chip for the last few years." “In 1975, we started doing this thing called Spike and the Spitwads,” VanSchoyck says. Those familiar with Middle of the Road Band have probably encountered the band’s alter ego, Spike and the Spitwads. Gian Scandella - voce/chitarra Max Bellini - voce Matteo Razzi - chitarra Matteo Bozuffi - chitarra Luca.
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