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{{trope}}
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When they were young, everyone dreamed of being a Rock Star. They're living idols that people look up to. They follow every [[Rule of Cool]] and wear lots of tight leather and make up. They're loud. They're fun. They're rolling in girls and money. They're larger than life.
Not to be confused with [[Rockstar Song]] which is a song about being one of these. [[British Rock Star]] is a specific subtrope that tends to focus on the less likable and/or glamorous tendencies of rockers.
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[[Real Life]] examples of this trope would fall under [[Music]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[Marvel Comics]]' ''Dazzler'' was originally a mutant who can change sound waves into light waves, and uses this as part of her disco stage show.
* The comic ''[
* Todd Ingram, in both the ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'' graphic novels and [[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World|movie]], cites this as the reason why he's allowed to be a [[Karma Houdini]]. {{spoiler|It fails. Miserably.}}
* ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
* Quite a few in ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' but Envy Adams takes the cake easily.
* In the film ''[[Rockstar]]'' an average guy suddenly becomes the lead singer of a highly successful [[
* Dewey Cox from ''[[Walk Hard]]'' is a vicious deconstruction.
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* Charlie from ''[[Lost]]'' was one of these.
* ''[[Quantum Leap]]'': Sam leaps into a Glam-rocker, complete with face paint (''a la'' [[Kiss]]).
* Mason of ''[[Dead Like Me]]'' is sort of a wannabe version of this. Never really got the fame, but definitely fits the [[Sex, Drugs and Rock
* One episode of the ''[[Wonder Woman]]'' series centered around a rock star, played by that crazy wildman [[WTH Casting|Martin Mull]].
== [[Music]] ==
* [[Elvis Presley]].
* [[The Beatles]].
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== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* ''[[Shadowrun]]''. The supplement ''Shadowbeat'' had rules for [[PC
* ''Cyberpunk 2020''. [[PC
== [[Theater]] ==
* ''The Masters Of The Universe Power Tour'', a live stage show from 1987, featured the new character
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Klavier Gavin in ''[[Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
* Nikki from ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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{{reflist}}
[[Category:Stock Characters]]
[[Category:Music Tropes]]
[[Category:The Rock Star]]
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