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Gwen Stefani Stefani wanted to be in her high school marching band so badly that she lied about being able to play the flute. "I faked it... I played the piccolo fakely,” she confessed in an interview. “You know you're not gonna hear it anyways. I spent most of the time in the drum room making out with my boyfriend.” —Jeff Royer (Photo: Alphonso Chan, Getty Images)
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Nerd AlertUnlike Jay-Z and Beyonce, not all pop stars were born cool. In fact, some of them were born downright nerdy. And not just normal nerdy – marching band nerdy. See which famous musicians got their start high-stepping on the football field. —Jeff Royer (Photos: Getty Images)
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Gwen StefaniGwen Stefani Stefani wanted to be in her high school marching band so badly that she lied about being able to play the flute. "I faked it... I played the piccolo fakely,” she confessed in an interview. “You know you're not gonna hear it anyways. I spent most of the time in the drum room making out with my boyfriend.” —Jeff Royer (Photo: Alphonso Chan, Getty Images)
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Tommy LeeTommy Lee Before joining Mötley Crüe, Lee honed his skills as the drummer for the Royal Oak High School marching band in Covina, Calif. Things came full-circle on Lee’s reality show “Tommy Lee Goes to College,” on which he played in the marching band at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Frazer Harrison, Getty Images)
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Ke$haIn an interview with Today, Ke$ha talked of her high school days playing trumpet and saxophone in the marching band. “It was on the cheesy side, but I played it like it was going out of style,” she said. The “Sleazy” singer also did her best to defend the nerdy reputation of her fellow band geeks. “Marching band kids are crazy,” she said. “They throw down!” —Jeff Royer (Photo: Jim Dyson, Getty Images)
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Gloria EstefanLong before fronting the Miami Sound Machine, Estefan played clarinet in her school band from the 5th through 8th grades. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Charley Gallay, Getty Images)
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Lionel RichieRichie played clarinet and saxophone at Joliet East High School in Illinois, and later played sax for the Commodores before taking over lead vocals. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Victor Fraile, Getty Images)
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Steven TylerTyler played in both the concert and marching bands at Roosevelt High School in New York. According to his autobiography, he plays (deep breath) harmonica, hammered dulcimer, piano, drums, percussion, moroccas, guitar, mandolin, violin, flute, mellotron, bass guitar, accordion, saxophone and trumpet. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Jason Merritt, Getty Images)
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Nelly FurtadoMusic prodigy Nelly Furtado began singing at the age of four, and by nine had picked up the trombone and ukulele. In high school, she played trombone in the marching band. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images)
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Aretha FranklinAccording to the book “Aretha Franklin: Singer,” Franklin joined the school band as a child, but was too late to play the instrument she truly wanted, the flute. Instead, she was given the only instrument left: the tuba. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Andy Kropa, Getty Images)
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Trent ReznorThe future mastermind of Nine Inch Nails spent his formative years playing tuba and saxophone in the jazz and marching bands of Mercer Area Junior and Senior schools in Mercer, Pa. He played tenor sax in the Mighty Mercer Mustang Marching Machine and even won Top Woodwind at one point. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Michael Buckner, Getty Images)
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Vanessa WilliamsThe future Miss America studied piano as a child and played French horn in her high school orchestra, concert band and marching band. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Charley Gallay, Getty Images)
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Zakk WyldeBefore making his name as a metal guitarist (and Ozzy Osbourne’s right-hand man), Wylde rocked out in a much more reserved way on the bass clarinet. He also performed as a member of Jackson Memorial High School’s concert band and jazz band in his hometown of Jackson, New Jersey. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Ethan Miller, Getty Images)
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Michael AnthonyBefore he played bass for (or got kicked out of) Van Halen, Anthony honed his musical chops by playing trumpet in the Dana Junior High School marching band from 1967-1969. He played trumpet from the second grade through his first year of junior college. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Frazer Harrison, Getty Images)
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FleaPrior to joining the Red Hot Chili Peppers and turning himself into one of the greatest bassists in rock history, Flea was a jazz trumpet prodigy emulating greats like Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. While attending Bancroft Junior High School and Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, he played in the orchestra, jazz band and marching band. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images)
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