Star Circus

Variety is said to be the spice of life, and musically these guys throw a lot into the ring.

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Dave Winkler, frontman with Star Circus, the London-based quartet who represent the missing link between ELO and Def Leppard, used to spend his evenings pretending to be other people. "I was Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance for a bit," he says, smiling, "Then I was Ozzy Osbourne; one time a Brazilian couple came up to me and said that they'd seen me at Rock In Rio, which was astounding, really." Huh? If you haven't already guessed, Winkler was a hired hand before Star Circus, playing in other people's bands, including tribute acts. It paid the bills at least, he reflects.