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A NINETIES rock star looks completely unrecognisable after finding fame with a smash hit with Santana.<\/p>\n

The German-born musician, now 51, won a whopping three Grammy Awards for singing on the band's 1999 track Smooth.<\/p>\n


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Rob Thomas, who is part of band Matchbox Twenty, originally penned the track for George Michael.<\/p>\n

Yet he then became inspired by his wife to finish off the lyrics to the song, which he then confessed: "really opened up the door for me as a songwriter and a solo artist."<\/p>\n

The If You're Gone was then rocketed to another level of fame after it was revealed he penned all the tracks on Matchbox Twenty's new album.<\/p>\n

At the time, Ron Shapiro, an executive at Atlantic, said: "It was our intent to get Rob and this band a substantial amount of credibility."<\/p>\n

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During his height of fame, he had a blonde cropped hairstyle.<\/p>\n

He accessorised with two stud earrings and silver chain necklaces for an edgy look.<\/p>\n

He also often donned rock-star style long fur coats and sunglasses.<\/p>\n

Yet after leaving their families and holing up together in a log cabin for a song-writing session, the band argued and drank in what he dubbed a "$100,000 bender."<\/p>\n

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Back in 2012, Rob recalled the incident which happened the same year and told Hollywood Reporter: "We drank away a hundred thousand dollars easily. <\/p>\n

"We didn\u2019t have Matt onboard yet; we weren\u2019t quite sure what we were going to do, so we were like, \u2018Let\u2019s just go there and start and we\u2019ll use whatever we use."<\/p>\n

Yet none of the material was used in the end – although Rob still has the recordings.<\/p>\n

He added to the publication: "It was getting counterproductive it would be, like, 5 o\u2019clock and even in the middle of recording, we\u2019d say, \u2018Let\u2019s take a break, get some wine and cook.'<\/p>\n

"It\u2019s funny listening back to the demos: the after-dinner demos is always all of us drunk around a microphone thinking that we\u2019re really doing great."<\/p>\n

The Push hitmakers then made a vow to get clean – with cocaine banned.<\/p>\n

Rob now performs as a solo artist – and still delights fans with Matchbox Twenty's hits in acoustic form.<\/p>\n

He has switched up his blonde locks for a brunette style.<\/p>\n

The singer now opts for chunky knitwear and T-Shirts contrasting to the fur coats of the band's hey day.<\/p>\n

Ona recent Instagram snap, he was captured in health store Whole Foods.<\/p>\n

Recently, we reported how Britpop music giants Space looked completely unrecognisable 27 years after finding fame.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a Nineties rocker has traded in chart fame to become a psychologist.<\/p>\n

Simon is not the only member of Wallasey-based group The Boo Radleys to return to a normal career.<\/p>\n

Bassist Tim Brown\u00a0quit fame to become an IT teacher in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, we recently reported how American rocker\u00a0Dan Spitz traded in his guitarist role in metal band Anthrax\u00a0for a career as a watch-maker.<\/p>\n

A Nineties band also re-formed for a surprise performance before releasing a new single.<\/p>\n


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