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Rock and pop stars lead a charmed life don't they? Jetting all over the world to play for adoring fans, staying in the best hotels with everything laid on, and when that's all over it's all back to the country mansion. But for most of them, it wasn't always this way, which is why we've looked into the jobs the stars did before they were famous.

- Before They Were Famous

Before they were famous, the majority of musical megastars spent time like the rest of us: working for a living. Life on the cusp of poverty is a familiar place for many musicians and without that all-important mixture of a little bit of talent and a whole lot of luck their route to stardom may never even materialise.

While they worked their way to the top even some of the most glamorous rock and pop royalty spent time flipping burgers, cleaning floors and plenty else besides.

Have a look through our before they were famous gallery to find out exactly which stadium rocker resorted to making Christmas decorations, the metaller starting out in an abattoir and the cloakroom-minding diva.

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