<P> Heavy Metal bands in the 1980s often favoured a strong visual image . For some bands, this consisted of leather or denim jackets and pants, spike / studs and long hair . Visual image was a strong component of the glam metal movement . </P> <P> In the early 1990s, the popularity of grunge brought in a punk influenced fashion of its own, including torn jeans, old shoes, flannel shirts, backwards baseball hats, and people grew their hair against the clean - cut image that was popular at the time in heavily commercialized pop music culture . </P> <P> Musicians continue to be fashion icons; pop - culture magazines such as Rolling Stone often include fashion layouts featuring musicians as models . </P> <P> Rock musicians and fans have consistently struggled with the paradox of "selling out"--to be considered "authentic", rock music must keep a certain distance from the commercial world and its constructs; however it is widely believed that certain compromises must be made in order to become successful and to make music available to the public . This dilemma has created friction between musicians and fans, with some bands going to great lengths to avoid the appearance of "selling out" (while still finding ways to make a lucrative living). In some styles of rock, such as punk and heavy metal, a performer who is believed to have "sold out" to commercial interests may be labelled with the pejorative term "poseur". </P>

The effects of rock and roll on society