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The one holding the mic, taking the blame, and stealing the merch royalties.
means The visible leader or spokesperson of a group — often a band — who performs out front while others work behind the scenes.
from A straightforward compound of 'front' (the forward position, the one facing the audience) and 'man.' It emerged in English to describe anyone put forward as the public face of an operation — originally used more broadly for a figurehead fronting a business or a scheme, sometimes a stooge for people staying hidden behind him, before rock and roll gave it its mic-wielding, leather-clad modern life.
- job description
- charisma plus lungs, instrument optional
- band math
- gets 80 percent of the fame, 25 percent of the pay
- replaceable
- ask any drummer who actually wrote the riffs
- breakup clause
- usually the reason there is a breakup