Why ZZ Top Decided to Grow Their Big Ol’ Beards
ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbons and the late Dusty Hill are known for their iconic beards, but why did they start to grow them out in the first place? The dual beards sported by “that little ol’ band from Texas” are among the most instantly recognizable looks in rock music. They’re so legendary that even award-winning journalist Dan Rather, also from Texas, asked Gibbons about it as part of his series, The Big Interview. How the Beards Began“One word: lazy,” Gibbons tells Rather with a hearty laugh, going on to recollect that pivotal moment in the band’s career. “We started ZZ Top in 1969. We carried o...