“We put money back into new demos, new stage sets, new costumes ... that fed that following.” Twisted Sister even found creative ways to promote the band without any record company support.

Where makeup and outlandish costumes really worked on other bands/artists I liked (Bowie, Elton John, Kiss), for Twisted Sister it just led to me thinking they were more of a parody band.

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Twisted Sister was known for wearing makeup and glam costumes that gave it visual appeal for the MTV video network, where the band's many hits included "I Wanna Rock." ...