Via Spinner:

Rock is all about selling a persona, and sometimes you have to change more than just your haircut. Whether it’s to seem more “real,” to appeal to bigger audiences or just for fun, musicians have been rocking altered accents for ages. Here are some of our favorite fakers of dubious dialects.

From the Rolling Stones to Shania to The Killers, performing artists have put on accents as part of their costume for generations. Read the list of 20 fake accent favorites on Spinner.