How To Be A Badass Like ZZ Top

The members of ZZ Top have been badasses for more than 40 years. And if you follow their lead and emulate the rocker lifestyle, it won't be long before you're just as tough as they are. Check out what you need to do to join the big leagues of badassery, and be sure to begin your transformation by listening to ZZ Top's new single, “I Got To Get Paid.”

1. Always Dress To Impress

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2. Drink Jeremiah Weed

The one sure-fire thing you can do to jump up a few levels on the badass meter is to drink Jeremiah Weed, which ZZ Top has already declared to be the beverage of the summer. So what are you waiting for?

3. Call Your First Album "First Album"

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4. Make Cheap Sunglasses Cooler Than Expensive Ones

5. Decline An Offer To Shave Your Beard For $1 Million

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6. Win A Democratic Candidate Poll Conducted By "Saturday Night Live"

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7. Win The Very First MTV Video Music Award For "Best Group Video"

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8. Have Keith Richards Induct You Into The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame

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9. Play At Slash's Birthday Party

10. Open For The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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