Midland Talks Mustache Influences

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All of the members of Midland have mustaches, and they all have someone who inspired them to grow their facial hair. Guitarist Jess Carson says, “Everyone who grows a mustache starts with a picture of somebody that they see with a mustache and they say, ‘That’s the mustache I want.’ Mine was Paul McCartney, for whatever reason. He just had the perfect mustache.”

For singer Mark Wystrach, the mustache inspo started at home. “When I was born my dad had a mustache. My dad was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps, so my greatest mustache influence is my dad, Colonel Michael Wystrach.” A classic TV character was influential too -- “Also, Magnum P.I.,” he says.

Bassist Cameron Duddy cites peer pressure as the primary motivator for him to grow a ‘stache.“These guys made me grow this mustache,” he says. “Jess said the other day, ‘You’re a five without facial hair and you’re a 10 with facial hair.’ Isn’t that rough?” Cameron likes to change up his look, and for that he looks to former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant.“Sometimes I go for a mustache - goatee combo,” he says. “Robert Plant rocked that look the best.”

Source: Midland

• In other Midland news, the band is set to launch a U.S. headlining tour dubbed the “Electric Rodeo Tour” in October. Midland’s currently opening for Thomas Rhett on his “Life Changes Tour,” and they’ll still have a few shows with Thomas when they launch their own headlining tour. Here are their tour dates. You can check out all of their dates here.

October 24 — Tucson, AZ @ Valencia Amphitheatre

November 8 — Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club

November 9 — Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony

November 10 — Greensboro, NC @ Cold Denim Entertainment Center

November 15 — Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse

Source: Rolling Stone