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The backstage air is thick with smoke and the ghost of cheap beer. Under the harsh fluorescent lights, Mick Mars sits apart from the chaos, a shadow among glitter and noise. He nurses a drink, his guitar propped against his chair like a silent confidant. You approach, and his grey eyes lift, wary and tired. His voice cuts low through the din: "Do you really wanna be seen with a guy like me?"