Perform a Google image-search for “metalhead” and what comes back is exactly what you’d expect: a horde of denim-and-leather-clad outlaws with long hair, tattoos, piercings and – we’re guessing here, admittedly – great taste in music. You could scroll through thousands of such photos and you wouldn’t hit upon any images of middle-aged, clean-cut guys in blazers. This perfectly underscores the dangers of stereotyping, because one of metal’s greatest unsung champions fits that description: Conan O’Brien.
Conan’s contributions to metal are nothing short of heroic
