Merritt also wears earplugs during performances, and typically covers his left ear when the audience applauds.
One Japanese pop group, the Gosperats, has been known to wear blackface makeup during performances.
During this time, the band became known for wearing silver space suits during performances, although they have since discontinued the trend.
Steele made light of his incarceration by wearing a prison uniform on stage during live performances.
T.O.P also gained a following for wearing sunglasses during performances.
He is quite well known in the metal scene for almost never wearing a shirt during live performances.
The individual members operate under anonymity, wearing masks during public performances, with the exception of the singer.
In later years he has described himself as transvestite, and has often worn a nun's habit during live performances.
He is also known for consistently wearing a surgical mask on stage during performances.
Nowadays he seemed to have dropped this way of dressing, and often wears more conventional clothes during performances.