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As I was putting up another post that involved The Housemartins I remembered that bassist Norman Cook reinvented himself...as none other than Fat Boy Slim...and then Henry Rollins popped into my mind, he's been reinventing himself nonstop for years...and I wondered, who else?
So who else?

When answering this question, one must define 'reinvent'

There are many artists who have matured, adapted and changed over the years, but have remained true to their original ideals......

Then there are those who jump on any trendy bandwagon regardl

good question...I think what I was after was people that have or are doing things that are just so totally different then when they first set out. Things if somebody said to you back then they'd do you'd say 'no shot'...U2 has reinvented themselves by goi

We've had this topic before, so you might want to scroll around and look for it. Some of the bands that fit your bill include:

Ministry (perhaps the most obvious example)
Freur >> Underworld >> Underworld (again)
Loudhouse >> Sponge
Thompson Twins

one of the finest re-invention that i might include will be New Order,rising from the post-punk ashes of Joy Division,they re-invented their sound with lavish & pure,honest music that still beat in everyone's heart's.A lot of bands should be thankful that

For better (or worse) I would say that Sting made a rather successful & lucrative transition to jazz infused balladeering. Though I sorely miss him fronting the Police, his stylings on 'The Dream Of the Blue Turtles', 'Nothing Like The Sun' and later 'Te

Elvis Costello, who went from "angry young man" to "important songwriter" to "self-absorbed lounge singer".

Also;Ian Broudie from the quirky pop of Deaf School and Original Mirrors to Lightning Seeds,lounge indie pop and famous producer.

Primal Scream is a good example.

Also, Ben Watt of Everything But The Girl. Isn't he a popular deep house DJ (or something like that) now?

Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama)- Went from inspired NW Afro-beat Bananarama, to horrid AOR pop Bananarama, to dark Shakespeare's Sister.

Bowie - The master of change and reinvention.

Members - Went from suburban punks, to reggae-tinged punks, to NWavers

Stiv Bators... sort of. Dead Boys >> Lords

Japan!!!

Glam >> Disco >> New Romantics >> Minimalist-Eastern stuff

Nash the Slash from aor rocker with the FM,to new wave experimentalist with a mysterious ,''faceless '' image.Ross ''the boss'' Funniccelo from the Dictators wild punk rock to Shakin Street and finally to goofy metallers Manowar!

Boy George went from wistful blue-eyed reggae/soul-infused raggamuffin 'mo in Culture Club to artsy Club DJ 'mo currently.

Kate from Haysi Fantaysi also started out similar as above to fancy photographer.
Peter Garrett went from angry bald-headed sing