ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Claims Gillette Offered Him and Dusty Hill $1 Million Each to Shave Their Iconic Beards Jack IrvinJanuary 7, 2026 at 4:06 AM 0 Paul Natkin/Getty Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons in October 1990 ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons appeared on a recent episode of Jay Mohr's Mohr Stories podcast Gibbons claimed shaving brand Gillette once offered him and the late Dusty Hill $1 million each to shave their iconic beards for a commercial "So we passed.
- - ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Claims Gillette Offered Him and Dusty Hill $1 Million Each to Shave Their Iconic Beards
Jack IrvinJanuary 7, 2026 at 4:06 AM
0
Paul Natkin/Getty
Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons in October 1990 -
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons appeared on a recent episode of Jay Mohr's Mohr Stories podcast
Gibbons claimed shaving brand Gillette once offered him and the late Dusty Hill $1 million each to shave their iconic beards for a commercial
"So we passed. We passed, and our fans loved it," said the iconic bearded rocker
Can you imagine Billy Gibbons and the late Dusty Hill of ZZ Top without beards?
In a new interview on comedian Jay Mohr's Mohr Stories podcast, Gibbons claimed shaving brand Gillette once offered him and Hill, who died in 2021, $1 million each to shave their iconic beards for a commercial.
"It's true," said the vocalist and guitarist, alleging that Gillette denies the claim. "It was a million dollars per man."
"But we called Mr. Merlis [music executive Bob Merlis]. I said, 'Bob, we got this offer.' 'What?' I said, 'We've been offered a million dollars each to shave on TV,'" continued Gibbons, a founder of ZZ Top alongside Hill and Frank Beard — notably the only beardless member of the band.
"'Well,' he said, 'The money's good.' He said, 'You might as well consider doing it, but I'm not so sure you guys — any of you guys — know what's under there,'" Gibbons recalled. "So we passed. We passed, and our fans loved it. Word got out."
PEOPLE has reached out to Gillette for comment.
ZZ Top is currently gearing up for an extensive North American tour of headlining dates, festivals and joint shows with Dwight Yoakam.
The tour kicks off March 21 in Abilene, Texas and continues through May 23 in Huntington, W. Va.
The band currently tours with bassist Elwood Francis, who joined the crew after Hill's death.
View this post on Instagram
ZZ Top's last music release was the 2022 album RAW, a collection of classic songs recorded by the band's original lineup in 2019 to coincide with their Netflix documentary, That Little Ol' Band From Texas.
"'The Dust' may have left the building but he's still very much with us," said Gibbons and Beard in a statement at the time, referencing the late Hill.
on People
Source: "AOL Entertainment"
Source: Entertainment
Published: January 07, 2026 at 01:36AM on Source: RON MAG
#ShowBiz#Sports#Celebrities#Lifestyle