Let's make this birthday one to remember.

48 years old (Born on September 12, 1976)

Happy birthday, Dan Hawkins! May your day be filled with more epic guitar solos than hairspray and tighter pants than even the bravest rocker dares to wear. Through riffs blazing brighter than stage lights and a stadium-crushing sound that catapulted The Darkness into legendary status, you've crafted some seriously rocking memories.

From lighting up festivals around the globe to revitalizing classic rock's infectious glam flair in hits like "I Believe in a Thing Called Love," your axe-wielding skills have defied gravity (and sometimes sanity), bringing smiles—and air-guitars—to millions. Keep shredding joyfully through another wild rotation around our glittery sun!