Actually, they do play the music, and sing the song in the music video, but the sound is not recorded. They put the studio audio over the music video once it's done. But they DO play it and sing it, it's just not recorded. It would be very hard to mime singing and mime playing the guitar...
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No. Most people lip-sync, since it's easier and many music videos involve dancing.
Of course not. If you can play well, there is no required qualification. Especially in popular music, there is no need to do exams as long as you have passion, talent and skill.
There are no known bands known as "Something Boys".
No
He also played in the bands Ace, Mike and the Mechanics, and Roxy music.
In some cases, rock videos have led to certain bands being labeled as 'rock bands', despite being more of a pop genre band at best. In other cases, rock videos have served to create a more serious tone when viewing their respective bands, leading back to the golden age of hard rock. TL:DR, Pro: serious tone Con: non-rock bands being called rock bands