associated_acts death_date death_place notable_instruments birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
michael omartian , pia zadora , david kahne 3 august 2003 sacramento , california fender stratocaster sacramento , california warner bros. records roger voudouris solo_singer 29 december 1954 vocals , guitar rock , progressive rock roger voudouris
 john roger voudouris singer-songwriter , guitarist
roger voudouris

john roger voudouris -lrb- december 29 , 1954 - august 3 , 2003 -rrb- was an american singer-songwriter/guitarist best known for his 1979 hit , `` get used to it . ''
voudouris was born in sacramento , california and formed roger voudouris ' loud as hell rockers while still attending c.k. mcclatchy high school , entering regular performances at the elegant barn nightclub .
that band would later enjoy small success while performing as an opening act for the doobie brothers , stephen stills and john mayall .
voudouris also performed in vadouris/kahne with david kahne , prior to being signed by warner brothers as a solo act .
his first solo album was the self-titled `` roger voudouris '' released in 1978 which received little interest from radio or other media .
however , voudouris ' second album `` radio dream '' contained the pop hit `` get used to it '' peaking at # 21 on 16 -- 23 june 1979 on the `` billboard '' hot 100 .
`` get used to it '' hit # 1 in australia .
`` radio dream '' was followed a year later with the 1980 `` a guy like me '' album and later by the 1981 album `` on the heels of love '' .
while `` a guy like me '' and `` on the heels of love '' did not achieve the success of his previous album , voudouris did achieve quite a large amount of success in japan where his musical style was very popular .
he also became a small cult-figure in australia after appearing on the popular music television program `` countdown '' in august 1979 .
in his appearance on the show he wore a figure hugging white outfit while miming `` get used to it '' into a wind machine , which made his long hair flow .
this led to his brief status as a sex symbol in that country .
after the decline of his solo career voudouris returned to writing music and lyrics for various projects including the movie `` the lonely lady '' starring pia zadora , and a documentary on the life of elvis presley .
voudouris died in 2003 after suffering from liver disease for some time .
he was survived by three children from his first marriage , his former wife , and his then-wife , jennifer -lrb- from whom he was separated -rrb- .
