Rick Rubin is a healthy reminder of the danger in relying on superficial impressions. He’s a bearish man with long, flowing hair, a bushy beard and ever-present dark sunglasses.

Rick Rubin pulled out all the stops for his “def” funeral in late August 1993. ... stoic and clad in dark sunglasses. Just about every other iconic musician at the time was there, too.

Rick Rubin is a healthy reminder of the danger in relying on superficial impressions. He’s a bearish man with long, flowing hair, a bushy beard and ever-present dark sunglasses.