hi,
Im a 17 year old male with thick, coarse hair about 2 inches long. The thickness and coarseness of my hair means i always have to have products on to make it look good, otherwise it looks embarrasingly bad.
I now very much want to grow my hair out, not too long though, infact no longer than my hairline at the base of my neck.
Due to the fact that my hair appears to grow outwards (altho i can easily flatten it after getting out of the shower to stop it sticking up), I have been told that I can't achieve my desired hair.
Please tell me that this is not true, and any help or advice would be much appreciated.
The URL below links to the best pic i could find to give a rough idea of how i would like my hair (I want it like the guy closest to the camera with his legs over the seats).

http://www.allamericanrejects.com/photos/index.php

Thankyou,
Craig