51 Musicians with Strange and Unusual Hobbies
So you’ve made a bit of money as a musician and you’ve got a bit of time on your hands when you’re not touring/recording/writing etc. What to do? Well here are a bunch of musicians with strange and unusual hobbies – strange in that they aren’t necessarily the kinds of things you expect from those who rock. Can you imagine Prince and Damon Albarn having epic table tennis battles? Rod Stewart and Neil Young having a cuppa while discussing their latest model train acquisitions? Rivers Cuomo, Lily Allen and Kelly Deal comparing knitting patterns? Anything is possible with this lot!
1. Roger Daltrey: Trout Farmer.
2. Alex James (Blur): Cheesemaker
3. Gary Numan: Test Pilot
4. Rivers Cuomo: Knitter
5. Steve Vai: Bee Keeper
6. Jack White: Upholsterer and taxidermist
7. Lily Allen: Knitting and Embroidery
8. Dave Mustaine (Megadeth): Martial Arts
9. Charlie Watts: Car Collector
10. Brian May: Astrophysics
11. David Lovering (Pixies): Magician
12. Rod Stewart: Model Trains
13. Eric Clapton: Fly Fishing
14. Nick Zinner: Photographer
15. Phil Collins: Historian
16. Johnny Cash: Model Trains
17. Ben Gibbard: Long distance running
18. Brian Johnson (AC/DC): Racing/Collecting Cars
19. RZA (Wu Tang Klan): Chess
20. Cherie Currie (Runaways): Chainsaw Carving Artist
21. Alice Cooper: Golf
22. Big Boi: Dog Breeder
23. Frank Sinatra: Model Trains and Crossword Puzzles
24. Kelley Deal (The Breeders): Knitter
25. Lemmy: Nazi Memorabilia Collector
26. Robbie Williams: UFO Enthusiast
27. Kirk Hammett (Metallica): Surfing and Collecting Horror Movies
28. Maynard James Keenan (Tool): Winemaker
29. Ronnie Wood: Stamp Collector
30. Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead): Chicken Rearing
31. Prince: Table Tennis
32. Dexter Holland (The Offspring): Pilot and has his own brand of hot sauce
33. Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers): Chess
34. Slash: Collects Pinball Machines
35. Jim Martin (Faith No More): Champion Pumpkin Farmer
36. Bob Nastanovich (Pavement): Horse Racing
37. Dean Ween: Fishing
38. Taylor Swift: Makes Snowglobes
39. Neil Young: Model Trains
40. David Bowie: Chess
41. Grandmaster Flash: Collects Mugs (over 5000 in his collection)
42. Stephen Morris (Joy Division/New Order): Collects Surplus Military Vehicles
43. Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones): Metal Detecting
44. Bruce Dickinson: Fencing and a Pilot
45. Win Butler: Basketball
46. Miranda Lambert: Salt Shaker Collector
47. Henry Rollins: Weightlifting
48. Mike Malinin (Goo Goo Dolls): Ultra-marathons
49. Terminator X (Pulic Enemy): Raises Ostriches
50. Damon Albarn (Blur): Table Tennis
51. Courtney Love: Doll Collector (Mattel’s Liddle Kiddles dolls)