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08-30-2010, 01:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kolkata (Calcutta), India | |  Musicians who excel in fields other than music?
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I've always been fascinated with the likes of Brian May (guitarist and astrophysicist  ) and Bruce Dickinson (singer, pilot, international fencer  ).
Anybody with other similar examples?
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08-30-2010, 01:37 AM
|  | curiously looking back at what once was beautiful | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oregon | | | Randy Jackson was a pretty in-demand studio ace before he became a successful executive (and "Idol" judge of course). That impresses me since since IME usually the best players are the worst businessmen and vice versa.
I can make spaghetti.
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08-30-2010, 03:14 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | | Tom Scholtz from Boston went to MIT and invented the Rockman personal guitar amp, as well as several other pieces of gear.
Alan Sloan from the Dixie Dregs is a practicing medical doctor.
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08-30-2010, 03:22 AM
| | | | Runhild Gammelsćter, from thorr's hammer and khlyst. She has a PhD in cell physiology from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Oslo. She is also a Fulbright Scholar, and is currently serving as the president of Norwegian biotechnology company Regenics A.S.
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08-30-2010, 06:09 AM
| | | | Mike Pope (who is a TBer)... amazing player (that is the understatement of the day!), and also designs and builds high end audio equipment (bass preamps, etc.). |
08-30-2010, 06:10 AM
|  | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | | I've pretty well perfected the process of turning alcohol into urine.......
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08-30-2010, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Phalex I've pretty well perfected the process of turning alcohol into urine....... | 
Steve Morse is also a pilot. Dave Mustaine is a Karate and Tae Kwon Do black belt. |
08-30-2010, 06:36 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minnesota - Twin Cities | | | pee DIDDY !
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08-30-2010, 06:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | | composer Olivier Messiaen was also an accomplished ornitholgist, you can hear it in his later works too.
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08-30-2010, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Alvaro Martín Gómez A. Dave Mustaine is a Karate and Tae Kwon Do black belt. | Wonder how a guy like Mustaine could be into something that requires as much discipline as martial arts.
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Originally Posted by elavate7 people walk up to me and say "play some Joni hindrix" | Acoustic Bass Club #128, Zoom Owners' Club Founder, Vegetarian Club #54
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08-30-2010, 06:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minnesota - Twin Cities | | | Nipsey Russel had a great career in game shows after Vaudville
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08-30-2010, 07:02 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tampa | | | The great San Francisco jazz pianist Denny Zeitlin is (or was) also a practicing psychiatrist and prof at UC-SF. |
08-30-2010, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Phalex I've pretty well perfected the process of turning alcohol into urine....... | You sir are my hero.
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08-30-2010, 07:18 AM
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Endorsing Artist: GENZ BENZ / SADOWSKY | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shirley, MA | | | Marty Friedman of Megadeath fame lives in Japan and has become a very popular TV talent.
He is fluent in Japanese and appears on many music TV shows including the popular show "West Wind" |
08-30-2010, 07:19 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Yonderville Georgia | | | Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter is a contributor to our missle defense systems industry and is a member of the NASA Exploration Systems Advisory Committee (ESAC)
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08-30-2010, 07:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Europe | | | I am sure that several members of the TB family excel in their field, maybe not all of them at an international level, but I am sure that some must really be appreciated in their field of expertize.
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08-30-2010, 07:34 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London | | | r kelly, peeing on people :P |
08-30-2010, 07:41 AM
|  | Friends, Romans, Bass Players... | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Spencer, MA, USA | | Geddy Lee is an expert at both Negro League baseball history and Rotisserie League fantasy baseball. Alex Lifeson is an expert golfer and adept at barroom brawling. Neil Peart is a published author and expert long-distance motorcycle traveller. And all three are very knowledgable in the art of suffering, having been fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs since childhood. 
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08-30-2010, 07:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto, ON | | | JJ Burnel of the Stranglers is apparently extremely proficient in Karate, and is the head of Shidokan UK.
I'm not a martial artist, so I have no clue what this means, but I'll bet it's impressive!!!
Joey Ramone (R.I.P.) was incredibly adept at playing the stock market.
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08-30-2010, 07:50 AM
|  | My favorite songs were never heard on the radio | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Pacman Alan Sloan from the Dixie Dregs is a practicing medical doctor. | Speaking of the Dixie Dregs, Andy West has had a successful career in the software industry since leaving that band. He still plays bass on various projects, though. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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