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Before the fame arrived, what did performers do to make ends meet?

Entries Beginning with T

Name & Band		Former Career		Comments & Submittor Name
Tame Impala, Kevin Parker		Law clerk		Before Parker became a musician, he was working as a law clerk in Perth, Australia. He actually wrote some of his first songs whilst bored and travelling around for work delivering court documents. When music began to take over and his work began to slack, he was threatened with being fired and quit instead. - Lefty Lucy
Timo Maas, Timo Maas		Cell phone salesman		This German electronica DJ worked for Deutsch Telekom. - Tommy
Toby Keith, Toby Keith		Oilfield worker and semi-pro football player		Toby was in his 30's before he got his first record contract. - Cheeseburger in Parodies
Train, Johnny Colt		Co-owner of the backline company Avatar Events Group.		Avatar Events Group is a music equipment rental, production, storage, and rehearsal space company which also hosts numerous local and international based bands and musicians. - Optimus Lime
Train, Johnny Colt		Tv Host		The host of the Travel Channel's reality show At Full Volume. - Optimus Lime
Train, Johnny Colt		Radio Co-Host		He co-hosts the AM radio talk show 'Politely Disruptive' on WMLB AM1690 (the Voice of the Arts). The show airs on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the metro Atlanta area. - Optimus Lime
Trio Niskalaukaus, Timo Rautiainen		Teacher		The head of Finnish hard rock ensemble, Trio Niskalaukaus, Timo Rautiainen worked as a comprehensive school teacher until his late thirties and making a career in rock and roll. - Susanna Viljanen

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