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Once the fame has gone, what do performers do when they leave the music industry?
The 20 most recent entries are listed below. There are 46 New Career entries on the site.
Name & Band | New Career | Comments & Submittor Name | ||
| The Johner Brothers, Ken Johner | Farmer | Ken and Brad were a country music duo from Saskatchewan but Ken quit and became a farmer. Brad still records music today. - Travis | ||
| Fall Out Boy, Mike Pareskuwicz | Cashier at Home Depot | Actually, this was in 2003, when he first quit the band. - Ethanator | ||
| The Four Preps, Ed Cobb | record producer | He produced songs for the Standells , the Lettermen, and Fleetwood Mac among many others. He also wrote "Dirty Water" for the Standells. He unfortunately died in 1999 of leukemia. - Barry Disbrow | ||
| Power Quest, Adam Bickers | Doctor | - DJ Blaze | ||
| Avenged Sevenfold, M. Shadows | He isn't a hitman, nova. He still works full-time with Avenged Sevenfold. | He still works full-time with Avenged Sevenfold unlike what nova said. - Travis | ||
| The Chantels, Arlene Smith | Teacher | She still performs her hit records in oldies concerts. - Barry Disbrow | ||
| The Capris, Nick Santo | Policeman | He is now retired, and until a recent illness struck him down, he continued to perform his music. - Barry Disbrow | ||
| n/a, Kenneth Copeland | televangelist | According to Wikipedia: "Prior to his conversion to Christianity in November, 1962, Copeland was a recording artist of Native American descent, having one Billboard Top 40 hit ("Pledge of Love", which charted in the Top 40 on April 20, 1957, stayed on the charts for eight weeks, and peaked at #12)." - Randy P. | ||
| TrueBliss, Joe Cotton | Radio DJ, Jenny Craig (NZ) ambassador | OK, she is a plus-size singer in the band, but after the girl band was short-lived, she turned to hosting music shows and now a DJ. - Rocky Mak | ||
| The Offspring, James Lilja (drummer) | Gynecologist | Was in the band from 1984 to 1987. Lilja quit shortly after the release to pursue a medical career in gynecology, and was replaced by Ron Welty, who was only 16 years old at the time - Franka | ||
| The O'Kaysions, Gerald Toler | Retired Middle School Principal | - Jake | ||
| Avenged Sevenfold, M. Shadows | hit man | lol..he so perfect for this job I mean look at his body building with heavily tattoos Black glasses, black bandanna And most of all a powerful voice XD - nova | ||
| The Cheers, Bert Convy | Game Show Host | In the 1950s, Bert Convy, who later hosted Tattletales and Super Password, was a member of a vocal group that had a couple of hit records. He also played Minor League Baseball and appeared on Broadway in the 1960s. - Jake | ||
| Mase, Mase | Preacher | Rapper to Preacher is one of the most unusual career changes one can have, but Mase left the often violent world of rap for a higher place according to his family and friends. - Below Average Dave | ||
| Smashing Pumpkins, D'arcy Wretzky | Store owner | owns three antiques shops - Ra'akone | ||
| Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Grace Slick | Visual Artist | Was always into drawing and painting, and decided to focus on it once she left the rock world. Likes drawing and painting animals. Sees it as an extension of the same "artistic temperament" that helped her as a musician. - Ra'akone | ||
| Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts | Just received docotrate in Physics. | Although still playing with the Rolling Stones, drummer Charlie Watts just finished receiving his doctorate in Physics. - Wade Brock | ||
| Gentrys, Jimmy Hart | Pro Wrestling Manager | The Gentrys were best known for their 1965 hit "Keep On Dancin'". Hart, known as "The Mouth of the South", would be known for managing such pro wrestling stars as Hulk Hogan, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. - Todd W. Zimmerman | ||
| Carla Bruni, Carla Bruni | First Lady of France | While she has not actually retired from the music business (in fact, she is currently making a new album), she will certainly have another entry in her résumé now that she has wed President Sarkozy (my first posting was actually outdated). - Raphael | ||
| George Murphy, George Murphy | U.S. Senator | Once a song-and-dance man in 1930s and 1940s movie musicals, he vied for one of California's seats in the U.S. Senate in 1964 and won. This surprising career shift was satirized by Tom Lehrer. Mr. Murphy left office after only one term and has since passed away. - Raphael |
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