Every singer pays his or her dues, often times working multiple jobs to make ends meet, waiting to be discovered. Some of the jobs our favorite singers before they hit the big time were crazy or odd. Here are a few of the stars and the jobs they had before the stardom…
Yes “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” but before she made it big Cyndi Lauper worked at a Long Island Kennel as a cleaner and ear piercer.
P!nk once worked at the golden arches McDonald’s before she became famous, Fergie was a voice over talent for local radio commercials, and Madonna once worked at Dunkin Donuts in Rochester Michigan before her notoriety kicked in. Gwen Stefani worked at Dairy Queen, while Jon Bon Jovi did seasonal work as a New Jersey Christmas Decorations Assembler. 80s Culture Club lead singer Boy George once held down the job as a grocery bagger at the neighborhood food market.
Sting took a job before rock stardom as a tax officer in Manchester England, and we all know that Motown founder Berry Gordy and Motown singing legend Marvin Gaye were amateur fighters before turning to music for a living.
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