When a rock star appears on stage it’s magical. The live music, the memories, the moment your favorite song crashes through the sound system. It must be great to be a rock star, but like you, these musicians held regular jobs before the fame and fortune kicked in.
Pink Floyd’s David once worked as a roadie for Nick Mason the drummer? The late Lemmy toured with Jimi Hendrix as a roadie.
Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder worked early on as a night security guard while Gene Simmons of Kiss was paid to be an assistant at two national women’s publications.
The Rolling Stone’s Mick Jagger was a porter at a British mental hospital. On the more exciting side of the street, Blondie’s Debbie Harry was one a waitress and later a Playboy attendant (yes dressed as a Bunny).
Kurt Cobain was once a janitor, the late David Bowie delivered meat from a neighborhood butcher, while we all know that Elvis Presley was a gainfully employed truck driver. If Elvis had not walked into Sun Studios in Memphis to record a song for his mother, he’d still be driving a big rig.
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