Musicians who became musicians after their writing careers failed

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I expect to see a less-well-rehearsed list here ;)

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 10 October 2003 14:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Lou Reed?
Regular Fries blokey [you've done this one - ed.]
Paul Morley (er... kind of)
KLF bloke
Andy Weatherall

I don't know if they all failed exactly, but there we have it.

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 10 October 2003 15:04 (twenty-three years ago)

M. Doughty

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Friday, 10 October 2003 15:08 (twenty-three years ago)

OK:
Chrissy Hynde
Ira Kaplan

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 10 October 2003 15:45 (twenty-three years ago)

St Etienne blokey

― Enrique (Enrique), Friday, 10 October 2003 15:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Patti Smith
Mark Twain

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 10 October 2003 15:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Morrissey.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Friday, 10 October 2003 15:53 (twenty-three years ago)

dictators who became dictators after their painting careers failed.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Friday, 10 October 2003 16:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Idi Amin

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 10 October 2003 16:54 (twenty-three years ago)

(you should see his watercolors)

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 10 October 2003 16:54 (twenty-three years ago)

leonard cohen.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Friday, 10 October 2003 18:04 (twenty-three years ago)

That guy in long-since-forgotten Brit indie band, Catwalk.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 October 2003 18:36 (twenty-three years ago)

paul oakenfold

― edddd, Saturday, 11 October 2003 06:53 (twenty-three years ago)

really? I always read Oakenfold was a chef first

― M Matos (M Matos), Saturday, 11 October 2003 07:03 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought that too Matos.

― Anna (Anna), Saturday, 11 October 2003 10:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Actually I remember my old boss going out to lunch with Mr Oakenfold and saying that Oakey had made very professional sounding comments on the presentation and cooking of the food.

― Anna (Anna), Saturday, 11 October 2003 10:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Neil Tennant

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 11 October 2003 22:19 (twenty-three years ago)

I believe John Mendellsohn qualifies for BOTH lists.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 11 October 2003 22:23 (twenty-three years ago)

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