musicians who were accountants

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other than gibby hayes (!). and NOT lou reed -- his daddy was a CPA, but he was just a bookkeeper.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 22 April 2005 04:44 (twenty years ago)

though maybe the close acquaintance with the accounting profession is what turned messrs. hayes and reed so batshit crazy!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 22 April 2005 04:44 (twenty years ago)

Stewart O to thread!

― Ken L (Ken L), Friday, 22 April 2005 04:46 (twenty years ago)

I think Young MC was an accountant!

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 22 April 2005 04:50 (twenty years ago)

Gregory Abbott ("Shake You Down")

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Friday, 22 April 2005 04:51 (twenty years ago)

mad lion (of "shoot to kill" fame)!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 22 April 2005 05:04 (twenty years ago)

OK, if he doesn't come to thread I will just enter him in the rolls:

Stewart Osborne

― Ken L (Ken L), Friday, 22 April 2005 12:28 (twenty years ago)

But I don't count: I'm an accountant who once briefly entertained delusions of being a musician!

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 22 April 2005 12:41 (twenty years ago)

no idea, but i wanted to stop by and express my joy at the very existence of this thread. absolutely brilliant.

― Lee F# (fsharp), Friday, 22 April 2005 12:43 (twenty years ago)

I seem to remember that some of the Front 242 guys were CPAs...

― Scott Warner (thream), Friday, 22 April 2005 12:46 (twenty years ago)

Hahaha! I just did a search on the word "accountant" and it turns out Bimble's one as well.... dunno if he's ever entertained delusions of being a musician 'though.

Hey, maybe we could form an entire BAND of accountants?

Our music might not be any good, but fuck me would our tax returns be accurate!

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 22 April 2005 12:57 (twenty years ago)

http://www.cparock.com/images/bio_grouppic.jpg

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 22 April 2005 13:00 (twenty years ago)

I'm not at all happy with the image.

I'm prepared to admit to being an accountant, but I most decidedly do not wear a fucking suit and tie!

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 22 April 2005 13:04 (twenty years ago)

Not an accountant, but Craig Finn of Lifter Puller / The Hold Steady probably counts -

"In reality I worked as a portfolio assistant in an asset management division of a large financial institution for the majority of the time I was in LP." - From here

― joygoat (joygoat), Friday, 22 April 2005 19:33 (twenty years ago)

Metal Mike Saunders of the Angry Samoans (and Vom). Semi-retired (from both his CPA job and punk rock, though he still dabbles in both, I believe, not to mention teenpop criticism).

― xhuxk, Friday, 22 April 2005 19:35 (twenty years ago)

Were Young MC and Gregory Abbot actually accountants? Or did they just have economics degrees? I forget, but think it might be the latter.

― xhuxk, Friday, 22 April 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

Rose from Babe the Blue Ox, which I know b/c she's my accountant!

― Hurlothrumbo (hurlothrumbo), Friday, 22 April 2005 20:08 (twenty years ago)

Mick Jagger probably coulda been one...

also, the Onion's Herbert Kornfeld, who may not be a musician, but plays himself off as a gangsta http://www.gusworld.com.au/nrc/herb.htm

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Friday, 22 April 2005 22:18 (twenty years ago)

http://cox.id.au/david/photos/Spod-21Jan2004/Spod_21Jan04_037.jpg

― kit brash (kit brash), Saturday, 23 April 2005 03:20 (twenty years ago)

I think the short guy from Chromeo is an accountant by day.

― Affectian (Affectian), Saturday, 23 April 2005 12:48 (twenty years ago)

Robert Plant nearly entered accountancy. Brian Eno once said he used to tell people he was a chartered accountant unless there was time to explain what he did.

― Deluxe (Damian), Saturday, 23 April 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)

All i can think of is Jeff Koons, but he's not a musician at all.

― Tokyo Ghost Stories (Tokyo Ghost Stories), Sunday, 24 April 2005 03:40 (twenty years ago)

I'm pretty sure one of the Depeche Mode guys--Andrew Fletcher, I want to say? Could be wrong--was an accountant.

― Douglas (Douglas), Sunday, 24 April 2005 05:59 (twenty years ago)

But I don't count: I'm an accountant who once briefly entertained delusions of being a musician!

the punk rock accountant!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 24 April 2005 14:10 (twenty years ago)

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