Leonard Cohen in Saramago's "History of the Siege of Lisbon"

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Are there any other examples in fiction of real life musicians appearing on television (with or without the sound off)thereby influencing the protagonist's course of action?

― Major Bloodnok (Major Bloodnok), Thursday, 9 March 2006 21:10 (twenty years ago)

There was that x-files episodes with Cher, although I guess it was technically a Cher impersonator.

― Eppy (Eppy), Thursday, 9 March 2006 21:15 (twenty years ago)

X-files was a book?

― Dr. Gene Scott (shinybeast), Friday, 10 March 2006 04:37 (twenty years ago)

The best part of that crappy movie "The Postman" was when Kevin Costner met Tom Petty:

"Hey, I know you... you're famous!"

"Nah man... you're famous."

In fact, that's the only part of the film I remember.

― vartman (novaheat), Friday, 10 March 2006 07:42 (twenty years ago)

In "The Adventures Of Cavalier & Clay" there's a scene with Raymond Scott in it.

― time to eat my own hand, Saturday, 11 March 2006 00:12 (twenty years ago)

There are lots and lots (and lots) of books like this! My favorite music-related thing among them is in Alejo Carpentier's The Lost Steps, though it's not pop -- it's Beethoven's ninth as stand-in for Euro civilization.

― nabiscothingy, Saturday, 11 March 2006 01:21 (twenty years ago)

Willie Nelson in Larry McMurtry's "Texasville."

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Saturday, 11 March 2006 02:40 (twenty years ago)

Nick Cave in Wings of Desire.
Bruce Springsteen in High Fidelity.

― Eazy (Eazy), Saturday, 11 March 2006 09:00 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

Louis Armstrong in High Society!

― Plaxico (I know, right?), Friday, 26 December 2008 14:38 (seventeen years ago)

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