Now, this guy from the Midnight Oil is a Minister for Environment, Heritage and Arts in Australia. Who else became politician? Gilberto Gil, Sonny Bono, not mentioning Jello Biafra (who didn't have any positions), but there should be more, come on.
― zeus, Thursday, 6 December 2007 22:31 (seventeen years ago)
Robert Kilroy-Silk used to roadie for The Lurkers.
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 6 December 2007 22:57 (seventeen years ago)
Chris Britton of The Troggs is the Lib Dems' Front Bench spokesman on Health.
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 6 December 2007 23:00 (seventeen years ago)
Kool Shen of Suprême NTM stood unsuccessfully as a Chasse, Pêche, Nature, Traditions candidate during local elections in France last year.
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 6 December 2007 23:04 (seventeen years ago)
Roy Jenkins played rhythm guitar in an early incarnation of Slade.
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 6 December 2007 23:08 (seventeen years ago)
Springsteen for President '08
― stephen, Thursday, 6 December 2007 23:09 (seventeen years ago)
Gilberto Gil is Brazil's culture minister.
― jaymc, Thursday, 6 December 2007 23:16 (seventeen years ago)
(Sorry, didn't notice he was already mentioned.)
was, update xls.
― hstencil, Thursday, 6 December 2007 23:17 (seventeen years ago)
Krist Novoselic is a Democratic state committeeman in Washington state.
― jaymc, Thursday, 6 December 2007 23:18 (seventeen years ago)
Ted Nugent is the Unabomber.
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 6 December 2007 23:19 (seventeen years ago)
Resigns next year, I thought.
― jaymc, Thursday, 6 December 2007 23:20 (seventeen years ago)
That one guy from Orleans is now in congress.
― C. Grisso/McCain, Thursday, 6 December 2007 23:33 (seventeen years ago)
Norwegian singer-songwriter Tove Karoline Knudsen is now in the Norwegian parliament.
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 7 December 2007 01:51 (seventeen years ago)
Cicciolina was in Pop Will Eat Itself then she became presedant of Italy.
(HOOS will be taught this next week)
― Autumn Almanac, Friday, 7 December 2007 04:23 (seventeen years ago)
peter garret is minister for environment but he's not allowed to speak of the environment because he's a bit dim.
― keythkeyth, Friday, 7 December 2007 05:23 (seventeen years ago)
He's not dim, he's just inexperienced. The previous Labor leader gave him a shadow portfolio to build the party's credentials.
Garrett's big problem is that he sent decades protesting against pulp mills, damming projects, etc., yet as a politician he's had to compromise all over the place. Every politician has to compromise, but no other has had the public exposure Garrett has had. He just looks like a giant hypocrite now.
― Autumn Almanac, Friday, 7 December 2007 05:43 (seventeen years ago)
sent = spent
― Autumn Almanac, Friday, 7 December 2007 05:44 (seventeen years ago)
Cicciolina was in Pop Will Eat Itself then she became presedant of Italy
She did actually make an album which, in my opinion, was better than anything PWEI ever put out.
― Tom D., Friday, 7 December 2007 10:12 (seventeen years ago)
There's currently two former rock musicians (one of whom, Mikko Alatalo, had some massive hits in Finland before his current career), one former radio DJ (who specialized in playing Eurodance and techno), and one former MTV VJ in the Finnish parliament.
― Tuomas, Friday, 7 December 2007 10:24 (seventeen years ago)
Alan Johnson was in a band that put out a single (or two) I believe.
― Tom D., Friday, 7 December 2007 10:25 (seventeen years ago)
Hazel Blears did some remix work for Hijack in the early 90s
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 7 December 2007 10:28 (seventeen years ago)
Though, if I remember correctly, both of those rock musicians have degrees in social sciences, I don't think they're totally clueless.
(xx-post)
― Tuomas, Friday, 7 December 2007 10:29 (seventeen years ago)