Before the fame arrived, what did performers do to make ends meet?
Name & Band | Former Career | Comments & Submittor Name | ||
The Neville Brothers; Aaron Neville, Aaron Neville | Stevedore (cargo handler) on New Orleans, LA, harbor docks | Linda Ronstadt, before Parkinson's disease ruined her own singing career, noted, when Aaron Neville's album "Warm Your Heart," one of whose music producers she also was, that Mr. Neville had never made much money from his recordings. Even when "Tell It Like It Is" was charting, she remarked in an interview for a magazine, Mr. Neville still remained financially unable to resign from "loading coffee onto ships," which was the example Ms. Ronstadt cited. - Parker Gabriel | ||
Nirvana, Kurt Cobain | Janitor | Dropped out of High School and the only job he could find was as the janitor at the high school that he dropped out of. - Ryan |
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