Famous Musicians Who Work Odd Jobs Now

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Whether it was falling off and having to switch careers or just deciding to leave the music industry, there are multiple famous musicians who work normal jobs now!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Famous Musicians Who Work Normal Jobs Now
00:15 Vanilla Ice
04:41 Redfoo (LMFAO)
09:22 Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
11:48 Kevin Jonas (Jonas Brothers)
14:13 Bill Berry (R.E.M.)
16:56 Erykah Badu
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[@mattyballz]

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[@waux]

I hid the bodies behind a McDonald’s in France

[@pizzafanatic123]

JAY HARLOWWWW WHATSUPP

[@badhairdaave]

I tried it, but it gave me matty balls

[@AM562]

I actually pre-ordered Party Rock Mansion on iTunes, and got it when it released. I’m probably one of the lowest amount of people that did

[@PaulPredicts]

Ya lost me at ‘Flipping houses on TV’ …. Being a “Normal Job” 😂😂😂

[@mattyballz]

haha most of these aren't "normal" per se, just seemed a tad more conventional than being a famous musician

[@cookdislander4372]

Hahaha lol true.

[@kevinpeeters947]

Its called clickbait

[@whoozyyy]

@@mattyballzI literally came here when i saw him on the thumbnail to question how what he does is normal, he’s still in movies and shit.

[@chuckjamesnorris5928]

If he can swing a hammer that’s a job

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

Honestly I respect this as much as YTbers who actually leave the platform and do something more meaningful. You got the bag, now use it to actually fulfill what you couldn’t before.

[@Boggrott]

Review tech USA

[@lulw1935]

I think these type of careers are probably the most fullfilling

[@zyrenfall]

WAIT HE QUIT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO​@@Boggrott

[@ascendedlight]

You can't do KZbin forever. You can get rich as you can before it dries up

[@THEROCKITMAN]

And what is meaningful in this world?

[@maledictionwolf]

I'm surprised Kirst Novoselik wasn't on here, he was the bassist for Nirvana and became a lawyer.

[@tauqueishachester9844]

I thought he was a governor some where

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

"Well the music scene is dangerous" "Im now a lawyer, present your cases!"

[@STIFFLER............5]

😐 That's because Nirvana didn't make music. They made depressing noises which were both unpleasant AND painful to the ears.

[@scottdavidson526]

I heard that he became a lawyer. Good for him.

[@kurtisdelonge3372]

I heard he joined the military

[@audiosex]

Honorary mention: You forgot Kelis. Now a personal chef. Still sings from time to time but she mostly cooks and specializes in sauce creation. Something to think about for a possible Sequel?

[@anonymouse9833]

That's actually really cool to know!

[@erickvarela79]

cool fact love ur name

[@bluejem1315]

Is she the lady who sang milkshake?

[@DrT0705]

​@bluejem1315 yes, Milkshake was one of her biggest hits, and now she makes milkshakes!* *forgive me, I can't resist a dad joke. It's an illness 😭

[@daicia_]

She has a farm too and she grows her own crops

[@WatermelonCat941]

Seeing Bruce Dickinson as a normal pilot was so strange to me since I was raised on Iron Maiden, and I was used to seeing him as this super charismatic showman. It's great that he could focus on some personal pursuits away from music though

[@mattyballz]

Imagine being a stranded soldier a bruce dickinson of iron maiden comes to your rescue

[@Asshat237]

...in a helicopter blasting THE TROOPER

[@aquabot]

He didn't, he's still in Maiden and has just released a solo record.

[@dwightkurtschruteiii4491]

I got two tickets to Iron Maiden baby come with me Friday don’t say maybe

[@kyleyoung5063]

​@@aquabotdumbass, he didn't say he stopped doing music

[@damilolaawokiyesi7828]

The Jonas Brothers are back together. I respect Kevin… a level headed guy.

[@DukesMusic84]

LMFAO were on top of the world in 2012. Even showed up at the Super Bowl. Yes it was nepotism, but they had two huge records that people still know today. No one can ever take that away.

[@mattyballz]

GOATS

[@DrT0705]

​@@SlothShower the fact they're nepo babies who are related to each other makes the end of the group a bit sadder to me. Family should come first before money or business, imo.

[@timsunderland5153]

They made an underground dance style originated in Australia commercial and popular around the world! 👌

[@DukesMusic84]

@@timsunderland5153 oh word, hell yes they did

[@MisterMikeTexas]

And they had that Kia ad?

[@onemileperhour]

Switching to real estate in 2009 and succeeding is wild

[@anonymouse9833]

LMFAO was so huge in the early 2010s. You couldn't go _anywhere_ without hearing them and I've had many a'fuzzy nights accompanied by their music haha

[@DLHarv]

Crazy idea for a vid. I’m really liking this new generation of KZbinrs. Dudes like you Patrick cc Patrick Gavia 2lazy2try etc…. Well done matty, this was a really good one my man. 🏆🍻

[@max79_99]

Snowstorm aint stopping my 🐐. Im from Illinois and we just had a hell of a time w/ one. Keep up the awesome vids matty!

[@mattyballz]

Wisconsin so i feel ur pain haha, thank you

[@BadgerOff32]

I'll add another one - Alex James from the Britpop band Blur. While Blurs lead singer Damon Albarn went off to create the highly successful group 'Gorillaz', bass player Alex James bought a farm and became a cheese farmer! He's also hosed a Classical music radio show on BBC radio 4 and he is also a food writer with a weekly column for a newspaper, and writes a monthly article about cheese for Esquire Magazine.

[@volodymyrbilyk555]

Speaking of Bruce, his solo stuff is wild. He did Acdc style record and it features early Maiden related appearance of Janick Gers and then he went 180 with balls to picasso which is basically his Faith no more Ween record and it is fucking great. He even kinda raps on one song and pulls it off. It also features Tears of the Dragon whichbis probably his best song ever. And then his next album was post grunge alt rock with corny lyrics and it is a trainwreck but then Bruce bounced back massively with Accident of Birth which is better than any Maiden record since at least 88 or even 86. It also features Adrian Smith with his mojo intact and then he followed it up with Chemical Wedding which is basically nerd metal album based on William Blake's works and it sounds cool as fuck sludgy almost doomy at times

[@La_sagne]

king in crimson is a killer track

[@johnchedsey1306]

It goes without saying Bruce's solo output in the 90s was about a million times better than the pair of Maiden albums lacking his vocals.

[@theotherjared9824]

Bruce Dickinson has talked about how he once piloted himself to a concert and had to fly over africa to get there. The designs on the plane freaked out a bunch of tribes who thought an evil spirit was coming for them.

[@jk6971]

How low was he flying that the "tribes" could see the livery? How did they relay this info to him? Seems like a bullshit story, and I'm not sure whenever this was (80s?) that there were tribes in africa who didn't know what a plane was.

[@RoarTheRapper]

LMFAO really could have stayed together if they didn't let their egos get in the way on tour.

[@handsomemahlambi]

Kevin Jonas is literally touring the new album with his brothers as we speak SOOOOOOOOOO👀 I saw the thumbnail and was like ridiculous😭😭😭😭😭

[@Edward135i]

Sir Mix-a-Lot should be on this list he bought a bunch of apartments and townhomes in the Seattle area in the 90s and to this day they are his main source of income, he still tours around the Northwest doing county fair and small events and everyone in the NW loves him always sells out, I've seen him several times at the Portland Rose Festival and Oregon State fair he puts on a great show and is just a really good dude over all. I'm legitimately happy for him so many one hit wonders burn out and have nothing to show for it.

[@MagicalSkyWizard]

Sir Slum-a-Lord

[@DankyApe]

How is vanilla ice getting his own tv show a “normal” job?

[@faeriegraver]

I think he was doing renovations before he got the show. But also Bruce Dickinson rejoined Iron Maiden, being a pilot was a hobby and job... I don't think he *needed* to do it, unlike Vanilla Ice. Same with Kevin Jonas. I don't think he needed to get a day job, and Jonas Brothers are back together again.

[@avermane]

The title says odd jobs not normal jobs

[@DankyApe]

@@avermane he changed the original title. It was “normal jobs” before.

[@ivanmaglica264]

Bruce is back with Iron Maiden since 2000. Last year they opened their new worldwide tour in my hometown in Ljubljana in May 28.

[@MySkinnydip]

Omg! My little nephews watch the Vanilla Ice part in the Ninja Turtles movie over and over again. I played Ice Ice Baby for them and they loved it!

[@emilyking9768]

Ms Badu is also a song writer, she has mentions for Drake’s song HOTLINE BLING

[@barbarahallowell2613]

On Bruce Dickinson he ALSO was an international ranked fencer and owns a fencing supply company. 😊😊😊 And big love to Ms. Badu. 😊❤😊

[@justsomedude5727]

Not mega famous but Fenriz and Nocturno Culto have worked as a postal worker and school teacher respectively for decades.

[@nickfrank7807]

Excellent vid. A good one to look into is Dan Spitz: from lead guitarist for Anthrax to Watchmaker.

[@97spartan]

Steve Jocz the former drummer from sum 41 left a while ago after his son was born, on the sum 41 subreddit there’s a post of a guy standing next to him at a house viewing with a caption like “Today Steve Jocz was my bloody realtor!”

[@FourwayPhil]

Vanilla ice is richer than 97% of rappers. He isn’t working a “regular job” he literally renovates his OWN homes and sells them.

[@aaronmelendez1433]

Awesome Video! Apart from Vanilla Ice the only artist I knew having a normal job was Steve Jocz, the former drummer of Sum 41. He's been working in real estate since he left the band.

[@sailingsvzara]

Vanilla Ice owns the publishing rights to the queen song now as well as his own ice ice baby song. Smart move. He did it after he learned about Michael Jackson buying the Beatles catalog.

[@umairashraf5167]

That's kinda scummy if you ask me

[@romanrosenberg2753]

As a German, I greatly appreciate the fact you put a Jeremy Fragrance Clip in your video.

[@usagiwerd6664]

Matty ballz drops another banger video

[@houstonwilcock4879]

Vanilla Ice preformed in my small home town in Canada recently, (I didnt go but my parents did) I they said he was still a great preformer and do to him having limit hit songs of his own, he did a lot of covers. They said he was super down to earth.

[@skaterrabbit2005]

You know it’s a great day when mattyballz uploads 🔥

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

A guitarist for The Acacia Strain worked at a local video game store I visit a lot. They ain’t gigantic but they still famous. He still is in the band tho as far as I remember. Not sure if he still works at the game store

[@NottyGurlStyle]

Like anyone else we all want change so I don’t blame artist for wanting to do something else. I think in the music industry it’s best to half an exit strategy…fans are fickle and one can’t always be on top forever… I’m happy everyone took another route and have been happy in what they are doing.

[@captainflappyarms8277]

Krist novoselic who was the bassist of nirvana is a teacher now(I think)

[@weholdparties]

The glasses are really working for you in this video! I hope you're feeling more comfortable in them :)

[@LageYouTube]

06:45 this would've been an insane transition for an ad

[@tosin]

Erykah still tours and does shows and does DJ sets so doula thing is just a passion project. She didn't give up music for it.

[@mattyballz]

yea majority of ppl didnt give up music rlly just thought it was interesting

[@ShifuCarti]

@@mattyballzbro she has her own weed strain collab with cookies

[@doctormasterdevil]

Rtrded as way of spelling that name

[@erickvarela79]

yea she’s def still doing her music thing. wish she actually toured more 😢

[@MySkinnydip]

Don’t know what career it would be considered but Erykah put that curse on Blueface and so far it’s been working!

[@mattyballz]

Professional spellcasting

[@MySkinnydip]

@@mattyballz I need to apprentice under her!😄👍

[@paulmark992]

being a famous musician and then having a tv show after music fails is not a ordinary job.

[@headyBC]

People seem to equate fame with wealth, with almost no understanding what a losing proposition it is to be in the music industry.

[@tetsuosoprano7382]

Man I haaaated LMFAO

[@mattyballz]

how could you

[@stephenb2276]

"VIP, let's kick it!" *shoe flys in the air* - Jim Carry trying to catch it... 😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@microsoftspam]

All musicians should work day jobs and set their egos aside, it keeps you connected to the real world

[@chocov1233]

This is pretty wholesome.

[@LilRich0edouble4oe801]

Erykah Badu also has a brand deal with Berner's business Cookies.

[@SwaggSkillz1992]

V.Ice seems like a chill dude fr, and loved him as the security guard in the music store in the mall on the movie The New Guy!! The industry is a jungle, and what ever these guys d see do, I’m always wishing these guys the best!!

[@nicocorbo4153]

are the ear piercings new or did you get them earlier ? it's a good look imo

[@mattyballz]

new, trying em out, thanks!

[@i.am.not.herbert]

Bruce Dickinson's BEST known by Christopher Walken's portrayal of him in the cowbell sketch.

[@dangerouspickle69420]

Could have also mentioned muhammed suicmez, dude dropped two of the most influential tech death albums, toured for a bit then dropped off the face of the Earth seemingly and has been working as an engineer at BMW for a while now.

[@mitchellmtb7202]

“Didn’t work so well” son, that nü metal tour was sold out!

[@cruzmalibu4361]

According to Billboard Magazine, the FIRST Number 1 hip hop/rap song ever was Blondie’s “Rapture”. Really surprised you didn’t know that…

[@OG_STANKY]

Great vid! Don’t think it was mentioned but redfoos solo career in particular wasn’t all that bad in the following years after LMFAO. Let’s get ridiculous, New thang, and juicy wiggle are 3 solo hits he released in the span of a few years that got a fairly good amount of attention and positive feedback. With that being said, none of those hits can compare to the huge numbers songs like get crazy, sexy and I know it, and party rock anthem got.

[@mercer1st]

Jason Mark Everman, guitarist for Nirvana and Soundgarden, enlisted in the military and was an Army Ranger and Green Beret.

[@cookiecrumble619]

Bro, no mention of Vanilla Ice goes Amish?! It has 2 seasons which is wild

[@mattyballz]

ig i was more focused on "normal job" type things he was doing

[@STIFFLER............5]

​@@mattyballz😐 The Amish literally build their own houses and raise horses to pull their buggies. Do you even know how much work it takes to raise a horse? Horses will lift their tail, fart in your face and then kick with no warning. They're extremely moody.

[@WillACarpenter]

Hard to Swallow is a great time capsule of an album and I saw V-ICE live during the tour for that album and it remains amongst the top shows of my life.

[@johnfoskey7855]

Haven't seen many concerts I guess

[@WillACarpenter]

@@johnfoskey7855 I've seen tons of concerts. Small open floor venue with high energy. Tons of fun. Also, you're spending your time on the internet trying to bring down others for something thru enjoyed 20+ years ago. You're a sad pathetic person and I hope you learned to experience joy in life instead of trying to dull the shine of others. Best of luck.

[@orionthatman9390]

Yeah I wouldn’t call having a successful TV show named after you a “normal job”

[@Rorthegoat69]

Did balls just make a Jeremy fragrance reference?

[@briansotobassist]

At least they were famous one time. Here a normal office job in the day and bassist of local non famous group in the night.

[@user-tt8sm1ty8r]

Pressure 4-5 (a band made famous by the song "Melt me Down" that was featured in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3's soundtrack)'s lead vocalist Adam Rich went on to become a high school chemistry teacher following the dissolvement of the band.

[@hypnagogue]

how did u forget abt green in the rem discog? one of my personal favs of theirs :(

[@mikesblog9671]

How Can you say that Redfoo’s Party Rock Mansion was a commercial failure? He had like two absolute bangers in that album

[@erikdaniels0n]

2:40 I *need* to see images of Vanilla Ice as Captain Hook, that sounds goofy as hell

[@MetalPersonJ]

Bruce Dickinson shouldn't really be on this list because it's more of something he does on the side rather than something he does to pay the bills because the music doesn't sell, but Iron Maiden ABSOLUTELY sells. I would kill for HALF of Bruce Dickinson's yearly Maiden income.

[@mattyballz]

tbf most ppl on this list probably didnt need regular jobs to pay bills, and like bruce most went back to music in one way or another

[@kingcapricorn7210]

muhammed suiçmez from necrophagist left to work as an engineer for BMW, a smaller band perspectively he's known as one of the most technically proficient guitar players and have a massive cult following

[@jamescruttwell3870]

I actually saw Vanilla Ice as Captain Hook. It was a theatre near me one Christmas. Of course, he performed the song too

[@SuperOogoog]

Did you just say flipping houses is making vanilla ice smell bad? that was the dumbest Segway that I ever heard in my life

[@mattyballz]

i had a better one but i had to change it. regardless, he doesn't look like he smells all that great

[@shuruff904]

Cope

[@understanding77]

@@mattyballzlmao he looks like he smells fine, just admit that was a bad Segway my boy

[@beef1881]

I know a couple musicians that work regular jobs

[@Sickzerrrt]

Miss Badu being a doula is very cool

[@VGPS]

Famous Musicians who work normal jobs now Redfoo: Tennis

[@kissass1286]

I love what all of them have begun doing after their music careers. But, my favorite are becoming a pilot, construction, and being a literal birth doula! I am often around women that perform doula work, so it's cool to see a famous and legendary artist like Erykah do it herself.

[@CCS216]

John “Jay” Geils’ career change is really fascinating to me and he never gets mentioned in these things.

[@oropendola01]

Sterling Morrison was another, I believe he became a tugboat captain after his days with the Velvet Underground

[@chuuchuuutrain]

1:53 imo hard to swallow is kinda nu metalish and also the fact that he kinda looks like Fred durst is kinda funny lol

[@abaddon5420]

Yo Matty stay safe

[@Drewify]

ballz🥶

[@FortRedEditing]

Bill Berry is proof that you can rock a unibrow and look cool while doing it 😆

[@Seans_sean]

Best thing vanilla ice ever did was be in jojo

[@Jonky98]

Vanilla Ice did OK on the charts you said no way 16 consecutive weeks at number 1 of the Billboard 200 one of the longest of all time, Thriller was only one week longer at 17 weeks

[@FizzaMC]

Bro, interesting idea and decent research on the video.....if I could add some constructive feedback I'd check your videos again the day after it's finished with the whole production and edits. See if you spot anything, then get a friend who is probably on a spectrum where you will get honesty to make sure that you have a great finished product. It's a gr8 video m8, just some bits seem a bit rushed...cheers

[@Donnnyyy]

Brooooooo we love lmfao!!!!😂😂😂

[@OfficiallyRonny]

Good video as always Ballz

[@grabtheskillet]

yo i thought the power goin out was gonna be a sponsor transition, i was thinkin "what is bro tryna sell me"

[@Don-eeee]

Great video bröther

[@christaylor6654]

Didn’t the vanilla ice home show get caught stealing the materials they flipped houses with

[@1TieDye1]

“Odd jobs now” and first “off job” is reality TV star

[@TrueVixeus]

The fact that you implied LMFAO created the Melbourne Shuffle is fucking nuts.

[@NateAlyn]

I would not mind a version of this video but for famous KZbinrs or retired big content creators. I think we should normalize and even propagate creators purse their degree or work a normal 9-5. I am a small youtuber and college student that also works a regular job and I find the balancing act to be rewarding.

[@topher7716]

How tf is having a real estate reality tv show a normal job?

[@clifforddean232]

Berry looking like a farmer from the village with them brows

[@michaelboyle7281]

only 2 minutes in and my day has been made by learning the fact Vanilla Ice made a nu-metal album lmao

[@CallMeMicahT]

This is like the great value version of Patrick CC

[@mikkey246]

This is nice because you see failure and success and ways to get back on your feet

[@indiglo1971]

If someone has video of Vanilla Ice actually working construction, please put it up.

[@MergeManny]

9:22 he was pretty good, he was just nervous.

[@shinysandslash1641]

Potion to bring back to the internet the vanilla ice “back stabber” video

[@bussterdouglas]

Damn Redfoo of LMFAO is 50 now😭

[@LinktoSonic]

“Normal Jobs Now” Famous Reality TV star with a popular home renovation show

[@jamesalfredstrong8106]

Try Escada Hot Summer Nights 😊