Famous Musicians Who Work Odd Jobs Now

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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

[@Hugh_Bleffner]

Mattysucksballz

[@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

[@YaOstaazz]

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

[@damilolaawokiyesi7828]

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

[@ILoveGothWom3n]

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.

[@ChubbLinglestien]

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

[@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.

[@postaldudeirl]

he also did something to a fellow musician's butt!

[@jonoboi8069]

@@postaldudeirlwot

[@TheMusicalElitist]

Dave Rowntree - the drummer, became a lawyer and a city councillor.

[@TheMusicalElitist]

He 'hosed' a show?

[@TheMusicalElitist]

@@postaldudeirl No he didn't. That was Tim from The Charlatans.

[@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

[@Dontkare0283]

I would by no means called Sir Mix-a-Lot a one hit wonder but alright

[@aceofspades1217]

The guy who got his phone number assigned to his new cell by accident is hilarious, all the racey pics that were sent hitting on sir mix a lot

[@embertrynka257]

not to mention his songs picking up hella steam online. not even just baby got back but songs like ride brown shuga nasty dog bark like you want it… he’s def thriving

[@ivanchelo]

You can find Sir Mix a Lot hanging out at the Redmond town center any given sunny Saturday from 9 am to 11 am at the Exotics at RTC. He goes by Anthony and it's usually driving a McLaren or a Lambo. He is usually happy to take a picture with you and at the same time reserved.

[@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?

[@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. 🏆🍻

[@onemileperhour]

Switching to real estate in 2009 and succeeding is wild

[@jonoboi8069]

2008 housing crisis: 2009 Vanilla Ice: I see this as an absolute win

[@Old299dfk]

Not really. That was the absolute easiest time to buy a home. 2007 however...

[@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

[@erinbeaud4556]

Oh to be an early twentysomething in the 2010s, that must have been fun. Being one in the 2020s kinda sucks.

[@christianmcbrearty]

​@@erinbeaud4556 I was around 13yo in the early 2010s. I still had fun 😂

[@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

[@30mgOxy]

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

[@roxyamused]

hate to be the barer of bad news, but being a house flipper is a pretty regular job.

[@evasiuk]

@@roxyamused hate to be the barer of bad news, it’s not lmfao

[@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.

[@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!

[@baalrog887]

Brian Cox keyboardist of D:Ream (famous for the song 'Things Can Only Get Better') became a famous physicist. Richard Coles, one half of the 80s pop group The Communards, went on to become a vicar

[@nickfrank7807]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@romanrosenberg2753]

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

[@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.

Imagine being a school teacher and one of your new students comes wearing a Darkthrone t-shirt. Must be really cool.

[@harrisonseitz4455]

Todd Pipes, the lead singer of Deep Blue Something (90s band famous for "Breakfast at Tiffany's"), is now a high school soccer coach back in Texas. He coached Grapevine Faith Christian School girls soccer in the 2010s, and as of this year it seems he is assistant coach for the boys soccer.

[@monjunjimonjunji3940]

One of the more interesting ones for me is "The Vapors", a late 70s punk band with a 1 hit wonder who got kinda fucked over by their record company. So their singer became a lawyer, specializing in legal aspects of the music industry to make sure shit like that happens less often.

[@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!”

[@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!!

[@skaterrabbit2005]

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

[@usagiwerd6664]

Matty ballz drops another banger video

[@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.

[@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.

[@scorpions1965]

There was Danzig’s drummer who quit music and reportedly worked at a Costco

[@LonnieLawless]

This was actually well thought out, researched and presented content. Not clickbait another clickbait farmer. Well done my man.

[@diafenix]

The song "Tears of the Dragon" by Bruce Dickinson is an emotional masterpiece of music.

[@StNorthgateRecordings]

Ed Roste from Grizzly Bear (famous for that hit Two Weeks) quit music and is now a therapist.

[@i.am.not.herbert]

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

[@nicholasharvey1232]

I always thought that once someone had a successful hit song, they were set for life and lived in the same plane of existence as A-list celebrities, never having to work a regular job ever again. It's like they live in another dimension and only venture into ours when they perform concerts.

[@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.

[@hypnagogue]

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

[@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.

[@OfficiallyRonny]

Good video as always Ballz

[@chocov1233]

This is pretty wholesome.

[@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!😄👍

[@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.

[@JustPlainAwful]

One rod the best YT 🐐 ❤🔥 love your vids Brodie keep it up 🙏

[@norakhaledfaragabdalla5844]

Love the editing tho, and great video

[@stephenb2276]

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

[@dialnh]

I'll always respect those who successfully pivot (or adapt) and don't just try to cling on to fame

[@LageYouTube]

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

[@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.

[@lukaskolisek2208]

I'm so glad I saw Necrophagist live at least once.

[@robertpavey5615]

He must get a lot of the "When's your third album coming out?"

[@paulgordon6949]

That jonas brother guy seems like the type to contribute to ever skyrocketing property prices.

[@mat2093]

Vanilla ice is legit the nicest guy I've ever met. I won concert tickets to see him and he kept shouting out the contractors out their.

[@captainflappyarms8277]

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

[@nicocorbo4153]

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

[@mattyballz]

new, trying em out, thanks!

[@RizzyWow]

Fun fact: Erykah Badu was Lupe Fiasco's sisters midwife.

[@banana8840]

I read the title as "famous Mexicans working odd jobs now" 😂

[@LilRich0EDOUBLE4OE801]

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

[@paulmark992]

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

[@SLIMOTHY.]

1:27 super underrated album, ton of great songs

[@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

[@handsomemahlambi]

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

[@Bmhh24781]

Nothing ridiculous about working a normal job. It's actually more respectable.

[@simin7140]

david lee roth from van halen works as a first responder

[@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…

[@potentfrog]

you failed to mention, Vanilla Ice goes Amish, where its just his home renovation show but it's on amish peoples homes, he's wearing his angel holding a gun merch the entire time, everyones so uncomfortable too.

[@fogpumas]

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

[@jamescruttwell3870]

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

[@abaddon5420]

Yo Matty stay safe

[@Don-eeee]

Great video bröther

[@RobertGuillot-y2s]

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.

[@MergeManny]

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

[@Drewify]

ballz🥶

[@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

[@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

[@djdashdfw]

Rtrded as way of spelling that name

[@erickvarela79]

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

[@Lady_dromeda]

I knew it would have been Redfoo that played tennis, it just seems like something he would do

[@mercer1st]

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

[@joaniepeters2565]

Owning your own construction company is extremely smart.. a lot goes into that and it’s usually a life of experience. I know a dude who’s 33 owns his own construction business and on average makes 15k a week profit after essentially just starting out, but his dad did it so he was raised into it and knew the ins and outs of this business but imagine being in your early 30s making more than 50 percent of our country’s normal annual salary in a month

[@microsoftspam]

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

[@firechild7497]

Dude I was in high school when LMFAO was really popping off and they were absolutely massive. Every house party, skating rink, bowling alley or sports event was playing their music.

[@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

[@endor8witch]

what i hate is some people making fun of them moving away from the spotlight. sometimes people switch careers

[@CCS216]

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

[@dyskelia]

I was gonna say, Erykah Badu is still playing shows and making music. She plays an annual birthday show at the Bomb Factory in Dallas every year. Queen 👑

[@mitchellmtb7202]

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

[@godinez917]

Ngl, I remember the name and face Barry Gordy from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. I thought he was just a character😂😭

[@oropendola01]

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

[@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.

[@Rorthegoat69]

Did balls just make a Jeremy fragrance reference?

[@Dontlikeithere]

I was too young to really acknowledge how good looking the part rock brothers were

[@tazzvose6496]

for the record vanilla ice was/is signed to ICPs label and has recent releases that do bang

[@Donnnyyy]

Brooooooo we love lmfao!!!!😂😂😂

[@swisserty]

6:36 I own one of the 144, Australian bugger party rock maniacal, digeridoo + rat clank wallabees and I mate. We yoked.

[@bsa2025]

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.

[@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

[@weholdparties]

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

[@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.

[@primaryyyy]

i dont know that i trust vanilla ice to sell me a good home, let alone build one lmao