A most un-Rock-n-Roll retirement

Cafe Society
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I heard Sugar Ray on the radio today and realized that lead singer Mark McGrath is now a game show host. Very un-Rock-n-Roll.

Ice Cube-- the n*gga with attitude who was straight outta Compton with his chrome to the side of your White Sox cap-- now stars in and produces family-friendly movies and TV shows. Very un-gangsta.

Alice Cooper can now be found more often on a golf course than on a stage scaring the snot out of America’s parents. Very un-Rock-n-Roll.

What other rock stars (hip-hop stars welcome too) have moved away from the sex, drugs and loud music and more toward the mainstream, and even nerddom?

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Ian Anderson is raising salmon!

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Myron Grombacher, long time drummer for Pat Benatar, now is the sales manager for a car dealership in Glendale, Ca.

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Alice Cooper was always a nerd. The only difference now is that he’s old enough not to give a shit.

Come to think of it, the same thing applies to Mark McGrath. The man made a career out of catchy, disposable pop ditties, hosting a game show is right up his alley.

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I always thought that Rodney Slater, a member of the Bonzo Dog Band, one of the wildest rock groups ever, become a social worker when the group broke up.

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Frank Zappa is pushing daisies.

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For at least 15 years now, I think.

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Bill Berry retired from R.E.M. and is now farming.

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Chuck Leavell (Allman Brothers, Rolling Stones) got involved with forestry and conservation.

David Palmer of Jethro Tull got a sex change operation and is now Dee Palmer. Ian Anderson was supportive although he did admit it was a shock, working with him as a pipe smoking, bearded man.

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But golfing seems less nerdy and more establishment type thing.

Though I agree, not surprised about Mark McGrath. He wasn’t really a hardcore rock star to begin with.

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Grace Slick is a painter and promotes veganism. Also, ironically for someone most famous for singing a song extolling the wonders of LSD, she is a admitted longtime member of A.A. Granted, she did have one very dramatic relapse in the early 90s, but the wild party hippie girl of the 60s is now a grandma.

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Once upon a time, Sugar Ray had a significantly harder sound. This was on the Escape from L.A. soundtrack.

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Krist Novoselic is a politician, though from what I hear from him from time to time, he seems to be a bit of an oddball when it comes to politicians, maybe he doesn’t count. Also, I’m not sure if he’s really retired from music. Is he still playing?

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Ice-T, the gangster musician, now plays a cop!

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Norman Rodgers, aka legendary Public Enemy DJ Terminator X, raises ostriches on a farm in Vance County, NC. (Or he did until a few years ago, anyway.)

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The fact that he wrote a very controversial song titled “Cop Killer” makes it really mind boggling. Also he has a reality show that is extremely un-gangster. I’ve only seen clips of it on The Soup but that’s enough of it for me to see it is total crap.

On SVU I do love the interaction between Fin and Munch. They should have their own show.

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Just what the world needs: ANOTHER Law & Order show.

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Some Mark McGrath respect - when he was on Rock & Roll Jeopardy (hosted by Jeff Probst, no less), he showed himself to be the ultimate student of rock and roll music - the dude knew EVERYTHING.

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Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden (yes, THAT Bruce Dickinson) flies airliners.

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Roger Daltrey: trout farmer.