# A most un-Rock-n-Roll retirement **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 26, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239 "2011-08-26T23:06:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/1 "2011-08-26T23:06:10Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/2 "2011-08-26T23:18:53Z")
Ian Anderson is raising salmon! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/3 "2011-08-26T23:23:41Z")
Myron Grombacher, long time drummer for **Pat Benatar** , now is the sales manager for a car dealership in Glendale, Ca. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/4 "2011-08-26T23:25:38Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/5 "2011-08-27T01:10:34Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/6 "2011-08-27T01:18:43Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Ian Anderson is raising salmon! Frank Zappa is pushing daisies. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/7 "2011-08-27T01:18:45Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Ian Anderson is raising salmon! For at least 15 years now, I think. . ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/8 "2011-08-27T01:28:06Z")
[Bill Berry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Berry) retired from R.E.M. and is now farming. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/9 "2011-08-27T13:59:52Z")
Chuck Leavell (Allman Brothers, Rolling Stones) got involved with forestry and conservation. > **[Chuck Leavell: The Rolling Stone Who Gathers Moss](https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2011/08/26/chuck-leavell-the-rolling-stone-who-gathers-moss/)** > > When Chuck Leavell was 30 years old, he found himself in the midst of a career-related quandary. The Alabama-born keyboardist had spent the better part of the decade playing alongside the Allman Brothers; now, he was doing gigs with a trio in small... 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. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/10 "2011-08-27T14:05:22Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > 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. 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. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/11 "2011-08-27T14:18:11Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/12 "2011-08-27T15:09:22Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > 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. Once upon a time, Sugar Ray had a [significantly harder sound](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOv09aNPYek). This was on the Escape from L.A. soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/13 "2011-08-27T15:14:12Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/14 "2011-08-27T15:29:42Z")
Ice-T, the gangster musician, now plays a cop! ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/15 "2011-08-27T15:56:15Z")
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.) ---
**Author:** ![monkeylucifer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@monkeylucifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monkeylucifer)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/16 "2011-08-27T16:08:38Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Ice-T, the gangster musician, now plays a cop! 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. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/17 "2011-08-27T16:10:28Z")
Just what the world needs: ANOTHER Law & Order show. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/18 "2011-08-27T16:39:59Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/19 "2011-08-27T17:34:10Z")
[Bruce Dickinson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Dickinson) of Iron Maiden (yes, THAT Bruce Dickinson) flies airliners. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239/20 "2011-08-27T17:38:10Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Ian Anderson is raising salmon! Roger Daltrey: trout farmer. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239.md?page=2)