# Hottest people who are also brilliant musicians **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 10, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472 "2008-08-10T03:22:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rikc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c57346/32.png) [@rikc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rikc)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/1 "2008-08-10T03:22:31Z")
Some people make really great music, and other people you just want to make out with. Who has both of these qualities? Try to only name people who are 1.) brilliant, and 2.) super hot. Be picky with talent. Don’t name artists like Nelly Furtado who may be smokin’ and talented but not necessarily incredible. Likewise, shallow as it is, try to go by the more textbook definition of what’s attractive. Maybe Todd Rundgren’s face has a lot of “character” to you, but you will not find much support out there. My suggestions: 1.) **Madonna**. Although some may argue that she’s not “brilliant,” this was the first easy choice that popped into my head. Madonna has always been “hella” hot, and even if you don’t count how masterfully she controls her image and the media it’s still pretty hard to deny that you secretly (or hopefully, publicly) love every single she’s ever released (except for that shitty one that Timbaland threw together). 2.) **Morrissey**. I would love to make out with Morrissey just to hear him ridicule me and call me a “bore” on his next album. What does it mean that I have picked two people in their 40’s for my contribution to the thread? Ignore that. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/2 "2008-08-10T03:29:23Z")
**Sheryl Crow** - she had some really horrible albums post-2000 but _Tuesday Night Music Club_ is on par with Neko Case or Liz Phair’s best work **Harriet Wheeler** of the Sundays - she has a great voice and a sexy overbite **Ricki Lee Jones** - is getting on in years but was crazy hot in the 80s ---
**Author:** ![Harry1945](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@Harry1945](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harry1945)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/3 "2008-08-10T03:32:42Z")
Emmylou Harris…still. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/4 "2008-08-10T04:05:02Z")
[QUOTE=rikc] 2.) **Morrissey**. I would love to make out with Morrissey just to hear him ridicule me and call me a “bore” on his next album. What does it mean that I have picked two people in their 40’s for my contribution to the thread? . [/QUOTE] The Smiths were an insanely good live band, and obviously Morrissey is a great lyricist, but he lacks something without Johnny Marr. “I would go out tonight, but I haven’t got a stitch to wear” ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/5 "2008-08-10T04:25:33Z")
Two words… TORI AMOS …thread closed. I win. ---
**Author:** ![Alistair\_McCello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Alistair\_McCello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alistair_McCello)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/6 "2008-08-10T04:32:35Z")
[**Yo-Yo Ma**](http://www.goldsea.com/Personalities/Mayoyo/yoyo.jpg) - Need anything be said? Gorgeous and one of the most talented musicians in the world. [**Regina Spektor**](http://www.bowsplusarrows.com/uploaded_images/regina-784373.jpg) - Listened to her first few albums and fell in love with her voice, then saw a music video and my jaw dropped. [**Nellie McKay**](http://www.timeout.com/newyork/resizeImage/htdocs/export_images/625/625.x600.mr.nelliemckay.op.jpg) - Pretty much the same as above. > [@](#): > > What does it mean that I have picked two people in their 40’s for my contribution to the thread? Well, I’ve got a man in his fifties on my list, so I think you are in the clear. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/7 "2008-08-10T04:52:12Z")
[Dave Navarro.](http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii205/le_polyakova/Photographers/Andrew%20Macpherson/DaveNavarro.jpg) Mmm, mmm, lickable! _swoon_ ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/8 "2008-08-10T04:57:07Z")
I’ve always thought \*\*Carly Simon \*\* was (and still is) both talented and hot. Look at this recent photo of [Carly](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/wolf_meister/carly-1.jpg) She’s 63. 🙂 Wow ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/9 "2008-08-10T04:59:01Z")
[QUOTE=FriarTed] Two words… TORI AMOS …thread closed. I win. [/QUOTE] Came in here to say that. Second your choice-- she is incredibly beautiful and insanely talented. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/10 "2008-08-10T04:59:51Z")
I’ll second Madonna. My nomination - I’ve posted about her before: [Hiromi](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6pgM-NVfWg) [Uehara](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTZp2sujWdE). Here she is making love to [Chick Corea](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRU1o-sCnqY). Jaw-droppingly beautiful and brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/11 "2008-08-10T05:46:03Z")
James Taylor. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/12 "2008-08-10T06:17:19Z")
How about Jeff Buckley? [Amazing voice](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm8JoMhgjRw), and [quite beautiful](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2368283440_6cdd8cff5a_o.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/13 "2008-08-10T06:26:22Z")
[K](http://gaffa.org/wow/k229.jpg) [A](http://gaffa.org/wow/k253.jpg) [T](http://gaffa.org/wow/k15.jpg) [E](http://gaffa.org/wow/k251.jpg) [B](http://gaffa.org/wow/k64.jpg) [U](http://gaffa.org/wow/k24.jpg) [S](http://gaffa.org/wow/k252.jpg) [H](http://gaffa.org/wow/k4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/14 "2008-08-10T06:41:19Z")
[QUOTE=Alistair McCello] [**Yo-Yo Ma**](http://www.goldsea.com/Personalities/Mayoyo/yoyo.jpg) - Need anything be said? Gorgeous and one of the most talented musicians in the world. [**Regina Spektor**](http://www.bowsplusarrows.com/uploaded_images/regina-784373.jpg) - Listened to her first few albums and fell in love with her voice, then saw a music video and my jaw dropped. [**Nellie McKay**](http://www.timeout.com/newyork/resizeImage/htdocs/export_images/625/625.x600.mr.nelliemckay.op.jpg) - Pretty much the same as above. Well, I’ve got a man in his fifties on my list, so I think you are in the clear. [/QUOTE] I came here to mention Nellie McKay. Great songwriter who can mix the styles of pop and musical theater, and has a razor-edge wit and beautiful face to boot. Why isn’t she married to me? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/15 "2008-08-10T06:43:09Z")
[Bond](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V0mqrpY31s) ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/16 "2008-08-10T06:50:59Z")
Norah Jones Natalie Maines China Forbes Gretchen Wilson Diana Krall Sade Siouxsie Sioux ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/17 "2008-08-10T07:23:02Z")
[QUOTE=FriarTed] Two words… TORI AMOS …thread closed. I win. [/QUOTE] Oh yes. You win. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/18 "2008-08-10T07:29:34Z")
[Rufus](http://tods2tods.canalblog.com/images/Rufus_Wainwright_1.sized1.jpg)[Wainwright](http://www.clickmusic.com/upload/rufuswainwright300.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/19 "2008-08-10T08:05:35Z")
Tell me something, is Vanessa Mae a brilliant musician? Or is she just an unbelievably hot mediocre violinist? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/20 "2008-08-10T09:02:34Z")
[Evelyn Glennie](http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&q=Evelyn+Glennie&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2) the deaf Scottish classical percussionist and composer. [Here](http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/evelyn_glennie_shows_how_to_listen.html) she is talking about music. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472.md?page=2)