# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/101 "2008-08-13T13:02:58Z")
I think the people in this thread who are so enamored with Kate Bush might be a little blinded by her talent. I like her music, but she just does _not_ have a pretty face. The fact that she’s so talented does make her more attractive in my eyes, but if she didn’t have that, I know I wouldn’t look twice if I saw her walking down the street. (Also, she has a knack for choosing the absolute worst hairstyles imaginable.) ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/102 "2008-08-13T13:47:56Z")
[QUOTE=Rubystreak] 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). [/QUOTE] His father [Tim](http://www.timbuckley.com/) was also brilliant. And beautiful. And left us far too soon. I loved his folky albums, but saw him with a band–after **Greetings from LA** came out. Hotness personified. ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/103 "2008-08-13T17:17:36Z")
[Vanessa-Mae](http://www.vanessa-mae.com/) She’s hot. She’s a virtuoso. And she’s hot. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/104 "2008-08-13T21:45:20Z")
[QUOTE=MrDibble] Oh, I think Loeb is hot as all get out, but I wasn’t going to rate her as a “brilliant” musician. Don’t know her work that well beyond _Stay_ and the one with the “Hello Kitty” vid [/QUOTE] Well then shame on you. Her concerts are awesome (and not just for the hotness although she does give out hugs if you stick around afterward!) and _The Way It Really Is_ (which does NOT have Stay or Hello Kitty on it) is one of my favorite albums. ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/105 "2008-08-13T21:53:39Z")
[QUOTE=Rubystreak] 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). [/QUOTE] Thank you. Thread closed. Listening to him now, as a matter of fact. ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/106 "2008-08-13T22:03:32Z")
[QUOTE=neutron star] I think the people in this thread who are so enamored with Kate Bush might be a little blinded by her talent. I like her music, but she just does _not_ have a pretty face. The fact that she’s so talented does make her more attractive in my eyes, but if she didn’t have that, I know I wouldn’t look twice if I saw her walking down the street. (Also, she has a knack for choosing the absolute worst hairstyles imaginable.) [/QUOTE] [I](http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/12/07/Kate_Bush_The_Dreaming_Cover_wideweb__470x422,0.jpg) [could](http://gaffa.org/sensual/p_tsw2.jpg) [not](http://keefer.typepad.com/keefer/images/2007/07/09/the_kick_inside_kate_bush.jpg) [disagree](http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g4/bluemoon_bucket/7163084f.jpg) [more.](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/dragonphoenix/blog/pop%20rock%20songs/p_ad2.jpg) ---
**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 13, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/107 "2008-08-13T22:16:48Z")
[QUOTE=Tengu] Tomoko Kawase \ and black hair doesn’t suit her [/QUOTE] I’m pretty sure that’s the first time I’ve heard that said about a Japanese person 😉 Anyway, I thought I’d add Taylor Swift. The girl’s smokin’ hot, and she definitely knows how to write a song. I heard on the radio that she was 14 when she wrote [Our Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6s5cxBN8mA), and [Picture to Burn](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A6Dvdb6KUU) is a brilliant “crazy ex-girlfriend” song. What my sister likes about her is that, unlike previous unusually-young country singers like Tanya Tucker (debut album at 14 or 15) and Leann Rimes (12-13) she writes and sings “age appropriate” songs. She’s a teenage girl (18 now, I think) and she writes about things that are important to teenage girls. And did I mention she’s hot? ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/108 "2008-08-13T22:18:22Z")
Beck. ---
**Author:** ![akira5822](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@akira5822](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akira5822)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/109 "2008-08-13T22:42:01Z")
\*\*Allison Moyet \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Severiane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@Severiane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Severiane)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/110 "2008-08-14T09:56:05Z")
Already mentioned : [Nick](http://www.acriley.com/web-content/archives/archive_arts_life_2006-m04.php) [Cave](http://www.stompystompy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/nickcave.jpg) And a new one (realllly hooot) : Nuno Bettencourt ( [yesterday](http://fahrenheitn.f.a.pic.centerblog.net/zn2wuiwc.jpg) and [today](http://www.australianmusician.com.au/mag/spring2005/nuno-bettencourt.jpg) ) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/111 "2008-08-14T12:45:00Z")
I’d like to add [Roger Waters.](http://www.rogerwaters.org/pix.html) He was a very odd-looking duck back in Floyd’s heyday, but he’s vastly improved with age. ---
**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/112 "2008-08-14T13:54:21Z")
[QUOTE=akira5822] \*\*Allison Moyet \*\* [/QUOTE] Seek help. 😉 Stevie Nicks. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/113 "2008-08-14T14:35:19Z")
Nobody thinks [Harry](http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/cm/goodhousekeeping/images/harry-connick-buzz-0707-de.jpg)[Connick](http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/2007/12/16-22/harry-1.jpg) [Jr.](http://images.askmen.com/galleries/men/harry-connick-jr-/pictures/harry-connick-jr--picture-3.jpg) is hot? He’s definitely talented! [Andrew Bird](http://members.aol.com/SeeBelieve1111/AndrewBird1111.jpg) used to be more hot, until he got a little older and developed more of a [crazy guy](http://www.timeout.com/chicago/resizeImage/htdocs/export_images/144/144.x600.feat.oldtown.AndrewBird.jpg) look. ---
**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 14, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/114 "2008-08-14T19:13:36Z")
[QUOTE=tagos] Seek help. 😉 [/QUOTE] How insulting, to both Allison and akira5822. If this thread has shown anything, it’s different strokes for different folks (Kate Bush not beautiful, are you freaking kidding me?, Todd Rundgren hot, that’s crazy talk!) and I don’t know that your snark, even with a winkeye, maybe especially with a winkeye, wasn’t one of the biggest insults I’ve ever seen in Cafe Society. She’s not your type, fine, but she’s obviously akira’s type, and good for him. We need more people who see the beauty in unconventional women like Allison Moyet. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/115 "2008-08-14T19:33:34Z")
Wow. Three pages and no one has mentioned [Annie](http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Annie-Lennox-Photograph-C11800776.jpeg) [Lennox](http://www.kysfm.com/javier/Noticias/Articulos%20especiales/dia%20de%20la%20mujer/Annie%20Lennox.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/116 "2008-08-14T19:40:09Z")
Not sure what she looks like now, but back in the heyday of the Talking Heads, I had quite the crush on Tina Weymouth. And I think she’s an amazing bass player. ---
**Author:** ![akira5822](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@akira5822](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akira5822)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/117 "2008-08-14T19:50:42Z")
[QUOTE=Equipoise] How insulting, to both Allison and akira5822. If this thread has shown anything, it’s different strokes for different folks (Kate Bush not beautiful, are you freaking kidding me?, Todd Rundgren hot, that’s crazy talk!) and I don’t know that your snark, even with a winkeye, maybe especially with a winkeye, wasn’t one of the biggest insults I’ve ever seen in Cafe Society. She’s not your type, fine, but she’s obviously akira’s type, and good for him. We need more people who see the beauty in unconventional women like Allison Moyet. [/QUOTE] This reply is much better than anything i could have framed, Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/118 "2008-08-14T19:57:26Z")
[QUOTE=F. U. Shakespeare] [Maybelle Carter](http://www.cmt.com/sitewide/assets/img/artists/carter_maybelle/maybellecarter01-426x135.jpg) [/QUOTE] :eek: My wife has a life-sized oil painting of this headshot in the office. Got it from the Cash estate. I now realize that it is much better than I had thought and slightly less creepy. I’ll nominate Audrey Solomon. Look her up. ---
**Author:** ![Euryphaessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Euryphaessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euryphaessa)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/119 "2008-08-14T20:17:49Z")
Eddie Vedder has already been mentioned, but I feel the need to share [this](http://kaninka.net/pallih/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/veddereddie-live-lrg.jpg) with everyone. Also, [Taylor Hanson](http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Couture_Queen/taylor16.jpg). Nyah. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472/120 "2008-08-14T20:33:50Z")
[QUOTE=Queen of Town] Eddie Vedder has already been mentioned, but I feel the need to share [this](http://kaninka.net/pallih/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/veddereddie-live-lrg.jpg) with everyone. [/QUOTE] Oh my… _fans self_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-people-who-are-also-brilliant-musicians/459472.md?page=7)