# Name rock stars who appeared on Star Trek **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174 "2008-01-11T19:49:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/1 "2008-01-11T19:49:09Z")
I can think of three: Michelle Philips from the Mamas and the Papas appeared on TNG Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac also appeared on TNG Iggy Pop was in DS9 Any others? A friend of mine is starting up a monthly night of Star Trek viewing, and each month will have a different theme. Apparently he’s planning a “rock star guest star” night, and asked for my help. I suggested Michelle Philips (he’d forgotten her) and James Darren (“Vic Fontaine” on DS9); he took Philips but rejected Darren as “not a rock star.” Are there any other rock stars who appeared in any Trek series? Anyone who says “William Shatner” gets phasered. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/2 "2008-01-11T19:50:28Z")
If Shatner gets me phasered, how about Nimoy? ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/3 "2008-01-11T19:53:36Z")
I can’t think of any rock stars, but a few persons famous in other fields have made appearances. Basketball Hall-of-Famer James Worthy comes to mind (he played The World’s Tallest Klingon on an episode of TNG). I think astronaut Mae Jamison has been on, as well as physicist Stephen Hawking. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/4 "2008-01-11T19:59:45Z")
Does being in Barnes and Barnes make Bill Mumy a rock star? ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/5 "2008-01-11T20:10:37Z")
Apparently Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine had a cameo on Enterprise. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/6 "2008-01-11T20:24:45Z")
[Craig Huxley](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Hundley), who appeared in two TOS episodes, is a professional musician. He played keyboards on Michael Jackson’s Thriller! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/7 "2008-01-11T21:28:57Z")
Does John Tesh count? Okay, probably not as a rock star… ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/8 "2008-01-11T22:26:11Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Does John Tesh count? Okay, probably not as a rock star… [/QUOTE] John Tesh most certainly does not! ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/9 "2008-01-11T22:57:04Z")
Vanessa Williams guest starred on DS9. ---
**Author:** ![Flipstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Flipstrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipstrip)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/10 "2008-01-12T00:20:57Z")
Go-Go’s guitarist Jane Wiedlin was an alien communications officer in the movie “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.” ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/11 "2008-01-12T00:55:46Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Does John Tesh count? Okay, probably not as a rock star… [/QUOTE] (Phasers **jayjay** like an anonymous redshirt ) ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/12 "2008-01-12T01:31:53Z")
Those dudes who called everybody Herbert were pretty rockin. ---
**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:** [January 12, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/13 "2008-01-12T01:58:19Z")
The Horta ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/14 "2008-01-12T02:10:22Z")
[QUOTE=blondebear] The Horta [/QUOTE] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/15 "2008-01-12T02:22:05Z")
[QUOTE=whiterabbit] If Shatner gets me phasered, how about Nimoy? [/QUOTE] Rock star??? Well there are some rocks in the [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRrhMDu9VmM&feature=related). CMC +fnord! Yes, the complete, uncut B&W version. 'Cause if your going to make yourself suffer you really should go all out! ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/16 "2008-01-12T04:06:57Z")
Not a rock star, but Wayne Coyne of Flaming Lips appeared in an episode of Enterprise–I think in the 3rd or 4th season. He’s a friend of Connor Trinneer, who played Trip. How’s that for obscure trivia? ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/17 "2008-01-12T04:10:22Z")
I don’t understand how you can say that Wayne Coyne is not a rock star. What else is he? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/18 "2008-01-12T06:48:33Z")
David Soul, later better known for _Starsky & Hutch_ but who also was a one-hit wonder of a singer with “Don’t Give Up On Us, Baby,” was in ST:TOS “The Apple”: [http://v3.startrek.cz/startrek/dily/obrazky/38-4.jpg](http://v3.startrek.cz/startrek/dily/obrazky/38-4.jpg) :: Angrily phasers **crowmanyclouds** for inflicting “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” on us :: ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/19 "2008-01-12T07:46:29Z")
[QUOTE=vivalostwages] Not a rock star, but Wayne Coyne of Flaming Lips appeared in an episode of Enterprise–I think in the 3rd or 4th season. He’s a friend of Connor Trinneer, who played Trip. How’s that for obscure trivia? [/QUOTE] Dude, The Flaming Lips produced two of the best rock albums in the last 15 years. Wayne Coyne is not just a rock star, he’s a rock galaxy, man! :mad: :mad: :mad: _Suddenly everything has changed…_ ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174/20 "2008-01-12T13:23:36Z")
[QUOTE=blondebear] The Horta [/QUOTE] \ Well played, sir. Well played, indeed. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-rock-stars-who-appeared-on-star-trek/433174.md?page=2)