Thanks for the corrections–and on a personal note, I’m surprised you find time to post here in between creating albums, Mr. Cool J!
Daniel
Let’s not forget how Archduke Franz Ferdinand somehow led us into WW1 by being assassinated by some crazed nut, but staged an amazing comeback years later with a music career.
I always found it astonishing that Lance Armstrong managed to hold down a seat in the Tasmanian Parliament at the same time as beating cancer and winning bike races.
Lots of dead people came back with music careers, even after they died, including
H. P. Lovecraft (which is appropriate, after all 
) and Jethro Tull.
Taj Mahal is especially noteworthy: the most beautiful building to ever sing the blues.
Winston Churchill topped off his career as America’s biggest best-selling author by moving to the UK and becoming Prime Minister.
BTW, I misspelled “Graham Greene” in my previous post.
I’m impressed by how author John Gardner has built two different careers on opposite sides of the Atlantic. In America, he’s regarded as a literary author and in Britain, he’s regarded as a writer of spy thrillers.
Even more impressive is the way Paul Simon was able to move on from his musical career after breaking up with Art Garfunkel and become a United States senator.
When George Martin wasn’t busy producing the Beatles’s records, he was a damn good writer.
Then there’s Alan Campbell–after marrying, divorcing, and remarrying writer Dorothy Parker, he went on to play Joe Gillis for the entire Broadway run of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard.” Only appropriate, since Joe & Norma’s relationship share much with Alan & Dorothy’s (younger man, older woman, he takes care of her and helps her write).
And lets not forget Matt Dillon, who after a long career as marshall of Dodge City, was able to become a successful teenage actor.
And credit Jennifer Lopez for keeping her day job on the Weather Channel while building up a career as an actress and singer.
I’ve always found it hard to believe that George Lucas, after his involvement in such wildly entertaining flicks as *Star Wars * and Raiders of the Lost Ark, lost all sense of wonder and creative spark with later films like *The Phantom Menace * and Attack of the Clones.
Oh, wait, that only *seems * like it was two different people . . .
I’ve often thought that Anne Hathaway’s recent Hollywood roles were down to nepotism, her being Shakespeare’s widow and all.
IIRC Martin Luther King was taped by the FBI participating in several sex parties/orgies as an active and enthusiastic partciipant in addition to numerous individual affairs and one night stands (while married), which is somewhat at odds with his near saintlike status. Given all the good he did he should probably be given a pass on this.
Well, I’m glad he did so much for civil rights, since his schism with the catholic church let to centuries of religious wars. I guess it had an effect on him and made him realize that we should all sit down together at the table of brotherhood and all.
And how does Leonardo get away with playing such young roles like Roseo and the “King of the World” guy, after having been around since the 1500’s.