Music News

From the Dept. of Weird Rockstar Hobbies: Collecting military vehicles and other strange pastimes.

Everyone needs a hobby, something to divert the mind from the pressures of day-to-day living. Even rockstars need hobbies.

  • The Deal sisters in The Breeders like to knit. Same thing as Rivers Cuomo of Weezer.
  • Iggy Pop and others paint.
  • Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones collects stamps.
  • Bob Dylan is into sculpture.
  • Grandmaster Flash collects coffee mugs.
  • Neil Young likes model trains. Same thing with Rod Stewart.
  • Brian May of Queen turned his interest in astronomy into a Ph.D. in astrophysics.
  • Damon Albarn really likes ping pong.
  • Roger Daltrey of The Who loves fishing for trout.
  • David Lovering of The Pixies has become very good at magic.
  • Before he died, Lemmy of Motorhead spent a lot of time collecting authentic Nazi memorabilia.

From there, things can get…expensive.

  • Nick Mason of Pink Floyd has an insanely large collection of cars, some of which he races. Same thing with Guy Berryman of Coldplay and Brian Johnson of AC/DC.
  • The Offspring’s Dexter Holland collects airplanes. He even has a MiG fighter.
  • Gary Numan is a certified stunt pilot.
  • Jack White is into taxidermy.

But Stephen Morris of Joy Division/New Order is a different cat altogether. He collects military vehicles.

 

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

Alan Cross has 38061 posts and counting. See all posts by Alan Cross

Let us know what you think!

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.