Before they were famous rock starts, some of the greatest artists were gigging for beer money, trying to make enough money to record a demo. So, before they were playing sell-out stadiums, what were some of the biggest names in rock n’ roll doing to pay the bills?
Loudwire did a little digging and found some old jobs applications, resumes and before-they-were-famous pics and now we know what gigs these rock stars had prior to stardom:
1. Ozzy Osbourne: He had a brief stint at a cattle slaughterhouse.
2. Chris Cornell: He was a fish handler for a seafood company where he had to wipe up slime and throw away fish guts.
3. Lemmy Kilmister: He was a roadie for Jimi Hendrix.
4. Kurt Cobain: Janitor
5. Axl Rose: Manager at Tower Records.
6. Freddie Mercury: He was as a baggage handler at the Heathrow airport in London.
7. Debbie Harry: Bunny at the New York City Playboy Club.
8. Eddie Vedder: Hotel security guard in La Jolla, CA.
9. Rob Zombie: Production assistant on the set of “Pee-wee’s Playhouse”
10. Mick Jagger: He was running errands as a hospital porter in a psychiatric facility.