Top 10 Rockstar Geeks

Top 10 Rockstar Geeks

5. Sterling Morrison


Band: The Velvet Underground

Academic Qualification: Ph.D. in Medieval Literature

Medieval Literature… I can’t even remember contemporary literature. This guy should be enshrined with the the laureat of awesomeness.



4. Barry Melton


Band: Country Joe and the Fish

Academic Qualification: He passed the California Bar Exams WITHOUT STUDYING LAW!

Damn right I’m screaming. How on earth did he manage to become that awesome. Holy crap! Some people study law for ten freakin’ years and he passed the bar exam without even going to law school for a day? Mother of good heavens!

While he was traveling as a musician, Melton devoured books on law, and in 1982 he passed the California bar exam.

As the public defender for Yolo County, Melton headed up an office of 21 attorneys before retiring. Now he’s back to focusing on music.




3. Dexter Holland


Band: The Offspring

Academic Qualification: Holland was the class valedictorian at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove and has a Masters Degree in Molecular Biology

Mastering Biology is already awesome. Adding Molecular in the equation is double awesome.



2. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter


Band: Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers

Academic Qualification: He is a self-taught expert on weapons systems, wrote a five-page paper on missile defense, and is the current chair of the Congressional Advisory Board on Missile Defense, as well as a highly-paid consultant for U.S. Department of Defense and several defense contractors.

Missile defense expert. My jaw just dropped. It can’t stand the awesomeness



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