Jon Bon Jovi

Jon Bon wasn’t exactly living on a prayer before his band hit the big time, instead he was earning a wage making Christmas tree decorations. Now he’s a famous rockstar things seem to have come full circle for Jon as a quick Google showed there are countless Christmas baubles out there featuring the singer’s trademark smile. Actually they’re pretty freaky.

Rod StewartRod Stewart, was he really a grave digger?

Rod Stewart

That story that Rod Stewart once working as a gravedigger has become part of the gravelly voiced singer’s legend, but sadly that one’s not entirely true. In his autobiography Rod states, “there were a couple of Saturdays up at Highgate Cemetery, earning a few quid by measuring out plots and marking them off with string.” He continues to describe himself as “was no more a gravedigger than Gordon Ramsay was a gravedigger who played for Rangers.” Darn, but he did once have a newspaper round.

David Bowie

At the tender age of thirteen David Bowie took the rather unglamorous job of butcher’s delivery boy. As boring as it sounds, it was all for a good cause as the future icon used his wages to help pay for saxophone lessons with legendary sax player Ronnie Ross.

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Kurt Cobain

Kurt probably found out the true meaning of grunge when he worked as a janitor for Lemon’s Janitorial Service. Speaking of his former bandmates prior career Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic revealed, “Here was a man who would never clean his kitchen or take out the garbage, or do those kind of chores, but Kurt Cobain was not a lazy person. Basically he cleaned toilets – that’s how he paid for that demo.” That demo would eventually lead to the band securing a record deal, meaning Kurt never had to clean toilets again.

Sheryl CrowSheryl Crow, put her talents to good use pre fame

Sheryl Crow

Before finding fame, Sheryl put her musical talents to good use by working as a music teacher for autistic children in St. Louis. But after a few years of teaching and moonlighting as a singer in a covers band Sheryl packed up and moved to L.A. to pursue her dream. We’re guessing she hasn’t looked back since.