Dan South Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 Ansel Adams worked toward a career as a concert pianist before dedicating himself full time to photography. Thomas Jefferson loved his voilin so much that he carried it everywhere. Fred Astaire was an accomplished drummer, and Jack Benny was a violinist of considerable skill. What other celebrities who aren't famous for music, are skilled, or at least passionate, musicians. The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Knutson Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 Hahaha! Does Shaquille O'Neal count? D'oh! https://bunny.bandcamp.com/ https://theystolemycrayon.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 On a cable show once, I saw a naked Hyapatia Lee playing a Martin Backpacker (no lie). Does that count? :D aka riffing Double Post music: Strip Down http://rimspeed.com http://loadedtheband.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Knutson Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 Going with the NBA connection again, apparently Wayman Tisdale is a good bass player (according to RM). https://bunny.bandcamp.com/ https://theystolemycrayon.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultravibe Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 [quote] On a cable show once, I saw a naked Hyapatia Lee playing a Martin Backpacker (no lie). Does that count? [/quote]And here I thought she was proficient on the upright organ! Ba-doom *ching* Thank you. Thank you. I'll be here all week. Remember to tip your server. Andrew Mazzocchi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultravibe Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 By the way, for anyone who didn't catch that, Hyapatia Lee is a porn star. Jokes are always funnier after you explain them. Andrew Mazzocchi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted October 30, 2002 Share Posted October 30, 2002 Off the top of my head; Dudley Moore, Woody Allen, John McEnroe, Damon Hill & Tony Blair. "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDM Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 I used to do sound design for a theater here in Seattle that was owned by Dustin Hoffmans daughter and I found out that he was a concert pianist when he first moved to NY. Because of the familial connection I was able to meet and chat with Mr. Hoffman. He is a strident classical music fan and wanted me to make tapes of the Glinka and Tchaikovsky recordings that I was using for our presentation of "The Seagull". I asked him about the piano and he said that he still plays and that it was his first love for many years until he needed work and got into acting I always thought that was strange. Most people get a job waiting tables or something to support one or the other of these career ambitions but not DH Nope, he was supporting his playing, (at the time), by becoming and actor! Strange. As for his playing I cannot say, I have never actually heard him perform... bet it would be interesting. - DJDM DJDM.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathtoallwhoopposeme Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Saw the A&E Biography of Antonio Banderas..he's an EXTREMELY accomplished Flemenco Guitar player and writer..Very skilled and writes well too..Showed him playing a lot and composing in his studio......Very cool to see. Sean Michael Mormelo www.seanmmormelo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Knutson Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Six degrees of Rock'n'roll separation: Kevin Bacon plays in a rock band with his brother, I think. https://bunny.bandcamp.com/ https://theystolemycrayon.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtrance Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 So does this mean that I, too, could at some point decide to ditch it all and start a career in landscape photography??? Tell me it's true!! rt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urk10 Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Anthony Hopkins plays piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan South Posted October 31, 2002 Author Share Posted October 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Rog The Impaler: [b]Off the top of my head; Dudley Moore, Woody Allen, John McEnroe, Damon Hill & Tony Blair.[/b][/quote]Dudley played piano and Woody the pervert plays clarinet, but what do the rest of them play? The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Dan South: [b] [quote]Originally posted by Rog The Impaler: [b]Off the top of my head; Dudley Moore, Woody Allen, John McEnroe, Damon Hill & Tony Blair.[/b][/quote]Dudley plays piano and Woody the pervert play clarinet, but what do the rest of them play?[/b][/quote]Woody is no pervert ... don't get me started on that one dan :) They all play guitar. I think Mel Brooks is a drummer and Francis Ford Coppola and John Carpenter have composed music but I don't know what they play. "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Count dracuBunny: [b]Six degrees of Rock'n'roll separation: Kevin Bacon plays in a rock band with his brother, I think.[/b][/quote]Yup, The Bacon Brothers. I saw them at MIDEM Cannes a couple of years ago. Daniel Miller, the father of mute records, sometimes makes great music under the name "The Normal". Biggest hit to date: Warm Leatherette. David Lynch, has got quite a studio in his house, centered around a Euphonics console. Has composed some music for his own films. John Carpenter, movie director/script writer/soundtrack composer-musician. Mariah Carey, when she is not making real crappy movies she actually have a singing career, believe it or not... Madonna was nominated for the Orville Gibson Award for her guitar playing... Steve Martin plays a mean ukulele. Bruce Willis made some albums. Swedish actor Peter Stormare (Fargo, 8mm, Minority Report) has a rock band. /Mats http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not Cereal Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 rock band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDM Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by realtrance: [b]So does this mean that I, too, could at some point decide to ditch it all and start a career in landscape photography??? Tell me it's true!! rt[/b][/quote] Sure. Just don't make the mistake every photographer since the sixties has made: You cannot really truly call yourself a photographer if you cannot print your own work. If you cannot pick the paper and the film that you will use and be able to develop them. Well that may be a little much but having a lab do the bulk of the work for you seems like a big rip off to me. Whats the point? Any idiot with $2-5k worth of medium format gear can crank out great looking prints w/o touching a darkroom. This to me is the biggest crime in the world. You may as well be shooting an instamatic camera. The real craft that AA brought to the process was his use of carefully selected papers and film that he hand developed. Most people don't do that anymore. To me this is the equivalent of using an Arpeggiator to create all of your music. Nothing else. Labs are to photography what Arpeggiators are to music. It is not entirely a cheat and you can get some interesting results and if people don't know any better they think that it is "brilliant"... but c'mon. Sorry I used to work at the largest photo lab in Washington and I had to deal with the idiot landscape/world/travel photographers that you have all heard of and seen their work and it like experiencing the absolute antithesis of art. With the exception of Phil Borges, (who is amazing by the way), the majority of them are total wankers. Seriously. OK Sorry RealTrance - DJDM DJDM.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Knutson Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Whoa, Drunken Master! I suppose you think that [i]color[/i] photography is NOT art, either. I don't know about that. ~~~ Anyway, John Goodman claims to be a "blues singer." He took Belushi's place in the Blues Brothers. https://bunny.bandcamp.com/ https://theystolemycrayon.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan South Posted October 31, 2002 Author Share Posted October 31, 2002 I don't know about Steve Martin's ukulele skills, but he's an AMAZING banjo player. The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDM Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Count dracuBunny: [b]Whoa, Drunken Master! I suppose you think that [i]color[/i] photography is NOT art, either. I don't know about that. [/b][/quote]I don't know either because it is. You can develop and print that yourself too. ;) DJDM.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Knutson Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Demonic DJDM: [b]I don't know either because it is. You can develop and print that yourself too. [/b][/quote]Yes, but it is a much more involved and expensive process, isn't it? ~~~ Let's see... The chick who plays Tony's daughter on the Sopranos is an aspiring singer. https://bunny.bandcamp.com/ https://theystolemycrayon.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan South Posted October 31, 2002 Author Share Posted October 31, 2002 I have my photographs printed in a lab, but they're printed exactly as shot. The only "post" processing I'll ever approve is a crop, and I REALLY REALLY REALLY strive to avoid even that. It makes me work harder in the field, but I believe that a good photograph starts with a good exposure, just as a good recording starts with good tracks. No amount of "processing" is going to turn a mediocre exposure into a beautiful photograph, just as no amount of processing is going to make my voice sound like Paul McCartney's. FWIW, I DO select the printing process and materials based upon the look that I want. But the processes that I typically use employ specialized equipment that I can neither afford nor operate. I use Photoshop for resizing scans only. Now we rejoin our discussion of famous musicians already in progress... The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed A. Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by realtrance: [b]So does this mean that I, too, could at some point decide to ditch it all and start a career in landscape photography??? Tell me it's true!! rt[/b][/quote]It's funny, but that's what I've been doing recently. I've been a musician for over 25 years and I'm becoming more interested in landscape digital photography and less and less interested in the music biz. I'm getting to like the static nature of photography as opposed to the dynamic elements of music and composing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippie Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 I heard Russell Crow's band on TV. They actually sounded pretty good. Also, one of my favorite actors, Billy-Bob Thornton. He's doing that 'Oh! Brother...' style music. Matt In two days, it won't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed A. Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Demonic DJDM: [b] [quote]Originally posted by realtrance: [b]So does this mean that I, too, could at some point decide to ditch it all and start a career in landscape photography??? Tell me it's true!! rt[/b][/quote] Sure. Just don't make the mistake every photographer since the sixties has made: You cannot really truly call yourself a photographer if you cannot print your own work. [/b][/quote]Yeah, and you're really truly not a musician unless you press your own CDs. ;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDM Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Count dracuBunny: [b] [quote]Originally posted by Demonic DJDM: [b]I don't know either because it is. You can develop and print that yourself too. [/b][/quote]Yes, but it is a much more involved and expensive process, isn't it? [/b][/quote]Yes it is. What's your point? All I'm saying is that the vast majority of "photographers" emulate photographers who worked with and under far less technologically advanced conditions and got the same or better results. I just would not have the balls to call myself a pro unless I was doing the whole, (or as much of the job as possible), thing myself. What is the point? Arpeggiator - "ON" Pitch Correction - "ON" Casio Chords - "ON" Song is done. Shoot prints - take to lab - ask for full rebate edge - lab spends hours fussing over your print (which is the majority of the work aside from driving to some mountain range) - get back print, "Brilliant" Print done. ~~~ Jason Schwartzman and Keanu Reeves both play in fairly successful bands. - DJDM DJDM.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDM Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by php: [b][QUOTE]Yeah, and you're really truly not a musician unless you press your own CDs. ;) :D [/b][/quote]Uhhh... what does the mass reproduction of your "work" have to do with creating the original? Important? Yes! Your job? Perhaps you should look over the sholder of the publisher and keep track of the results... Pressing your own CD's would be like printing your own book. Possible but unlikely to yield results that are better than a professional plant. And in the end this still does not dictate how the song was put together. ~~~ Let's not forget the singing careers of WM Shattner and Leonard Nemoy... ;) - DJDM DJDM.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWBass Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Clint Eastwood-Piano Keanu Reeves-Bass Malcolm Jamal Warner-Bass Kevin Bacon-Guitar Waymon Tisdale-Bass Bernie Williams (Yankees) -Guitar www.myspace.com/thefunkfather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Knutson Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Demonic DJDM: [b] [quote]Originally posted by Count dracuBunny: [b] [quote]Originally posted by Demonic DJDM: [b]I don't know either because it is. You can develop and print that yourself too. [/b][/quote]Yes, but it is a much more involved and expensive process, isn't it? [/b][/quote]Yes it is. What's your point? All I'm saying is that the vast majority of "photographers" emulate photographers who worked with and under far less technologically advanced conditions and got the same or better results. I just would not have the balls to call myself a pro unless I was doing the whole, (or as much of the job as possible), thing myself. What is the point? Arpeggiator - "ON" Pitch Correction - "ON" Casio Chords - "ON" Song is done. Shoot prints - take to lab - ask for full rebate edge - lab spends hours fussing over your print (which is the majority of the work aside from driving to some mountain range) - get back print, "Brilliant" Print done. [/b][/quote]I guess my point was that you can't really expect EVERY professional photographer to be processing all of her prints herself. It's just too involved and costly. And, if you make the exception for [i]color[/i] prints, you'd have to make the exception for B/W prints, too. I refer back to Dan's comment about printing being like mixing, and the act of the initial exposure is like the tracking. I think it's OK to track an entire album, and then give it to an experienced professional to mix it. That's not how [i]I[/i] would do it, but I think it is an acceptable practice for a professional musician. Do you get my point? ~~~ Um, let's see... Well, Ex-Prez Willie kinda plays the sax. Hmmm... :freak: https://bunny.bandcamp.com/ https://theystolemycrayon.bandcamp.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDM Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Count dracuBunny: [b] I guess my point was that you can't really expect EVERY professional photographer to be processing all of her prints herself. It's just too involved and costly. And, if you make the exception for [i]color[/i] prints, you'd have to make the exception for B/W prints, too. I refer back to Dan's comment about printing being like mixing, and the act of the initial exposure is like the tracking. I think it's OK to track an entire album, and then give it to an experienced professional to mix it. That's not how [i]I[/i] would do it, but I think it is an acceptable practice for a professional musician. Do you get my point? ~~~ Um, let's see... Well, Ex-Prez Willie kinda plays the sax. Hmmm... :freak: [/b][/quote]I did not say that color photographers were exempt. Not at all. Since I quit working in a lab I have not shot any color photography. Period. Too expensive to print. And while I do see your point there db I just think it is a crying shame that's all. I have printed. A lot. Color Black and White. Murals to little tine prints to fit in layout and it is not that cut and dried. I have also mixed and worked in sound since 1982 and I can tell you that they are not the same thing. Period. I'm saying that if you are letting someone print your work for you, you are not only missing out on the most powerful part of the process, you are missing out on the real craft of photography. If you are siding against this concept then either have never done it or you are in it for the $$ only. ~~~~~~~ I love Milla Jovovich's "The Divine Comedy" but I am not really sure if it is because she is the loveliest thing on earth or just because she has a disarming voice. - DJDM DJDM.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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