A more important reason is that the bands will intuitively trust someone they think is a peer, and who speaks fondly of the same formative rock and roll experiences.
For 10 years, I'd been working as a freelance writer and editor, making money but not a living. It was a good arrangement family-wise, allowing me to stay home with our daughter, but not so great financially or, sometimes, ego-wise.
| Elisabetta Canalis, Actress (1978) |
| Jan Egeland, Public Servant (1957) |
| Anselm Feuerbach, Artist (1829) |
| Ben Folds, Musician (1966) |
| Sigmar Gabriel, Politician (1959) |
| George Jones, Musician (1931) |
| Florence Kelley, Activist (1859) |
| Frederick Kelly, Athlete (1891) |
| Richard Lamm, Politician (1935) |
| Stanislaw Lem, Writer (1921) |
| Johnny Cash, Musician (2003) |
| Ernst Haas, Photographer (1986) |
| Serge Lang, Mathematician (2005) |
| Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Photographer (1986) |

