Comments on: The Quick Eight: Eight Author-Musicians

By: Krie

Krie — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:53:20 +0000

Oops, I meant musician-author, not actor!

By: Krie

Krie — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:52:43 +0000

Greg Kihn (of the Greg Kihn Band, famous for their song “Jeopardy”) has written books, too, so if you’re going the musician-actor direction, there’s one for the list.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:38:03 +0000

Mitch Albom wasn’t the only person out of his element on “Christmas In Connecticut.” It was the directorial debut of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

By: Jason M

Jason M — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:13:25 +0000

Don’t leave out Henry Rollins, who’s written quite a few books.

By: andrew405

andrew405 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:30:14 +0000

Stephen King is great!!! I don’t like rock music but he is really cool! :)

By: ac

ac — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:55:20 +0000

Can’t BELIEVE you didn’t include Kinky Friedman, noted for his series of novels featuring a fictionalized version of himself as a New York City private detective, his 4th place finish in the 2006 Texas gubernatorial race (slogans included “Kinky for Governor. Why the hell not?” and “Kinky for Governor. How hard can it be?”), and most delightfully, his stellar performances as lead singer of Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys, which is, yes, a country/western band. Both the books and the albums are well worth checking out. And I don’t even like country music *or* detective novels.

By: Jill...NOT Jillian

Jill...NOT Jillian — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:14:38 +0000

I believe John Lennon was as well. A Spaniard in the works is still one of my favorites.

By: Kylie

Kylie — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:30:07 +0000

Art Garfunkel wrote a lot of poetry, and even quoted it when he did a concert with the Indianapolis Symphony.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:58:05 +0000

Gary Larson (cartoonist – “The Far Side”) is also a jazz guitarist.

By: Rev. Foley

Rev. Foley — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:35:13 +0000

Moorcock! He played with Hawkwind and has written plenty of scifi.