Marking the day that Charlie Watts left his day job as a graphic designer, here are 10 musicians and their jobs before music became their full time gig.
-Death Cab for Cutie bassist Nick Harmer was a sanitation worker.
-Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne was a cook at Long John Silver's.
-Jack White was a furniture upholsterer. He owned his own shop called Third Man Upholstery.
-Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig was an elementary school teacher.
-Johnny Cash was a code breaker in the Army.
-Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder was a night security guard.
-Patti Smith worked at a toy factory.
-Moby was a golf caddy.
-Sting was a teacher, bus conductor, worked for the revenue service, and worked construction.
-Pixies and Breeders Kim Deal was a biochemical lab tech.