- Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. Much of Dylan's most recognized work dates from the 1960s, when he became an informal documentarian and a reluctant figurehead of American unrest. A number of his songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", … - John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 - 8 December 1980), was an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English songwriter, singer, musician, graphic artist, author and political activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of The Beatles. Lennon and Paul McCartney formed a critically acclaimed and commercially successful partnership writing songs for The Beatles and other artists. Lennon, with his cynical edge and knack for introspection, and McCartney, … - Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook on January 25 1980) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, philanthropist, and author who has won numerous awards, including nine Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard Music Awards, and three American Music Awards. - Valerie Hess
I am an author, musician, teacher, retreat speaker, mother and pastor's wife. My husband of thirty two years is an Associate Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Boulder, CO. My daughters are ages 26 and 22. I have been very involved with Renovare, the small group movement that grew out of Richard Foster's book, "Celebration of Discipline." I brought the program to First Pres. - Luke Mathis
I live on the outskirts of a small town in North East Arkansas known as Datto. I live at home still with my parents and sister. I have a wonderful girlfriend named Brandie Nichole Wilson and we plan on getting married within the next year or two. I own quite a few firearms, most of which are military. - Brandon Bennett
I describe myself as a sensetive, creative, Intelligent human being. I constantly allow my humor and curiosity to over-ride myself, therefore I act upon making an ass out of who I truely am. My SN is : TheManInRoom236 :. - Peter
Life is a miracle, Music is medicine, and Love is the way. What else to say? Musician/author/student/volunteer/DJ...(click on highlighted links for info)...Bands: drummer/vocalist in. - Bill
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I am a longtime fan of fantasy and science fiction adventures, and I live in Kentucky where I draw inspiration for my writing in both books and music. - Gordon Stelter
I'm "Happy-go-Lucky", very clean, vegetarian, very much believe in God ( as a being ) and try to hear God ( in my heart ) and obey Him/Her ! I've experienced many genuine miracles, because of this, and am ( at the request of numerous people ) writing a book about them. I also enjoy harmonious music, and play and sing, professionally. ( About a 500 song repertoire: mostly of Ragtime, Popular Songs and Early Jazz, from 1890-1950. - Melissa Penney
I'm a surfer, writer, musician, songwriter, all professionally (except surfing) equestrienne and lunatic. I am gentle, move slowly and with grace from 10m years of ballet. The youngest lead ballerina in the L.A. Ballet. I have many flaws. I am impatient, can't bear loud people, don't understand hatred, but having been raised by wolves (my 5 older, enormous brothers)I can throw down with the best. - Randy
I've only played music for my living, and I caught a break. I have a book coming out soon. I have many others in the works. - Deborah
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- Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born November 26, 1939) is a 11 time Grammy Award-winning (sharing three), American Singer, Dancer, Record Producer, Executive Producer, Film Producer, Actress, Writer, Performer, Songwriter, Author and occasional Painter whose career has spanned from 1956 to present. Turner's success, dominance and popularity in Rock and Roll garnered her the title, … - Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward Cave (born September 22, 1957) is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is best known for his work in the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and his fascination with American music and its roots. He currently lives in Brighton & Hove in England. - William Shatner
William Alan Shatner (born on March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor who gained fame for playing James Tiberius Kirk of the "USS Enterprise" in the television show "Star Trek" from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. Shatner has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing James T. Kirk and being a part of "Star Trek". He also played the title role as veteran police sergeant "T.J. Hooker", from 1982 to 1986. - Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor 's latest book, "Homegrown Democrat," was released on July 15, 2004. Here he offers the first four chapters for your perusal, courtesy of Viking Books. Dedicating the book to "all of the good Democratic-Farmer-Laborites of Minnesota," he offers "a few plain thoughts from the heart of America." - Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed "Slowhand", is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Often viewed as one of the greatest guitarists of all time among critics and fans alike, … - Ice T
Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by stage name Ice-T, is an American rapper, rock musician, author, and actor. He was instrumental in creating gangsta rap and rapcore. Much of his music is politically oriented, like that of Public Enemy, although this has declined with time. Since 2000, he has played the role of Det. Fin Tutuola on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". As of 2007, Marrow resides in North Bergen, New Jersey. - Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress and philanthropist. - Amy Grant
Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian music and pop music, as well as an author and occasional actress. Grant made her debut in 1977 as a teenager, and scored her first number-one Christian radio hit two years later. In 1982, she released her breakthrough album, "Age to Age", which became the first Contemporary Christian music album to be certified platinum. - George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, author and sitarist best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. Following the band's demise, Harrison had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling Wilburys super group where he was known as both Nelson Wilbury and Spike Wilbury. - Shel Silverstein
Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 - May 10, 1999) was an American poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. He sometimes styled himself as Uncle Shelby especially for his early childrens books. To this day he remains one of the most beloved authors of children's books, similar to Dr. Seuss. Silverstein confirmed he never studied the poetry of others, … - David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth (sometimes referred to as "Diamond Dave") (born 10 October 1954, in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality, best known for his work with the band Van Halen. After leaving, Roth started his own career as a solo artist. Though succeess quickly dwindled, his early albums were very well received. - Crispin Glover
Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is an American primarily known as a film actor, but is also a painter, filmmaker, author, musician, and collector and archivist of esoterica. Glover is known for portraying eccentric people on screen, such as George McFly in "Back to the Future" and Willard Stiles in "Willard". In the early 2000s, Glover started his own production company, Volcanic Eruptions. - Krist Novoselic
Krist Anthony Novoselic is an American rock musician best known as the bassist for Nirvana. Apart from his musical endeavors, Novoselic has been active politically, including the creation of the political action committee JAMPAC. The original Croatian spelling of his surname is 'Novoselić' (English: Novoselich). - Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977), was an American singer, musician and actor. He is often known simply as Elvis; also "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The King". Presley began his career as one of the first performers of rockabilly, an uptempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat. His novel versions of existing songs, mixing 'black' and 'white' sounds, … - Alan Arkin
Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. He is best-known for starring in such films as "Catch-22", "The In-Laws", "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming", and "Little Miss Sunshine", for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2007. He is the father of actor Adam Arkin. - Brian Todd
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- Gus van Sant
Gus Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American Academy Award nominated film director, photographer, musician, and author. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. Openly gay, he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models. - Neil Peart
Neil Ellwood Peart OC, (born September 12, 1952 in Hagersville, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and author. He is best known as the drummer and lyricist for the rock band Rush. Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada (now part of St. Catharines) working the occasional odd job. However, his true ambition was to become a professional musician. At the age of thirteen, Peart received a pair of drumsticks, a rubber practice pad, … - Cornel West
And he's been impressing people for quite a while. After graduating from Harvard magna cum laude in only three years in 1973, the Sacramento native launched himself headfirst into academia, earning his PhD in philosophy from Princeton University in 1980, then teaching at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. In 1987, he returned to Princeton as a professor of religion and head of the department of African-American studies. - Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958), better known as Madonna, is an American dance-pop singer-songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. She is noted for her ambitious music videos and stage performances as well as using political, sexual, and religious themes in her work. In 2000, The Guinness World Records listed Madonna as the most successful female recording artist of all time, … - Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt (born January 27, 1969 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) is an actor, writer, voiceover artist, and professional comedian. - Lance Bass
James Lance Bass (born May 4 1979), known as Lance Bass, is an American singer, actor, producer and author who is best known as the bass singer for the American pop group 'N Sync. He is also known for his 2002 attempt at space travel, which received a large amount of media attention. Bass, was scheduled to be a part of the Russian Soyuz TMA-1 mission, but failed to come up with the funds necessary to board. - Chuck Klosterman
My take on Klosterman is this: if you absolutely must get a pop culture fix by reading about inane movie stars or overrated bands, you might as well read someone who is smart and funny about them, and that person is Klosterman. Although not a metal fan, I loved Fargo Rock City , and found his essays in Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs exceedingly funny.
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