When we think about the pastimes of rock stars, we don’t often imagine them doing the same things we do to unwind. Actually, it’s hard to imagine them unwinding at all…We can only picture rockers in larger-than-life scenarios, but that isn’t always the reality. Check out three surprisingly tame pastimes of famous rock stars, below.
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Chess
The Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Flea is a fan of chess. The game–which has long been reserved for the hoity-toity, intellectual crop–isn’t the sort of thing you’d imagine a rock star would be in to. Especially one as odd-ball as Flea is. Nevertheless, the bassist has been known to play a match or two backstage.
On one famous occasion, Flea played a chess master, Magnus Carlsen. Though Carlsen eventually took home the win, Flea reportedly held his own for a bit. We’d say that bodes pretty well for his skillset at this impressive game.
Can’t stop, addicted to the shindig
Chop Top, he says I’m gonna win big
Choose not a life of imitation
Distant cousin to the reservation
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Baseball Memorabilia
Rush’s Geddy Lee is apparently a huge fan of baseball. Though art and sports don’t go hand-in-hand all the time, Lee has managed to tow the line between his two loves. As a manifestation of that love, he has taken to collecting memorabilia from the game.
Among his prized collection are baseballs signed by the likes of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, and Cy Young. Needless to say, many baseball fans would be green with envy if they saw the breadths of his bounty.
It seems to me
I could live my life
A lot better than I think I am
I guess that’s why they call me
They call me the workin’ man
Golf
Alice Cooper’s obsession with golf started with a means to an end. Cooper needed help curbing his alcohol addiction, so he turned to the peaceful sanctuary of the course.
It’s a sight to imagine Cooper, makeup and all, putting on the green. He is likely the last person we’d expect to enjoy the quiet game of golf, but–as evidenced by this list–people have a way of surprising one another.
For gamblin’ and drinkin’ alcohol constantly
For makin’ us doubt our parents authority
For choosin’ to be a living obscenity
You can go to hell
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