Group members/solo artists that have actually never done anything musically

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Milli Vanilli
Well, you all know the story anyway

Andrew Ridgeley
Well, OK, I guess he provided the occasional guitar solo then

Paul Rutherford
He didn't sing nor play any instrument nor write songs. Yet, he was an important part of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's image

Jason Orange
Joined Take That because he was a good dancer. And, basically, that's what his contribution to Take That consisted of.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 13 January 2006 13:59 (twenty years ago)

bobby gillespie.
david bowie.

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:01 (twenty years ago)

Forgot about

Sid Vicious
Joined Pistols after Glenn Matlock was kicked for being a decent musician. Did sometimes play the bass at gigs (unless they made sure to have the bass turned down). Matlock still played the bass on their records though.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:02 (twenty years ago)

Bez

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:03 (twenty years ago)

The Wikipedia entry for Bez includes this paragraph:

The British popular music newspaper the New Musical Express (NME) carried a series of articles about famous members of bands whose musical contribution to their bandmates' success was negligible. The newspaper used the name "Bez" as a generic label for the likes of Chas Smash of Madness, Linda McCartney in Wings, and Frankie Goes To Hollywood's Paul Rutherford.

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:06 (twenty years ago)

The guy in Boney M

― Vicious Cop Kills Gentle Fool (Dada), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:08 (twenty years ago)

andy fletcher, depeche mode

as far as anyone can tell he literally does nothing.

― Some Guy, Friday, 13 January 2006 14:11 (twenty years ago)

cressa

the other two in east 17.

the other two in new order *ducks*

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:11 (twenty years ago)

True. Fletch belongs here. Fletch is an important part of the social relationships within the bands, but musically it's all Martin and Dave (after Alan left - he did provide a lot after all)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:12 (twenty years ago)

Oi! He did the accounts onstage! Anyone who's ever been in a band knows how important this is!

― Disciplining And Controlling My Mind (kate), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:13 (twenty years ago)

That tall bloke in The Prodigy.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:15 (twenty years ago)

crazy frog.

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:16 (twenty years ago)

Mickey Finn in T-Rex

― Vicious Cop Kills Gentle Fool (Dada), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:16 (twenty years ago)

richey manic

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:17 (twenty years ago)

brian eno

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:17 (twenty years ago)

When I saw The Dwarves last summer, they had a guy with them in a suit who stood next to the stage wearing a wrestler's mask the whole time. When his cue came, he put on a motorcycle helmet, was set alight, burned for half a minute (during song about a burning man, I suppose), was put out, left.

That guy.

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:18 (twenty years ago)

ringo starr.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:18 (twenty years ago)

Xpost to self: That Dwarves dude was more with the band than in the band, I guess.

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:19 (twenty years ago)

Otto Avery was with Coil, sort of. (see link)

― StanM (StanM), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:25 (twenty years ago)

paul morley

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:29 (twenty years ago)

Peter Sinfield with Crimson, sort of. (Lyrics, light show, FOH sound at live shows, but no singing or playing.)

― truck-patch pixel farmer (Rock Hardy), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:31 (twenty years ago)

Paula P-Orridge

― Niall, Friday, 13 January 2006 14:34 (twenty years ago)

Malcolm McLaren
Public Enemy's S1Ws
Stacia (Hawkwind)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:58 (twenty years ago)

Joel Gion

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 13 January 2006 15:06 (twenty years ago)

Josh Graham from Neurosis - in charge of all visuals

Bobo from Avail - in his own words, "I'm a dancer, fashion consultant, tour-managing jerk."

― bobby.lasers (bobby.lasers), Friday, 13 January 2006 15:11 (twenty years ago)

some of the answers drift a bit from the original idea of this thread... we need to find the real freeriders !

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Friday, 13 January 2006 15:14 (twenty years ago)

Eno, Ringo, *the Other Two in New Order**??? WTF x 100000000!!!

Wotjek out of the Blue Aeroplanes.

― Dr.C (Dr.C), Friday, 13 January 2006 15:21 (twenty years ago)

just to clarify : chas/madness became very involved with the music after a while.

how about : barry mooncult - flowered up ?

― mark e (mark e), Friday, 13 January 2006 15:52 (twenty years ago)

extra dudes in Spacemen 3

― senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 13 January 2006 15:52 (twenty years ago)

All those cartoon characters in the Gorillaz, what do they do? Everyone knows that the real effort is put in by Damon Albarn.

― Growfins, Friday, 13 January 2006 15:55 (twenty years ago)

Adrian Wright - Human League. Although he might have played a bit of synth occasionally? Anyone know?

― Dr.C (Dr.C), Friday, 13 January 2006 16:26 (twenty years ago)

I think he pretended to. He did co-write some of the songs tho.

― Vicious Cop Kills Gentle Fool (Dada), Friday, 13 January 2006 16:28 (twenty years ago)

That new guy in Matmos.

See here:
1 and 2.

― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 14 January 2006 08:31 (twenty years ago)

Cindy Birdsong?

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Saturday, 14 January 2006 09:02 (twenty years ago)

The old wise man in Arrested Development.

― cracktivity, Saturday, 14 January 2006 09:15 (twenty years ago)

S1W

― Nick Holmes (nother), Saturday, 14 January 2006 16:52 (twenty years ago)

James Brown's buddy who stood onstage and handed him his towel.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Saturday, 14 January 2006 18:22 (twenty years ago)

The mom in the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players.

― Ernest P. (ernestp), Saturday, 14 January 2006 18:48 (twenty years ago)

Harajuku girls.

― Roz (Roz), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:02 (twenty years ago)

Ian Hill, bass player for Judas Priest.

― Brian O'Neill (NYCNative), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:02 (twenty years ago)

Fletch rocks, fuck you all.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:06 (twenty years ago)

Rex the Dog

― Hans Veneman (veneman), Saturday, 14 January 2006 19:58 (twenty years ago)

japanese dude from earl brutus! remember? he was hired to drink on stage. and that's what he did. he'd stand there, stage left, and guzzle as many bottles of beer as he could during gigs.

he fucking ROCKED. literally.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Saturday, 14 January 2006 20:09 (twenty years ago)

Jim Jam from Sirius Trixon and the Motor City Bad Boys. He would just pose in a leather jacket and shade, leaning on the front of a pink cadillac drum riser. I wish I could find a picture, he looked really ridiculous.

― Arthur (Arthur), Saturday, 14 January 2006 20:25 (twenty years ago)

Ashlee Simpson?

― Stephen C (ihope), Saturday, 14 January 2006 20:46 (twenty years ago)

Freaky Zeekey (The Diplomats)
Jarobi (A Tribe Called Quest)

― R. J. Greene, Sunday, 15 January 2006 00:30 (twenty years ago)

Hilary Rosen.

― Stephen C (ihope), Sunday, 15 January 2006 00:35 (twenty years ago)

I was gonna say Jarobi!

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Sunday, 15 January 2006 00:45 (twenty years ago)

Half of the current version of Kraftwerk, seems like.

― Eppy (Eppy), Sunday, 15 January 2006 00:47 (twenty years ago)

Peter Sinfield with Crimson, sort of. (Lyrics, light show, FOH sound at live shows, but no singing or playing.)

He did write and arrange a lot of their music though.

Has Professor Griff ever contributed anything to Public Enemy musically?

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 15 January 2006 02:19 (twenty years ago)

any bass player / drummer fom any band.
this includes you - ringo .
tito,randy,marlon from jackson 5 .jackie went solo.

― retrogurl, Sunday, 15 January 2006 02:39 (twenty years ago)

Griff said "Yo, I ain't no toast".

― robert in SLC, Sunday, 15 January 2006 02:58 (twenty years ago)

I think Griff's been allowed to write and rap since he rejoined.

― kit brash (kit brash), Sunday, 15 January 2006 10:01 (twenty years ago)

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― trash tramps, Sunday, 15 January 2006 12:10 (twenty years ago)

The mom in the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players.

She designs the clothes.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 15 January 2006 12:34 (twenty years ago)

WESLEY WILLIS!!!!!

― LoneNut, Sunday, 15 January 2006 12:45 (twenty years ago)

During their "ZIllionaire" phase, David Yarritu and Eden didn't do anything in ABC. No, wait, I guess they did contribute spoken bits, such as Eden's demands that we kiss her snatch.

― brittle-lemon (brittle-lemon), Sunday, 15 January 2006 12:45 (twenty years ago)

Also the parrot from Hatebeak.

― LoneNut, Sunday, 15 January 2006 12:49 (twenty years ago)

Not Bez! Just because the maracas are an under-rated instrument!

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!! (ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!!), Sunday, 15 January 2006 15:30 (twenty years ago)

Half of The Farm.

― cdwill, Sunday, 15 January 2006 18:04 (twenty years ago)

Bez's maracas were never plugged in on stage.

― kit brash (kit brash), Sunday, 15 January 2006 21:07 (twenty years ago)

Anyone from Jesus Jones who wasn't Mike Edwards.

― Viz (Viz), Sunday, 15 January 2006 22:00 (twenty years ago)

four weeks pass...

Jason Newstead

― Bill Magill, Tuesday, 14 February 2006 22:41 (twenty years ago)

Was he in Take That?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 22:43 (twenty years ago)

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