{"id":3995,"date":"2012-09-06T08:34:07","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T08:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.blog.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2022-11-30T16:38:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:38:47","slug":"what-they-did-before-they-were-famous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/what-they-did-before-they-were-famous\/","title":{"rendered":"What celebrity musicians did before they were famous"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month we thought it would be fun to have a look at what jobs various celebrities had before they became famous. Each week we will be focusing on a different group of celebs, so without further ado…this week the spotlight is on UK Musicians<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Adele – Vinyl Record Store<\/h4>\n

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The UK chart topping sensation Adele burst onto the music scene at a tender 19 years-old. At that age, most teenagers have barely managed to get out of bed before noon let alone create a chart topping album. \u00a0Adele revealed that AFTER scooping two Grammy Awards back in 2009, she secretly took a job working for vinyl record shop Rough Trade in Notting Hill. \u00a0Far from needing the extra cash, Adele enjoyed a bit of hard graft, wanted to keep herself grounded and keep her finger on the pulse what’s new in the music industry. Now that’s impressive – we love her work ethic!<\/p>\n

Rod Stewart – Grave Digger<\/h4>\n
Rod Stewart before he was famous<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After abandoning his dreams of playing professional football, the young king of Rock’n’Roll’s career took a spooky turn. \u00a0According to Rod he learnt the value of hard labour while digging graves at London’s Highgate<\/a> Graveyard. \u00a0Now worth over \u00a3100 million, Rod is trying to teach the value of money to his offspring, but somehow we don’t see Kimberley following in her father’s footsteps to the graveyard.<\/p>\n

Sting – Bus conductor, a construction labourer, a tax officer AND a qualified teacher.<\/h4>\n
Sting before he was famous<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gordon Summer – aka – ‘Sting’, before he found his calling in making music, worked as a bus conductor, a construction<\/a> labourer<\/a>, a tax collector\u00a0and qualified as a teacher<\/a>. \u00a0We’re pretty blown away by this variety\u00a0of jobs here at Adzuna HQ, but it makes us think – either Sting was not, let’s say ‘gifted’, at everything he did or the saying “you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your Prince” applies to jobs too.<\/p>\n

James Blunt -British Army<\/h4>\n
Before he was famous<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

James Blunt is a British sing-songwriter famous for number 1 hits like “You’re Beautiful” and “Goodbye My Lover”. \u00a0However, before he found fame in 2005, Blunt was in\u00a0The Army<\/a> and even served with the Life Guards in Kosovo in 1999. \u00a0Despite not being his true calling, James spent four years with the British Army and even rose to rank of Captain. This in our eyes shows some pretty impressive determination, a trait that has\u00a0obviously\u00a0helped propel his career to greatness.<\/p>\n

Cheryl Cole – Hotel Receptionist<\/h4>\n
Cheryl cole before she was famous<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cheryl burst onto our screens in 2002 as one fifth of Girls Aloud during reality TV show Pop Stars. However, before landing in the spotlight, this Geordie lass reportedly worked as a Hotel Receptionist<\/a> in Newcastle<\/a>, hardly surprising considering her welcoming smile and cheerful manner. \u00a0We only hope her guests were better able to understand her northern twang than X Factor USA.<\/p>\n

The examples of this handful of famous UK\u00a0musicians\u00a0only go to prove that there is no career change too drastic, anything is possible with a little\u00a0hard graft. \u00a0Here at Adzuna Towers we’re always coming up with tips<\/a> and advice<\/a> to help you find your dream job. Check out our blog<\/a> for new posts and start your job search<\/a> now.<\/p>\n

So, to sum up…<\/p>\n

What did celebrity musicians do before they were famous?<\/h1>\n