Before They Were Stars: The Bizarre First Jobs of Music Legends

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00:00Before they were stars, the bizarre first jobs of music legends.

00:05Nobody dreams of squirting jelly at customers or digging graves on their path to superstardom.

00:10Yet some of music's biggest names clocked in at the most unglamorous gigs imaginable

00:14before they ever touched a recording studio.

00:17These stories aren't just celebrity trivia, they're proof that even legends started somewhere

00:22completely ordinary, often hilariously so.

00:25Madonna's brief Dunkin' Donuts career ended in spectacular fashion.

00:30Madonna lasted exactly one week at a Times Square Dunkin' Donuts before getting fired

00:34for playing with the jelly filling machine.

00:37According to her 2015 Howard Stern interview, she squirted jelly over a customer prompting

00:42her manager to conclude she wasn't taking the job seriously.

00:46The future Queen of Pop's rebellious streak was already showing, though probably not the

00:50kind of filling technique corporate had in mind.

00:53This wasn't just teenage mischief, it was early evidence of the boundary-pushing spirit

00:58that would later define her career.

01:00Rod Stewart's gravedigger phase taught him what he didn't want from life.

01:04Before crooning Maggie Mae, Rod Stewart spent his days digging graves in North London.

01:10Stewart describes the experience as humbling and motivational, joking that it gave him extra

01:15incentive to succeed in music.

01:17Nothing says career motivation quite like literally burying your alternatives.

01:22The job stuck with him as a reminder of how quickly circumstances can change, and how much

01:26better the view is from a concert stage.

01:29Other future stars found character-building work in equally unexpected places.

01:34Billy Joel earned his first paycheck setting pins at a bowling alley before moving onto piano

01:38bars under the pseudonym Billy Martin to avoid contractual issues.

01:42Chris Martin handled administrative tasks as a mortuary assistant in Exeter, perhaps the

01:47most sobering preparation for dealing with record industry executives.

01:52Jon Bon Jovi cleaned a New Jersey power plant as a janitor, learning work ethic that would

01:56later fuel stadium tours.

01:58Billy Joel's working-class roots would later infuse his music with an authenticity that resonated

02:03across generations.

02:05These weren't just temporary inconveniences, but foundational experiences that shaped their

02:09understanding of perseverance and dedication.

02:12These humble beginnings reveal something profound about artistic drive.

02:16Your current day job frustrations might feel endless, but they're often the fuel that ignites

02:21something extraordinary.

02:23Every legend started as someone just trying to pay rent while chasing a dream that seemed impossibly

02:27distant.