This is about your Astoria (RIP) or Brixton Academy sized bands who did well enough that they could live off their music for a couple of years, but were never massive and needed to get a 'regular' job after their band disbanded because the won't make much/anything from ongoing royalties.

For example, Sean recently posted that the lead singer/guitarist of Gay Dad, Cliff Jones, is a music lecturer at Bath Spa University.

Similarly, Pete Voss, lead singer of Campag Velocet, now runs a vintage/costume shop on Brick Lane: http://www.idreamofwires.co.uk/about-us-1-w.asp

More recently, I used to work at Barclays HQ in Canary Wharf a few years back. One day I recognised the guitarist from Part Chimp in the canteen. I went over and had a chat with him, and he was working on Barclays IT systems (and, I imagine, earning a decent wage). I assuem he's probably still doing something similar.

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