Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything.
If there’s one thing any musician, famous or not, should live by, it’s to have a backup plan. Whether industry tastes change, the lineup changes, you get dropped, or your band just sucks, it can’t hurt to have something to fall back on. Conversely, if you are successful, it can’t hurt to diversify your interests by investing in a business that’s not dependent on you writing and touring year in and year out. With that in mind, here’s our list of musicians that have done just that.