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Was reading about The Offspring due to this post here: https://lemmy.ml/post/2628198

As I read their Wikipedia page I noticed that Dexter Holland (lead singer) has a PhD in Molecular Biology. Then I remembered that Greg Gaffin (lead singer) of Bad Religion has a PhD in Zoology.

Is this a trend in Punk Rock or am I noticing a freak coincidence? If not punk rock, is there any genre that stands out in its number of highly educated artists?

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[-] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago

Not Punk, but Bryan May of Queen has a PhD in Astrophysics

[-] RoyalDonutForce@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sir Brian May.

Also, Freddie Mercury had a diploma in arts and graphics design, John Deacon was BSc in electronics, and Roger Taylor was BSc in biology.

[-] OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Doctor Sir Brian May

[-] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Oh right. I forgot about the rest of that. My B.

[-] IuseArchbtw@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Dexter Holland has a PhD in Microbiology

[-] OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago
[-] IuseArchbtw@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Must have overread this, sorry

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