Bill Wyman really likes his house. He likes it so much that the ex-Rolling Stones bassist is apparently planning to write a detailed history of the property, which is located in Suffolk, England and has a moat. Wyman is aware of the fact that the findings of various professional archeological excavations he’s had undertaken might not be as fascinating to others as they are to him.
I’ve been working on a book on the history of my house in Suffolk, which is from 1480. I’ve excavated there and I found tons of things. I found underground walls from the 1300s and I had archaeologists come in and date them. I also found a Roman site in the village and there were Roman artifacts there. I’ve found Saxon stuff too. It’s a fascinating place. But that book’s never gonna sell. I fear this will be a labour of love that I’ll pass on to my children.
Lucky kids.
In honor of the rocker’s endearing passion for his manor house, we thought we’d recall some of the extracurricular interests of various others artists. These are some of our favorite examples. What are yours?
- Alice Cooper is a ruthlessly committed golfer, and, as you can see, has a daring, appropriately flamboyant sense of on-the-green-fashion
- John Lennon used to soothe his demons via kneading bread in the Dakota
- Ted Nugent hunts, makes his own jerky and collects offensive t-shirts/camouflaged garments
- Marilyn Manson enjoys water coloring (check out his stirring portrait of Hollywood’s favorite goth starlet/Manson paramour, Evan Rachel Wood)
- Lars Ulrich used to collect Basquiats, but then got drunk and sold them
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