Atten-SHUN! Ten Musicians Who Served In the Military
Some real surprises here, kids
It’s pretty mindblowing when you consider how many rebellious rock and rollers were in the armed forces. And it’s also pretty unsurprising that a good chunk of this list sucked at it and was discharged early.
Everyone knows about Elvis’ stint in the Army, but how about Jerry Garcia or Ice-T? Yep. Both vets.
Many of these guys found themselves in uniform to avoid a jail sentence. Personally, I think I would’ve picked jail. Probably because I was a teenage Navy girlfriend and saw that shit up close and personal. It wasn’t pretty.
So, without further ado, here are a few musicians who answered Uncle Sam’s call willingly or unwillingly.
Jerry Garcia
In 1960, the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia decided the Army sounded better than jail time for stealing his mom’s car. It's an understatement to say Jerry wasn’t cut out for military life. Like, at all.
The hippie icon was described as “unreliable, irresponsible, immature, unwilling to accept authority, and completely lacking in soldierly…
