History OneOfUs / MusicalFreaks

** NeilGaiman based the character of [[{{Sandman}} Delirium]] on her, and she does [[ShoutOut shoutouts]] to him in several of her songs.

* [[Music/MindlessSelfIndulgence Mindless Self Indulgence's]] members are geeks through and through.

* Canadian electronic music artist {{deadmau5}} might just be the nerdiest musician ever. He has a host of gaming related tattoos, including hearts from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'', a Space Invader, a [[{{Minecraft}} Creeper]], and even [[ShigeruMiyamoto Shigeru Miyamoto's]] signature. He even owns a replica of the Master Sword and Hylian Shield, which proudly hangs on his wall. He also is a major internet nerd and a huge [[{{Trolling}} troll]], and often quotes memes in his livestream. He even incorporates video game elements and graphics in his live shows. He also taught himself computer programming, web design and programming, 3D modeling (which is the source for the mau5head he performs in), and flash animation, among other talents.

** NeilGaiman based the character of [[{{Sandman}} Delirium]] on her.

** They also performed the song "Karma" for the [[TalesOfTheAbyss Tales of the Abyss]] anime opening. It can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRU1XbLGQK0 here]].

* [[http://io9.com/5592174/janelle-monae-turns-rhythm-and-blues-into-science-fiction Janelle Monáe]]. For those who don't want to click links: Monáe is a young neo-soul singer whose current project is a four-part RockOpera in which she plays a RobotGirl on the run in a dystopian future city for the crime of falling in love with a human. It's based on Fritz Lang's ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'', as well as ''DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep'' and the films of AlfredHitchcock.

* Despite being cheesy and ham-fistedly religious enough to seem like the second coming of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxC-Otl6fHM Carman]], Christian rapper KJ-52 could almost be considered a {{Nerdcore}} emcee due to his ProudToBeAGeek status and references to old school video games, ''HomestarRunner'' and other decidedly nerdy things.

** Also Eunhyuk has all DragonBall manga in his room.

* [[http://io9.com/5592174/janelle-monae-turns-rhythm-and-blues-into-science-fiction Janelle Monáe]]. For those who don't want to click links: Monáe is a young neo-soul singer whose current project is a four-part RockOpera in which she plays a RobotGirl on the run in a dystopian future city for the crime of falling in love with a human. It's based on Fritz Lang's ''{{Metropolis}}'', as well as ''DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep'' and the films of AlfredHitchcock.

* GeorgeHarrison was an IMMENSE Monty Python fan. Apparently, he saw the very first Monty Python episode while the Beatles were doing "Let It Be," and the recording session had been all chaotic and George was depressed -- but watching Monty Python made him feel like that the spirit of fun and whimsy that used to be in the Beatles had been reborn in Python. He wrote a letter to the BBC that night, begging them to keep Python on the air. ...Later, he befriended the Pythons, and when their producer pulled out two days before filming on ''LifeOfBrian'' was about to start, George put up the money himself. But even though they were all friends, according to Creator/MichaelPalin, sometimes George would drive them a little crazy by sometimes quoting Python sketches in an effort to get them to "do" the sketch with him. Michael Palin even claims that sometimes George Harrison, who always loved the "Lumberjack" sketch, would use the alias "Jack Lumber" while traveling.

* {{Music/Voltaire}} is a huge Trekkie, and he even recorded an entire EP of (very, ''very'' {{NSFW}}) ''Franchise/StarTrek'' songs called ''Banned on Vulcan''. When he performed some of them at a concert, he admitted he wasn't sure if he was going to play them since ''Trek'' is so far removed from [[{{Goth}} his usual subject matter]], but then he realized "{{Goth}}s are just Trekkies in black". He also had a song parodying ''StarWars'' called ''Cantina''.

* Trent Reznor is a huge {{Quake}}/{{Doom}} fan, so much that he composed the music for the first Quake game. He also played the Zelda theme in a concert and had openly admitted a massive videogame addiction.

* Music/AllTimeLow frontman Alex Gaskarth is a {{StarCraft}} fan and his Twitter account contains a few gems of geekiness, including a pickup line involving {{Minecraft}}. Also, the background image for his profile is of CaptainPlanet.

* [[{{Music/MindlessSelfIndulgence}} Mindless Self Indulgence's]] members are geeks through and through.

* [[{{Music/Space}} Tommy Scott]] collects sci-fi movie figurines and shops at Forbidden Planet. His bandmate Franny Griffiths is an avid gamer - he once stated that the best present he'd ever received from a fan is a SonicTheHedgehog game, and he's also into CallOfDuty and Pro Evolution Soccer.

* {{Music/David Bowie}} was the first mainstream artist to release a single for download; indeed, his official website also served as an ISP in the early days. He's also something of a Japanophile, has demonstrated surprisingly insightful knowledge of Japanese politics and philosophy in interviews, and included several songs from his then-latest album on the game ''OmikronTheNomadSoul'', as well as appearing as a character in the game ''twice''.

* SouljaBoy likes ''Manga/DeathNote'' and ''DragonballZ''. He made a song sampling Near's theme and made songs titled "Anime" and "Goku". He also likes ''{{Naruto}}'', ''Anime/AfroSamurai'', ''CaseClosed'', and ''CowboyBebop'' according to his {{Twitter}}.

** And [[WorldOfWarcraft Warcraft]].

*** As well as interning at DC's Vertigo imprint (during Grant Morrison's run on ''DoomPatrol'', no less) and at Cartoon Network.

* RageAgainstTheMachine[=/=]Music/{{Audioslave}} guitarist Tom Morello. He's made cameos in ''StarTrekVoyager'' (in the episode "Good Shepherd") and ''StarTrekInsurrection'', as well as ''Film/IronMan'', which also features his guitar tracks on the soundtrack.

* Underground rapper {{MF DOOM}} is quite possibly one of the most obvious cases. His main persona is basically a hip-hop version of DoctorDoom, almost never appearing without a metallic Doom mask. Nerdy references get dropped in his lyrics throughout, including (but certainly not limited to) ''SuperMarioBros, StarTrek, DonkeyKong'', loads and loads of comic book series, ''{{Transformers}}, {{Godzilla}}'', and so on. Hell, he even uses some samples from video games and animated series.

* JoeSatriani, whose music includes references to ''StarTrek'' ("Borg Sex", "Party on the Enterprise", which, after legal discussion regarding samples of sound FX from the Enterprise fell through, was renamed "Crowd Chant"), Kurt Vonnegut ("Ice 9"), the SilverSurfer ("Surfing With The Alien", "Back To Shalla-Bal", and "The Power Cosmic 2000", as well as his custom Ibanez with a bas-relief of the Silver Surfer from the album cover of Surfing With the Alien.), and space travel ("Redshift Riders", based on "the idea that in the future, when people can travel throughout space, they will theoretically take advantage of the cosmological redshift effect so they can be swung around large planetary objects and get across the universe a lot faster than normal."). He also has a song about a giant robot that learns to rock.

* {{Music/Voltaire}} is a huge Trekkie, and he even recorded an entire EP of (very, ''very'' {{NSFW}}) ''StarTrek'' songs called ''Banned on Vulcan''. When he performed some of them at a concert, he admitted he wasn't sure if he was going to play them since ''Trek'' is so far removed from [[{{Goth}} his usual subject matter]], but then he realized "{{Goth}}s are just Trekkies in black". He also had a song parodying ''StarWars'' called ''Cantina''.

* Andrew W.K. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTK3Kv3iiZA is a brony.]]

* Hip-hop violinist Lindsey Stirling recorded [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3KUyPKbR7Q a medley of songs]] from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'' as well as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQiNVk_u0po&feature=related the main theme]] from ''Film/LordOfTheRings''. In the video for her Zelda medley she wore prosthetic elf ears and a blue Link costume.

** Another person in this category would be Milo Aukerman of The Descendents: The album ''Milo Goes To College'' was so named because he had decided that once the album was finished, he'd take a few years off from the band to study Biology at the University of California. He now has a doctorate in biochemistry, and splits his time between the band and his academic research.

** Queen was once known as the "best-educated band in rock", with each member holding a college diploma. To elaborate: in addition to Brian's studies in astrophysics, bass player John Deacon holds a degree in electrical engineering (which he famously applied to build a practice amp for Brian out of an old speaker and odd bits of trashed circuitry), Roger Taylor studied dentistry, and Freddie had a background in art, which he applied to the band when he designed the Queen crest (appears on several of their '70s albums, but probably best displayed on the covers for ''A Night at the Opera'' and ''A Day at the Races''.

** Lots of celebrities will write a comic series at sometime or another. Gerard Way though is an Eisner winner, the highest award in comic books.

** NeilGaiman based the character of [[{{Sandman}} Delirium]] on her.

* TheMarsVolta. Both Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala are big (old-school!) ''Series/DoctorWho'' fans, citing it as an influence in their work. It also runs in Omar's family: Brothers Marcel and Marfred front a band called [[GundamWing Zechs Marquise.]]

* It almost goes without saying that WeirdAlYankovic is OneOfUs. The video for "White And Nerdy" alone has enough content to outgeek at least any two other examples on this list. That said, he's dropped enough hints in various appearances through the years that everyone knew decades before that video.

** He also made a [[TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]] themed track, [[http://soundcloud.com/headhunterzmedia/headhunterz-dragonborn Dragonborn]], which he released as a freebie.
* Acoustic guitarist Music/AndyMckee owns a Wii, a 360 and quite a few PC games. he absolutely loves StarsiegeTribes. Video Games and guitar are apparently the only two hobbies he has.

* {{Radiohead}}, alternative rock weirdos, made a list of their favorite (or at least Jonny's favorite) video games in a recent [[http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/index.php?a=564 blog entry]] on their website. Among those games are ''Half-Life, ''VideoGame/GoldenEye1997'''', the artsy fartsy ''{{Ico}}'', and the indie darling ''VideoGame/CaveStory''.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/user/zeldaxlove64 Christina Grimmie]]. As if her YouTube username (zeldaxlove64) didn't explain everything already, she has NES sounds in her song "Counting." And that doesn't even touch the fringe of her OneOfUs-ness.

*** He also sung the theme songs "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXp0v93ZRTs Redemption]]" and "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2MZDX_ImS8 Longing]]" for VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII: DirgeofCerberus, as well as ''physically appearing in'' the special ending as Genesis. This would make him the first ''real person'' to ever appear in a FinalFantasy game.

* Of Music/{{Disturbed}}, David Draiman is an avid gamer, saying his all-time favorite is the ''ResidentEvil'' series. Also, the band liked ''{{Spawn}}'' enough to choose Todd [=McFarlane=] for their ''Ten Thousand Fists'' album artwork, then later to [[AnimatedMusicVideo animate]] the video for their cover of [[Music/{{Genesis}} Land of Confusion]]. They later went seeking out the former Top Cow artist David Finch to design the artwork for ''Indestructible''. Recently they've commissioned [[http://www.raymondswanland.com/Pages/Gallery01.html Raymond Swanland]] for their most recent album, ''Asylum'', popular with DarkHorseComics and [=~Magic: The Gathering~=] illustrations. On that note, [[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/calendar/gamewithfame/2008/0630-disturbed.htm the band has their own]] [[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/calendar/gamewithfame/2010/0826-disturbed.htm gamer tag on Xbox Live]] to invite fans to gaming sessions.

* GeorgeHarrison was an IMMENSE Monty Python fan. Apparently, he saw the very first Monty Python episode while the Beatles were doing "Let It Be," and the recording session had been all chaotic and George was depressed -- but watching Monty Python made him feel like that the spirit of fun and whimsy that used to be in the Beatles had been reborn in Python. He wrote a letter to the BBC that night, begging them to keep Python on the air. ...Later, he befriended the Pythons, and when their producer pulled out two days before filming on ''LifeOfBrian'' was about to start, George put up the money himself. But even though they were all friends, according to MichaelPalin, sometimes George would drive them a little crazy by sometimes quoting Python sketches in an effort to get them to "do" the sketch with him. Michael Palin even claims that sometimes George Harrison, who always loved the "Lumberjack" sketch, would use the alias "Jack Lumber" while traveling.

* {{Radiohead}}, alternative rock weirdos, made a list of their favorite (or at least Jonny's favorite) video games in a recent [[http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/index.php?a=564 blog entry]] on their website. Among those games are ''Half-Life, VideoGame/GoldenEye1997'', the artsy fartsy ''{{Ico}}'', and the indie darling ''VideoGame/CaveStory''.

* TheMarsVolta. Both Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala are big (old-school!) Series/DoctorWho fans, citing it as an influence in their work. It also runs in Omar's family: Brothers Marcel and Marfred front a band called [[GundamWing Zechs Marquise.]]

* KanyeWest has worked geekiness into his music every now and then. The music video for "Stronger" contains shot-for-shot remakes of scenes from ''{{Akira}}.''

* Brian May, lead guitarist of {{Queen}}, while not famously attractive, was ranked as the 39th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone. In 2007 he received a Ph.D. in astrophysics with a thesis titled "A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud." He allegedly did all the work for himself, because he didn't want a "honorary degree" -- he wanted to finish the doctorate he'd put aside when his hobby (the band) suddenly became profitable.
** "Not famously attractive"? Plenty of people will disagree with that statement...
** Queen was once known as the "best-educated band in rock", with each member holding a college diploma.
*** To elaborate: in addition to Brian's studies in astrophysics, bass player John Deacon holds a degree in electrical engineering (which he famously applied to build a practice amp for Brian out of an old speaker and odd bits of trashed circuitry), Roger Taylor studied dentistry, and Freddie had a background in art, which he applied to the band when he designed the Queen crest (appears on several of their '70s albums, but probably best displayed on the covers for ''A Night at the Opera'' and ''A Day at the Races''.

* {{Radiohead}}, alternative rock weirdos, made a list of their favorite (or at least Jonny's favorite) video games in a recent [[http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/index.php?a=564 blog entry]] on their website. Among those games are Half-Life, {{Goldeneye}}, the artsy fartsy {{Ico}}, and the indie darling ''VideoGame/CaveStory''.

* MachinaeSupremacy is quite possibly the only band that rivals Blind Guardian in geekiness. Their songs tend to sit in three camps. The first is a political camp that attacks the RIAA and those who blindly allow corporate corruption to affect music and art. The second is based on various pieces of media with songs based on SerialExperimentsLain ("The Wired"), TheLegendOfZelda: Majora's Mask ("Missing Link"), WorldOfWarcraft ("Loot, Burn, Rape, Kill, Repeat") and HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse ("Return to Snake Mountain") among others. The third camp is covering famous pop songs simply because it's [[RuleOfFunny funny.]] Their work has been featured prominently in InTheGroove and they wrote and performed the soundtrack to the indie game Jets N Guns. To top it all off, they happily avert DigitalPiracyIsEvil and are proud supporters of The Pirate Bay in their ongoing legal battle.

* Twisted Sister vocalist Dee Snider is a huge gamer. He's made special appearances on XBox Live at certain points, and on a VH1 special once told a story about how his son accidently erased his save file in the original ''LegendOfZelda''.

* Canadian electronic music artist {{deadmau5}} might just be the nerdiest musician ever. He has a host of gaming related tattoos, including hearts from [[LegendofZelda Legend of Zelda]], a Space Invader, a [[{{Minecraft}} Creeper]], and even [[ShigeruMiyamoto Shigeru Miyamoto's]] signature. He even owns a replica of the Master Sword and Hylian Shield, which proudly hangs on his wall. He also is a major internet nerd and a huge [[{{Trolling}} troll]], and often quotes memes in his livestream. He even incorporates video game elements and graphics in his live shows. He also taught himself computer programming, web design and programming, 3D modeling (which is the source for the mau5head he performs in), and flash animation, among other talents.

* Hip-hop violinist Lindsey Stirling recorded [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3KUyPKbR7Q a medley of songs]] from ''TheLegendOfZelda'' as well as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQiNVk_u0po&feature=related the main theme]] from ''Film/LordOfTheRings''. In the video for her Zelda medley she wore prosthetic elf ears and a blue Link costume.

* Del tha Funkee Homosapien is another fantastic example from the rap world. Gaming is a common subject in his raps, but in the song "Proto Culture", he talks about getting calluses from playing ''Asteroids'', using the Power Glove, not being able to beat the original ''NinjaGaiden'' because his mom wouldn't answer the phone, owning the first issue of Nintendo Power with maps of ''TheLegendOfZelda'', bragging about his collection of rare Sega games, playing ''BushidoBlade 2'' and ''{{Tenchu}}'', the output of {{Capcom}} and {{SNK}}, importing ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'' from Japan, killing cops in ''GrandTheftAuto'' and getting a SegaDreamcast before anyone else did. Unsurprisingly, this track and so many others use a lot of video game samples.

* English Heavy Metal band Pyre, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edi8Dt17Abk and how]]. When they aren't singing about [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3cP1epKF4c Who]] or [[SupremeCommander Supreme]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pTfg13-bx0 Commander]], they're likely to be found making blogging references to [[DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog the works of]] [[JossWhedon Joss]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndo_njisUUg Whedon]] or tutorial videos for playing the [[BattlestarGalactica Cylon]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsYoAUbvXxU theme.]]

* Music/ChrisWebby is obsessed with ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' and has the [[{{Transformers}} Autobots emblem]]tattoed on his chest.

* Matthew Sweet was an anime fan before it was popular. His 1991 music video ''Girlfriend'' was composed almost entirely of scenes from ''SpaceAdventureCobra''. Lum from ''UruseiYatsura'' (whom he reportedly has a tattoo of) was featured prominently in his "I'll Be Waiting" video.

* MachinaeSupremacy is quite possibly the [[BeyondTheImpossible only band that rivals Blind Guardian in geekiness.]] Their songs tend to sit in three camps. The first is a political camp that attacks the RIAA and those who blindly allow corporate corruption to affect music and art. The second is based on various pieces of media with songs based on SerialExperimentsLain ("The Wired"), TheLegendOfZelda: Majora's Mask ("Missing Link"), WorldOfWarcraft ("Loot, Burn, Rape, Kill, Repeat") and HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse ("Return to Snake Mountain") among others. The third camp is covering famous pop songs simply because it's [[RuleOfFunny funny.]] Their work has been featured prominently in InTheGroove and they wrote and performed the soundtrack to the indie game Jets N Guns. To top it all off, they happily avert DigitalPiracyIsEvil and are proud supporters of The Pirate Bay in their ongoing legal battle.