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?

  • cwagner@lemmy.cwagner.me
    11·
    1 year ago

    Probably extremely incomplete, but Wikipedia has a list.

    • Punk Rock: 4
    • Psychedelic Folk: 2 (I think that’s a winner considering genre size :D)
    • Electronic: 1
    • Metal: 2
    • Rap: 3
    • Jazz: 2
    • Rock: 2
    • Opera: 2

    There are some others without a genre or much information. But at least according to that list, Punk Rock is the winner in total, and psychedelic folk probably wins “PhD’s per Band”