Category: | Article - Internet | Publish date: | 9/6/2012 |
Source: | time.com (2012) (United States) | With: | - |
Synopsis: |
Class acts
Having already put the spotlight on some very bright actors, we thought the start of another academic year would be the perfect time to pay tribute to some equally smart musicians.
While this group represents a broad range of musical styles (from doo-wop to punk) and fields of expertise (from astrophysics to medieval literature), these gifted individuals share two things: a genuine passion for learning and some darn good study habits.
Greg Graffin
BEST KNOWN AS: the lead singer, principal songwriter and sole original member of the SoCal punk-rock band Bad Religion
THE INTEL: A few years after forming his band at the age of 15, Graffin was accepted into UCLA (with what we’re guessing was one heck of a college-application essay). In the course of earning a B.S. in zoology and an M.S. in paleontology, Graffin did field research in Mexico and the Amazon Basin. In 2003, he was awarded a Ph.D. from Cornell, where he is currently teaching classes in evolution. And yes, Graffin is still making music: a new Bad Religion album is now in the mixing stage.
BRAINIAC RATING, ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 11: 10
EXTRA CREDIT: Graffin has an extinct bird — Qiliania graffini — named after him.
- Wook Kim