Rock lovers will fondly remember The Dandy Warhols, who released hits such as Bohemian Like You and The Last High.
The band were a huge deal in the 90s and early noughties and certainly made the most of the rock and roll lifestyle, but it seems that one band member has changed careers and sees the band as more of a side hustle.
Keyboard player Zia McCabe, 48, decided to get her realtor license while on the road with the Warhols.
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The star also explained how they took control of the band and did some more “exotic” gigs.
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Zia told the Willamette Week: “So we did this wonderful switching of gears a lot of people do in midlife.
“We fired almost everybody who was taking a percentage off the top—which is why we weren’t making money—and now we’re doing all these exotic gigs and weekends away, and netting almost the same.
“So it’s not that we stopped making money as a band, we just stopped working all the time as a band. And that gave us all more time to do other things. We just diversified, really.”
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However, the star did explain that the transition between the rock group and real estate wasn’t easy.
She added: “There’s quite a bit of rebranding between the way people see you as a rock star and the way people see you doing a complicated legal transaction for them.
“I was expecting everyone to go, ‘Zia’s smart, she can do this.’ Some people still think I’m just drunk every day.”
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Zia explained that there have been some benefits for the group as there is now someone in the band who “know how to run a business”.
The 90’s icon revealed that “not one member of the band knew what the overhead was” and she now can spend time at her desk working on things for the band.
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