Famous Musicians Who've Unwisely Added Talentless Relatives To Their Lineup

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Polly Samson isn’t in the ‘line-up’ - she just writes some of DG’s lyrics. Isn’t that right? 

Dominic

Would Jedward be the same without John .......the less talented one ?

Dominic

Michael had 4 brothers but only Jermaine was truly worthy

CaseOfAce

Err.. Eddie van Halen and his son??!

JerkMoans

Ry Cooder parachuting his 18 yo son Joachim in with the septuagenarians of Buena Vista Social Club.

Brio

Some of these aren't relatives. Polly Sampson,  Yoko, Linda McCartney are spouses. If we go down that route then we have to include Jeanine Pettibone.

Dominic

The Proclaimer's Sister

Greatape

EricTheWeary said:

I remember Tina Turner sacking her son as the bassist in her band. Although (if I have the right son) he did give up the bass, turn to acting and get a part in her biopic so I guess it ended well. 

octatonic said:

Offset said:

In which bucket do the Zappa progeny belong?

2 good, 2 not.

Dweezil does seem to be a gloriously wonderful human being.It's probably rather dated now but he was on Celebrity Wife swap USA (I think that's right) and seemed to be the nicest person you could imagine as well as being a successful actor and a rather dextrous guitarist. If it turns out he eats babies on the full moon I don't care. 

I read a book by Moon which I enjoyed. Ahmet does appear to be a prize dick. I have no idea about Diva - acting and making expensive knitwear apparently. 

A guitarist with a serious practice ethic, who rebuilt his approach to guitar in order to play Frank's music. 

Greatape

JerkMoans said:

Ry Cooder parachuting his 18 yo son Joachim in with the septuagenarians of Buena Vista Social Club.

Wouldn't call Joachim talentless, though.

TeleMaster

Brio said:

Some of these aren't relatives. Polly Sampson,  Yoko, Linda McCartney are spouses. If we go down that route then we have to include Jeanine Pettibone.

Your spouse is your relative mate. 

Brio

Really? Schoolday for me then... insert red-faced emoji.
So I nominate Jeanine Pettibone then.

victorludorum

For some reason I've always had trouble believing that Yoko Ono co-wrote Imagine. I've never been able to put my finger on why this doubt exists.

Philly_Q

CaseOfAce said:

Err.. Eddie van Halen and his son??!

I'd be extremely happy if I was as musically "talentless" as Wolfgang Van Halen.

ICBM

victorludorum said:

For some reason I've always had trouble believing that Yoko Ono co-wrote Imagine. I've never been able to put my finger on why this doubt exists.

I find it quite believable - the lyrics are almost childlike* in many places, and some of them sound more like something she would say than Lennon would have.

(*Which is also what makes it great.)

victorludorum

ICBM said:

victorludorum said:

For some reason I've always had trouble believing that Yoko Ono co-wrote Imagine. I've never been able to put my finger on why this doubt exists.

I find it quite believable - the lyrics are almost childlike* in many places, and some of them sound more like something she would say than Lennon would have.

(*Which is also what makes it great.)

Inspired, maybe, but co-wrote is a big old stretch.