If you put together a list of desirable professions, football and music are right up near the top.
But not content to have just one job, many musicians started their careers trying to make it as a professional footballers in a bid to line up alongside the like of Manchester United's Ryan Giggs and LA Galaxy star David Beckham.
Gigwise has decided to celebrate those that nearly made it in our new gallery, which includes the likes of Pete Doherty, Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno and Rod Stewart.
Check out the full list below and leave your thoughts in the comment form at the bottom of the page.
You can keep up to date with all the latest news from Gigwise by following us on Twitter and liking us on Facebook.
Previous
Next
Rod Stewart - Gravely voiced housewives' favourite Rod Stewart is not only adept at getting middle-aged women to throw their knickers at him but can also handle himself on the football pitch too. Having played upfront for Middlesex Schoolboys in his youth he went on to play for Brentford. "I was there on trial. I'd go down there three or four times a week to play and clean the first team's boots. But my heart wasn't really in it", Rod explained to Rolling Stone. Stewart also has a full size "premiership quality" pitch at his mansion in Essex and regularly plays in celebrity charity matches.
1 of 13
Previous
Next
Donna Summer 1948 - 2012: the tracks that made a legend
From The Rolling Stones To Black Sabbath: Album Covers With Hidden Images
Doctor Who Christmas Special: Photos From The Set
REM Split Up: Through The Years In Photos
Pete Doherty ''I've Stopped Injecting Heroin''
Pete Doherty Awarded Damages From News Of The World Publishers Over Phone Hacking 
Pete Doherty Released From Prison Early
Pete Doherty Prison Sentence 'Devastates' Charlotte Gainsbourg
Mystery musicians revealed: unmasked and no make up
The sexiest women in music: the 30+ edition.jpg)
The many faces of Jessie J: volume two
