Did you know that Alicia Keys graduated high school at 16? Or that Chris Martin has a degree in classics?
Check out our slide show of the smartest rock stars and then tell us -- did we miss any? Weigh in below.
Alicia Keys(01 of09)
Not only did musical prodigy Keys graduate high school at 16 (with stellar record), she immediately got a scholarship to Columbia University. She dropped out after four weeks to pursue music full-time, and the rest is history. (credit:Getty)
Greg Graffin(02 of09)
The lead singer of Bad Religion got his doctorate from Cornell University and teaches life science at UCLA. (credit:Getty)
Chris Martin(03 of09)
Martin got a First in Greek and Latin at University College London. (credit:Getty)
Rivers Cuomo(04 of09)
Weezer's frontman Rivers Cuomo graduated Harvard Phi Beta Kappa in 2006. He had been attending the university (with breaks, naturally) since 1995. (credit:MediaWiki)
Brian May(05 of09)
Queen's legendary guitarist Brian May graduated London's prestigious Imperial College with a degree in physics and mathematics. He was halfway through a Ph.D in astrophysics when Queen became successful. He eventually finished the degree in 2007. (credit:Getty)
Lisa Loeb(06 of09)
This 'Stay' singer graduated Brown University in 1990 with a degree in comparative literature. (credit:Getty)
Stephan Jenkins(07 of09)
Jenkins, the lead singer of Third Eye Blind, was the valedictorian of his class at UC-Berkeley. (credit:Getty)
Frank Zappa(08 of09)
The avant-garde singer Zappa had little respect for formal education. He went to Pomona College for one semester before dropping out. "If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library" is a quote widely attributed to him. (credit:Flickr:jlacpo)
Annie Lennox(09 of09)
Eurythmics singer Lennox won a prestigious scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music to study the flute. (credit:Getty)