The stars you didn't realise went to art school - Did you know that these musicians, actors, directors, and more studied art? Take a look.

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Franz Ferdinand - Bassist Bob Hardy was studying at the Glasgow School of Art when frontman Alex Kapranos recruited him to the band, telling him it was easy to learn bass guitar

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Florence Welch - The musician studied at Camberwell College of Arts before dropping out to focus on music.

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Keith Richards - A young Keith Richards attended Sidcup Art College, where he met fellow musician Dick Taylor.

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Charlie Watts - The Rolling Stones drummer was also a visual artist. He attended Harrow Art School and worked as a graphic designer before joining the band.

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Ronnie Wood - Both of Ronnie Wood's older brothers were visual artists and the Rolling Stone attended Ealing Art College.

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Mick Jagger - The Stones' frontman was the only member not to attend art school. Jagger studied business at the London School of Economics.

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Jarvis Cocker - Any fan of Pulp knows where frontman Jarvis Cocker studied. His time studying Fine Art and Film at Central Saint Martin's inspired the hit 'Common People'.

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Pete Townshend - While studying graphic design at Ealing Art College, Townshend's contemporaries included Ronnie Wood and Freddie Mercury. Townshend dropped out.

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M.I.A - Mathangi Arulpragasam completed a degree in fine art, film, and video in from Central Saint Martin's before moving into music.

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Freddie Mercury - The Queen frontman was another one to enrol at Ealing College of Art. He earned a diploma in art and graphic design.

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PJ Harvey - The Mercury Prize-winning musician started a foundation year in art at Yeovil College.

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Pink Floyd - Syd Barrett and David Gilmour reportedly met in the Cambridge Technical College art department.

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David Bowie - The Thin White Duke reportedly studied art, music, and design at Bromley Technical High School.

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Mick Jones - The former member of The Clash attended Hammersmith School of Art from 1973 to 1974.

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Joe Strummer - His late bandmate also got his start in the visual arts. Strummer completed a foundation course at the Central School of Art and Design.

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Guy Berryman - The Coldplay bassist was enrolled at University College London in an engineering programme before switching to architecture at The Bartlett.

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David Byrne - Byrne is best known for his work with Talking Heads but is a multi-disciplinary artist. He attended Byrne attended the Rhode Island School of Design and the Maryland Institute College of Art  before dropping out.

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Brian Eno - The conceptual musician graduated from Winchester School of Art in 1969.

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Sade - Helen Folasade Adu studied fashion design at Central Saint Martin's before moving into music.

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Kanye West - West received a scholarship to attend the American Academy of Art but transferred to Chicago State University to study English before dropping out of education to focus on music.

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Ian Dury - The late musician studied painting at the Walthamstow College of Art before attending the Royal College of Art.

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John Lennon - Lennon failed his O-level exams and was reportedly only accepted into the Liverpool College of Art after his aunt and headmaster intervened.

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Jimmy Page - Before he founded Led Zeppelin, Page enrolled at Sutton Art College in Surrey.

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John Cale - The founder of the Velvet Underground attended Goldsmiths before relocating to New York.

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Viv Stanshall - The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band was made up of eccentric art students. Stanshall studied at Walthamstow College of Art and the Central School of Art and Design.

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Eric Clapton - Clapton studied at the Kingston College of Art but was reportedly dismissed after a year because his focus was on music rather than art.

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Ray Davies - Ray Davies was an art student at Hornsey College of Art in London before joining The Kinks.

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Bryan Ferry - Roxy Music crooner Bryan Ferry studied fine art at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and even taught pottery in the early days of his music career.

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Malcolm McLaren - The manager of the Sex Pistols and agent provocateur attended several art colleges, including Goldsmiths, Central Saint Martin's, and Harrow School of Art.

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Adam Ant - When he was still Stuart Leslie Goddard, Adam Ant attended Hornsey College of Art to study graphic design.

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Michael Stipe - The REM frontman studied painting and photography at the University of Georgia.

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