This is the beginning of a segment where we look at famous writers and decide whether they missed their calling as the lead singer for an indie band from Austin, TX.
Because a little facial hair, unkempt clothing, and a stern expression goes a long, long way to being a rock star.
Today's budding indie star: Robert Louis Stevenson
Apparently Colonel Sanders moonlighted as Robert Louis Stevenson in a younger life.
With the assortment of mismatched rings, the disheveled tie, the velvet jacket--and let's not forget the wonderful mustache and soul patch--if Stevenson was alive today, he'd be fronting a band called "The Islanders," sweating heavily on stage of a small club in Brooklyn, singing songs about colonialism and wooden boats.
Really, that jacket though--even Prince would have second thoughts about that jacket.
With the assortment of mismatched rings, the disheveled tie, the velvet jacket--and let's not forget the wonderful mustache and soul patch--if Stevenson was alive today, he'd be fronting a band called "The Islanders," sweating heavily on stage of a small club in Brooklyn, singing songs about colonialism and wooden boats.
Really, that jacket though--even Prince would have second thoughts about that jacket.
