You know who's a "hard rockin' scientist" in real life?
Brian May, lead guitarist of Queen, that's who!
Yup, when he's not playing with the band, he's a PhD in Astrophysics, a published scientist, and a former chancellor of John Moores University. Although now that his band is hot stuff again, apparently he's going to be spending some time touring with Adam Lambert and the band, instead of studying the universe. Damn, knowing there really are hard-rocking scientists in this world does make me feel better about life.