The lead singer of German industrial metal band Rammstein was given his position after being heard singing whilst weaving baskets for a living. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rammstein

Inventor Yoshiro Nakamatsu, who has filed over 3300 patents, dives underwater till he is "0.5 seconds before death", to come up with ideas. He believes that the deprivation of Oxygen helps his thinking process. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshiro_Nakamatsu#/media/File:Nakamatsu.jpg