"Sonny" Clemonds with a guitar
L.Q. "Sonny" Clemonds was a Human musician and entertainer from Earth who was cryogenically frozen in the late 20th century.
During his life, Clemonds displayed a strong propensity to substance abuse, resulting in massive coronary, arterial, and liver damage that would ultimately lead to his demise. Knowing his fate, Clemonds opted to have his body cryogenically frozen despite the considerable expense, rather than die and have his ex-wife or agent take all of his money. After he was frozen, Clemonds' body was stored aboard a cryonics satellite in orbit above the planet. However, the satellite and its cargo became lost to history and it drifted in interstellar space until it was discovered in 2364 in the Kazis binary system by the USS Enterprise-D.
After being unfrozen, Clemonds acquainted himself with the replicator and promptly resumed his previous lifestyle by ordering a martini. He also made a point to teach Data about several aspects of Humanity that the android found particularly fascinating due to Clemonds' eccentric personality.
Clemonds was also a baseball fan and inquired regarding the possibility of seeing an Atlanta Braves game on television. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
- L.Q. Clemonds was played by actor Leon Rippy.