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571.4k views15 Utterly Insane, True Facts About Ozzy OsbourneOzzy Osbourne, the prince of darkness, has somehow managed to survive a lifetime of being one of the most outlandish people in roc...

322.4k viewsWere The Ramones The Most Dysfunctional Band That Stayed Together?Everybody knows the shaggy-haired, leather jacket-sporting punk rock band from NYC known as the Ramones. With hits such as “Blitzk...

517.4k views12 Hard-To-Believe But Shockingly Plausible Stories About Mick JaggerMick Jagger is one of the most recognizable frontmen rock and roll will ever see. In fact, one could argue Jagger is the quintesse...

142.2k viewsWild Jim Morrison Stories, From Riots To ArrestsIf any artist embodied the persona of crazy rock star, it was Jim Morrison. The former lead singer of The Doors is remembered not ...

1.0m views29 Absolutely Ridiculous Stories of Axl Rose's Hard Partying Days With Guns N' RosesAxl Rose stories are the stuff of rock and roll legend. The lead singer of Guns N' Roses has led such a colorful life even his roa...

521.2k viewsBloody and Vomit-Filled Behind-The-Scenes Stories Of Iggy Pop, The Godfather Of PunkThe Godfather of Punk, Iggy Pop, is renowned for his musical prowess, magnetic stage presence, outlandish antics, confrontational ...

1.2m viewsTotally Bizarre And Insane Stories About Red Hot Chili Peppers Frontman Anthony KiedisFunky monks rejoice - your high priest has been anointed. Once a punk-junkie anonymously wandering the streets of Los Angeles, Ant...

414.2k viewsInsane Stories From The Heyday Of AC/DCIn the annals of rock history, there are hundreds of legendary stories from some of the biggest bands to ever have graced the stag...

Freddie Mercury

488.2k views9 Facts That Prove Freddie Mercury Is An Epic Legend For A ReasonAll-around great person Freddie Mercury is known for his faultlessly sublime voice, his incredible vocal range, dazzling and theat...

8.1k votersAll The Ways Gene Simmons Has Made It Hard To Be A KISS FanHere's one of the most inspiring Gene Simmons stories: KISS was dropped by their first manager in 1973 after he declared their mus...

303.4k viewsInsane Stories From Aerosmith's Drug-Fueled Rise To The TopJust how much did Aerosmith embrace the sex and drugs typically associated with a rock-and-roll lifestyle? Well, if it's any indic...

1.1m viewsInsane Behind-The Scenes-Stories About David Lee Roth's CareerDavid Lee Roth is a legend. He's one of the greatest lead singers of all time, for one of the greatest rock bands of all time: Van...

10.2k viewsEvery Time Brothers Formed A Band Ranked From Peaceful To Post-NuclearIt can be tough working with family, especially for those in the music industry. When siblings get together to form a band, the re...

1.1m views11 Disturbing Stories You Might Not Have Heard About The BeatlesThe Beatles are widely regarded as the most famous and influential band of the 20th century. After forming in 1960 in Liverpool, t...

307k viewsDrug-Fueled, Sordid Tales From Black Sabbath's Heyday That Prove Just How Unhinged They Really WereYou're here for crazy Black Sabbath stories, but before getting to that, take a moment to hail the almighty power of the riff, as ...

62.3k views18 Things Most People Don't Know About Bob MarleyThe life of Bob Marley is filled with stories of perseverance. Born in 1945 and raised dirt poor in Nine Mile, Jamaica, young Robe...

246.4k viewsDark And Buckwild Courtney Love Stories That Could Have Only Happened To Courtney LoveThere are many crazy Courtney Love stories, insane but true incidents that range from the bizarre to the pathetic. After an unconv...

1.2k voters18 Interesting Facts You May Not Know About Dave GrohlDave Grohl is slowly racking up all the necessary points to reach rock icon status. The former Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fig...

267.1k viewsUnbelievable Stories From David Crosby's Drug-Fueled Decades Of Living DangerouslyDavid Crosby, music legend, sits in the same vaunted halls as troubadours like Neil Young and Graham Parsons. He started The Byrds...

1.9m viewsDisconcerting Stories From Elvis Presley's Personal LifeLegendary crooner Elvis Presley dated many women (and girls) throughout his short but bright career. More than a few revealed inte...