Did you know ? (Crazy Rock and Roll Facts)

[swede]

In the 1970's David Bowie lived on a diet of Cocaine, Milk and Peppers and was that spaced out he kept bottles of his own piss in a fridge so the "wizards" couldnt steal them.

The money used to buy the heroin that killed Sid Vicious was given to him by his mother, who was under the impression he was going to use the money to just buy cocaine.

Anyone got any others

[The Nal]

Sids mum was a smackhead. She knew he was on smack and shot up in front of him from when he was 13 or 14. She probably encouraged it.

Paul and Linda McCartney were both recorded by Pink Floyd for the speaking parts on Dark Side of the Moon for different sections – “On the Run” etc. Pauls bit wasn’t used because Roger thought “he tried to be funny”.

[The Nal]

Did you know, one of The Inmates most famous songs, "So Much In Love", was written by Jagger/Richards. It was later covered by The Lonely Boys, who actually covered The Inmates version. Much like the way The Animals covering Dylans version of House of the Rising Sun and not the original.

[t8yman]

Lemmy claims he earns more money from the songs he wrote for Ozzy than he does from motorhead!

[eFestivals]

Lemmy claims he earns more money from the songs he wrote for Ozzy than he does from motorhead!

Chris Frantz of Talking Heads once told me that him and Tina earned more from Maria Carey sampling their side-project Tom Tom Club early in the last decade than they earned from Talking Heads.

[pezzypops]

Did you know, one of The Inmates most famous songs, "So Much In Love", was written by Jagger/Richards. It was later covered by The Lonely Boys, who actually covered The Inmates version. Much like the way The Animals covering Dylans version of House of the Rising Sun and not the original.

[Alcatraz]

Joe Strummer once caused a minor evacuation from a Bruce Springsteen concert at Earl's Court.

[swede]

The Who's Live at Leeds album, considered the greatest live album of all time, was going to be Live at Leeds and Hull. Technical problems with the sound of the bass at the Hull gig meant their record company wouldnt use the material, even though the band felt the material from the Hull gig sounded better than the Leeds gig.

[sifi]

much like sonic youth covering the fall's version of Victoria, originally by the kinks.

Edited September 22, 2010 by sifimaster

[The Nal]

Lynyrd Skynyrd were named after their high school basketball coach, Leonard Skinner.

And he died yesterday.

[Wooderson]

Chevy Chase was nearly the drummer in Steely Dan. He was in Fagan and Becker's first band "The Bad Rock Group".

[pezzypops]

Much like Bob Dylan's version of Jimi Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower, itself a cover of the Bob Dylan original

David Bowie says that he is main role in producing Lou Reed's Transformer album was to translate whatever Mark Ronson was saying so that Lou Reed could understand it.

Ronno was of course from 'ull.

[Ed209]

Keith Richards cannot be killed by conventional weapons

[ampersand]

loudon wainwright iii is rufus wainwright's father

[Pogues Mcgogues]

loudon wainwright iii is rufus wainwright's father

[Wooderson]

The day after Nirvana performed on Saturday Night Live (played Smells Like Teen Spirit) in early '92, Kurt Cobain was homeless and kipped in a car.

[swede]

Much like Bob Dylan's version of Jimi Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower, itself a cover of the Bob Dylan original

David Bowie says that he is main role in producing Lou Reed's Transformer album was to translate whatever Mark Ronson was saying so that Lou Reed could understand it.

Ronno was of course from 'ull.

[sifi]

I feel incredibly stupid now.

[Ed209]

Keith Richards once stayed awake for 9 days straight

[Ed209]

The sex noises heard on GnR's Rocket Queen is that of Steve Adler's girlfriend being shagged by Axl in the recording booth.

[jump]

Ozzy has died twice.

Tony Iommi has two broken fingers so he made himself a gizmo by melting plastic soap bottles and covered it in leather to grip the string.

[Pogues Mcgogues]

Bob Marley could have lived longer, but as a Rasta he refused blood transfusions during his operation and died of blood loss.

I heard this. Anyone know if it's true?

[jump]

Bob Marley could have lived longer, but as a Rasta he refused blood transfusions during his operation and died of blood loss.

I heard this. Anyone know if it's true?

Edited September 23, 2010 by jump

[Pogues Mcgogues]

Wasn't it he needed to have a leg amputated but refused because he's a Rasta?

[dakyras]

Bob Marley could have lived longer, but as a Rasta he refused blood transfusions during his operation and died of blood loss.

I heard this. Anyone know if it's true?