Think you know everything there is to know about music? Prepare to be blown away as we take a look at some of the most interesting, unbelievable facts about musicians and the music industry.
1. A myth has been going around for decades that Charles Manson was among the young folks who auditioned to be a member of the Monkees. Even though this is not exactly an impossible scenario since more than 437 people tried out, and Manson was writing music at the time, including a song that was later released by the Beach Boys, there’s only a technical problem: in 1965, at the time of the auditions, Manson was in prison.
2. To this day many hard-core Nirvana fans believe Kurt never killed himself. Instead, they believe Courtney Love hired a hit man to kill him. After these claims many conspiracy theories popped up stating Courtney had indeed had Kurt murdered in order to inherit his millions. Despite there being no forensic or even circumstantial evidence to support this assertion, many people still support this theory with a passion.
3. There was a myth spread in the Rock community back in the 1960s that the Beatles smoked a joint together in Buckingham Palace before accepting their MBEs. However, the truth appears to be a little bit different. It was Lennon who came up with this story, but the band later confessed it wasn’t true, as they’d have been far too scared and shy to do such a thing.
4. There have been rumors that the legendary Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones managed to overcome his drug addiction by having his toxic veins pumped clean and replaced with completely fresh blood. Although there appears to be some truth to this in that Richards underwent a medical procedure to filter his blood of impurities, he admitted that the idea of a complete blood replacement was a joke at the expense of gullible journalists.
5. Michael Jackson was famous for his bizarre and expensive taste as well as for buying crazy things. In 1987, according to rumors, he paid $50,000 for the remains of Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man. However, this was proven false because, although Michael may well have made the offer, the remains were not available because they had been destroyed in a Nazi air raid on the Royal London Hospital during World War II.
7. Way before Eminem, however, there was “Paul is dead,” an urban legend and conspiracy theory suggesting that Paul McCartney of the Beatles died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike. In September 1969, American college students published articles claiming that clues to McCartney’s supposed death could be found in the lyrics and artwork of the Beatles’ recordings. Despite this being one of the most popular conspiracy theories in popular music history, it has receded to the dark corners of the Internet, disregarded as nothing more than a silly conspiracy.
Weird Music History
Debbie Harry was almost Abducted by Ted Bundy
Despite this story causing a lot of buzz back in the 1970s and many people falling for it, it appears it was just another trick to boost Blondie’s album sales.
Debbie claimed she had accepted a lift in New York from a mysterious man who attempted to abduct her and whom she later realized was the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy.
However, at the time, Bundy was living thousands of miles away in Utah, and according to his biography he had never visited New York.
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