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. Mick Jagger is a skilled ballet dancer, and he has been taking lessons for years.
2. Axl Rose is an anagram for “oral sex.” His real name is William Bailey.
3. Eric Clapton wrote “Layla” with the intention to steal George Harrison’s wife.
4. While on tour with Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page dated a 14-year-old girl. Try getting away with that today.
5. Paul McCartney performed at the London Olympics Opening Ceremony in 2012 for only one pound ($1.57).
He felt it was his patriotic duty to contribute to the cause.
7. When Radiohead released “Creep” in 1992, it wasn’t a success. They released the song again the next year,
and it became an international hit, thanks largely to it gaining traction in, of all places, Israel.
8. When Pixie’s drummer David Lovering wasn’t drumming, he performed as a professional magician.
9. Chuck Berry, the Godfather of Rock ‘n’ Roll, originally only performed music to buy photography
equipment to support his aspirations of becoming a professional photographer.
10. ZZ Top’s drummer Frank Beard is the only guy in the band who doesn’t have a beard.
11. Fleetwood Mac’s founding member and guitarist Jeremy Spencer abruptly left the band in 1971 to join the
Children of God cult (now known as The Family International) and he is still affiliated with the group.
12. Led Zeppelin’s song “Black Dog” was titled after a black Labrador retriever that wandered around the
Hedley Grange studios where the band was recording in England. Despite the dog’s mature age, it was
still, er, sexually adventurous like the song’s character. During a concert in 1972, Robert Plant told the
audience: “Let me tell you ’bout this poor old dog because he was a retriever in his early days, and the
only thing he could ever find in his late days was his old lady who lived two houses away from where we
were recording. And he used to go see the old lady quite regularly, but after he’d “boogied” and
everything. else he couldn’t get back. And we used to carry him back.”
Weird Music History
Rock me like a… termite?
Termites are widely considered to be the most destructive pests in the world. They cause huge financial losses each year, because of the damage they bring to buildings and other structures.
For those who love blasting heavy metal music inside their homes or even office when everyone else has left, you should perhaps think twice about doing so should the structure be infested with termites. It is believed that these insects eat through wood twice as fast when exposed to heavy metal music as the vibrations coursing through the wood stimulates them into eating faster. Some researchers believe that classic rock has the same effect.
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