Top 10: Rock Myths

askmen ^ | 1/2005 | Bob Scalia

[pissant]

They should have added:

11. People care what Bono has to say about world affairs (FALSE)

[sharktrager]

They also missed the best reason that people say Morrison faked his death: he said he was going to.

Plus, there is the "Niki Sixx died and was replaced by another guy" rumor that even went to court.

[pissant]

Who is Niki Stix??

[wimpycat]

The #1 myth is that Elvis is still alive. Why isn't that on the list? I might be out of touch, but is the Kurt Cobain murder myth really the #1?

[pissant]

I'll add to the Cobain myth. He was my neighbor, so maybe old Pissant spared the world more grunge. LOL

[MotleyGirl70]

Nikki Sixx is the bassist for Motley Crue.

[wimpycat]

Motley Crue.

[Xenalyte]

Robert Johnson was the Paganini of blues musicians. It wouldn't at all surprise me to find out he sold his soul to get that ability. That man was magical.

[pissant]

Thank you both! I heard the name before but I don't know my hair bands very well!

[pissant]

I like Robert Johnson, and most pre-1970s blues for that matter

[Xenalyte]

His "Dazed and Confused" gives me goosebumps.

[brwnsuga]

I love Bono!

[Clemenza]

#11: Rod Stewart had to have his stomach pumped after swallowing a pint of semen from his bandmates.

[Spruce]

Isn't there a story that involves Led Zeppelin, a groupie, and a fish? That one should be on the list.

[MamaTexan]

Rock Myths

Oh, DARN!

I thought this was going to be a thread about geology!

(Psst! Hey Darlin'! :)

[Clemenza]

Yeah, he was a great congressman too. I still don't see what he saw in Cher.

[cgk]

Number 6 - David Bowie and Mick Jagger were caught in bed together (true) Having your wife catch you in bed with another woman is simply one of the occupational hazards of being a rock star. But David Bowie was really put on the spot after his ex-wife told national television audiences that she once found her admittedly bisexual "Thin White Duke" spooning naked in bed with the Rolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger. Both men and their lawyers denied any gay implications.

Isn't this what the song "Angie" is about?

[HitmanLV]

[Mama Cass a]lmost 240 pounds when she died...

Actually I swear that Cass was much heavier than even that in some points of her (too short) career. I know she wasn't tall but I have seen pics of her where she seems 50lbs heavier than that.

One of my favorite female vocalists, by the way, of the 20th Century.

[brwnsuga]

LOL!

[Serb5150]

Re: #6 - this is the first time I've heard 'naked' attached to the story. As I recall, Angie Bowie was deliberately vague about these two being 'in bed' together, then later recanted the statement in her book.