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ROCK MUSIC’S 25 CRAZIEST CONSPIRACY THEORIES
Ultimate Classic Rock ^ | November 20, 2025 | Nick DeRisio

Posted on 11/22/2025 6:21:37 PM PST by DoodleBob

Impossible sounding, and often untrue, stories about the famous have been around for as long as there have been celebrities. Still, as you'll see in the following countdown of Rock Music's 25 Craziest Conspiracy Theories, this particular kind of superstar buzz exploded once we took off on the information superhighway.

One of the older examples predates the internet, as fans openly wondered whether Paul McCartney had been replaced by a lookalike prior to 1967's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. But fast forward a couple of decades, and it gets really weird: A conspiracy theorist later emerged who actually thought the Beatles never existed in the first place.

More confusingly, a few of these nutty notions have turned out to be totally true. Yes, Rolling Stones stalwart Keith Richards did once snort his father's ashes – but that doesn't make it any less crazy.

Have These Conspiracy Theories Been Debunked?

Teams of web-based sleuths have worked to validate or debunk these claims. Most follow a similarly outlandish line of inquiry until they are found to be untrue, but that hasn't stopped the rumor mill from spinning.

Message boards and chat rooms eventually gave way to social media, and now pop-culture paranoia simply abounds. Many worked very, very hard to disbelieve what they saw with their own eyes – and this was before AI made that increasingly difficult.

Ever wondered which of these stories is true – or, more crucially, which of them aren't? Here a ranked look back at Rock Music's 25 Craziest Conspiracy Theories:

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: conspiracies; elvisaronpresley; rock; rockmusic

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To: dfwgator

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41 posted on 11/22/2025 10:40:54 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: DoodleBob

Number two should be number one

My zoomer kids even know all about it


42 posted on 11/22/2025 10:42:18 PM PST by wardaddy (If u hate Trump you’re oh eff offstupid or clueless what’s going on)
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To: DoodleBob

I think Courtney love did contribute to driving him to despair

Like Geldolf ex did to michael Hutchence

In both cases esp Love a moderately attractive woman at that


43 posted on 11/22/2025 10:44:11 PM PST by wardaddy (If u hate Trump you’re oh eff offstupid or clueless what’s going on)
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To: DoodleBob

Dave Gahan a vampire ?

I’ll have to tell my rib

She loves him thinks he’s hot

I know I know


44 posted on 11/22/2025 10:46:31 PM PST by wardaddy (If u hate Trump you’re oh eff offstupid or clueless what’s going on)
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To: DoodleBob

The Brian jones death is not without some speculation about the housekeeper handyman guy
It’s not simply clear blue made up

Decide for yourself if any suspicion

https://allthatsinteresting.com/brian-jones-death


45 posted on 11/22/2025 10:52:14 PM PST by wardaddy (If u hate Trump you’re oh eff offstupid or clueless what’s going on)
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To: DoodleBob
"No. 1. Elvis Presley Is Alive"

Elvis is everywhere
Elvis is everything
Elvis is everybody
Elvis is still the king....

46 posted on 11/23/2025 3:10:26 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Drew68; DoodleBob; God luvs America
If you play Stairway to Heaven backwards, you will hear satanic messages

If you play Hell's Bells forward, you will hear a satanic message.

47 posted on 11/23/2025 6:35:38 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Psalm 73

Thanks to AI, Elvis is better than ever!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Zo5Osn-_4


48 posted on 11/23/2025 8:21:38 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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