The 10 greatest rock'n'roll myths

observer ^ | 2/22/05 | Graeme Thomson

[Question Liberal Authority]

Jacko and the elephant man

At the time it seemed sick and wrong, but it turns out that collecting celebrity remains would have been a much better hobby than some of the ones he chose. Cheaper too.

[Charles Henrickson]

anyway, it might just be true.

.daed si luaP

[Question Liberal Authority]

Zep did catch sharks from the window of their hotel, but the pesce in question was actually a red snapper

Oh. Well, that's MUCH better.

That's like Richard Gere insisting it was a HAMSTER, Dammit! NOT a gerbil.

[SoDak]

Victorian patient Joseph Merrick John Merrick

[Troublemaker]

...but the pesce in question was actually a red snapper

"Mmmm, Red Snapper....very tasty"

[manic4organic]

Here's another: Kurt Cobain was a musical genius. Or even good.

[Graybeard58]

Here's another one - Jimmy Hendricks was the best guitarist ever.

[RightWingAtheist]

2: Marilyn Manson starring in 'The Wonder Years'

That's only half the rumour; he's also frequently claimed to be Kevin from 'Mr.Belvedere'.

A similiar rumour surrounded Alice Cooper, who, it was said, was really the guy who played Eddie Haskell on 'Leave it to Beaver' .

[GoLightly]

http://www.heathenworld.com/music/morrison.html

[537cant be wrong]

wow thats a myth?
i am stuned.

[Kiss Me Hardy]

No, Alice was supposed to have been Wally.

[djf]

Most don't agree, but I've always thought Linsey Buckingham was way the heck up there on that list...

[HHFi]

That's right: Alice Cooper played Eddie Haskell until he was killed in Vietnam.

Another great rock myth: that Elvis is dead. We all know he's living on a tropical island, taking care of a vegetative JFK until the time is right for his comeback. There's also the myth, started by the movie "American Hot Wax," that Chuck Berry would ever play a show for free. And the myth that Van Halen was better with Sammy Hagar. And the myth that Yes is worth listening to.

Have I offended everyone yet? Good!

[RightWingAtheist]

Someone needed to ping you guys :-)

[djf]

LOL! Is this Zepp legend the true origin of Zappa's classic "Mud sha sha shark..."

ROTFLMAO!!

[t_skoz]

dude! you have to ping us rock nerds to these articles! quit slacking!!

hahehehehahha

:-)

[t_skoz]

Rock and Roll PING! email Weegee to get on/off this list (or grab it yourself to PING the rest)

[Arkie2]

I've always hears references to Marianne Faithful and the mars bar but have never seen the story. I doubt seriously I will see it repeated here either if it bears any resemblance to the red snapper story!

[FreeKeys]

The airplane Richie Valens, Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper died in was NOT named "The American Pie", although Don McLean may have written his song of that name about their deaths.

Ann-Margret was NOT a natural redhead. I went to both jr. high and high school with her. BLACK-haired Swedish immigrant Ann-Margret Olsson eventually had that cute chipped front tooth capped. She WAS head cheerleader, though. She starred in several school stage productions, belting out songs like "Heat Wave" so they reverberated off the back of the 2,000?-seat auditorium and sent chills up my spine.