How Drugs Ruined Sly Stone's Life
"His two personas—the shy, innocent poet Sylvester Stewart and the streetwise character he invented, Sly Stone—were torn apart. He numbed himself with cocaine."
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The Real Reason Birdman Lost All Of His Money
Birdman was once so well-off, he was awarded a position in Forbes' list of rappers with the most money. But he lost it all. Here's why.
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The Real Reason Joan Jett Didn't Want To Be In An All-Women Band
With The Runaways dissolved, Joan Jett's instincts reached out for another band. An ad reading "Joan Jett wants three good men" appeared in the classifieds and when Lee Crystal, Gary Ryan, and Ricky Bird made it through auditions, the first iteration of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts was formed.
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You Wouldn't Want To Meet Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page In Real Life. Here's Why
Before the rise of feminism and the #MeToo movement, the music industry was notorious for rock stars chasing and courting young girls without considering the legal and moral ramifications of their actions. Page, as it turns out, was one of them.
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How Andre The Giant Really Felt About His Size
Andre had always been humongous. He didn't get that way by drinking his milk and eating his vegetables as a kid, either. He was predisposed to become enormous -- he had a condition known as acromegaly. A tumor rested on his pituitary gland, causing the gland to produce excess human growth hormone.
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The Truth About Rick James And Teena Marie's Relationship
It was love at first note when Rick James heard R&B singer Teena Marie wailing in the Motown Records L.A. headquarters.
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You Wouldn't Want To Meet 50-Cent In Real Life. Here's Why
Famous rapper and musician, 50-Cent may be remarkably talented but he's not pleasant to hang out with in person and can be rather mean.
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How John Denver's 'Leaving On A Jet Plane' Foreshadowed His Own Death
Some may be surprised to learn that the 1969 Peter, Paul and Mary tune "Leaving on a Jet Plane" was actually penned by Denver years earlier under a different name -- but the same lyrics.
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The Sketchy Reason You Wouldn't Want To Meet Rick James In Real Life
History is full of musicians you wouldn't want to meet in real life, but few of those got that reputation because they might burn you with a crack pipe, as might be the case with Rick James.
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Here's How Much Joan Jett's Really Worth
The rockstar Joan Jett has had an illustrious career. Famous for her rock 'n' roll anthems like "Bad Reputation" and "Cherry Bomb," Jett has been making and performing music for over 45 years -- and she has the money to show for it.
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The Reason Dennis Rodman Briefly Lived On A Farm
Rodman identified his friend's scars and healed them with his goofy and easy-going nature. Before he knew it, he was living with Rich and his family at their beautiful farm, where Rodman learned to drive tractors, tend to cows, and stay far away from his troubled past.
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The Reason Some Martial Artists Refused To Train Bruce Lee
Lee's road to bona fide butt-kicker wasn't easy. Students in Honk Kong didn't like to work with Lee. Instructors wanted nothing to do with him. It's surprising he ever became as accomplished as he did. Their reasoning had to make it all the tougher on Lee.
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The Disturbing Details Of Rebecca Schaeffer's Death
She was, on many accounts, poised to be a teen superstar. But her fame and her life were tragically cut short after a deranged fan did the unthinkable. Robert John Bardo, 19, found Schaeffer's West Hollywood home and fatally shot the 21-year-old actress on July 18, 1989.
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Myths About Keith Richards You Can Stop Believing
Bill Hicks once joked that in the event of a nuclear apocalypse, he could only imagine two things surviving: cockroaches and Keith Richards. The joke is that the legendary debauchery that has defined Keith's very public lifestyle should have surely killed him by now.
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Here's How Rick James Accidentally Set Himself On Fire
Funk legend Rick James once said, "cocaine is a hell of a drug," and you can believe he had the wild stories to back up such a sagacious claim -- like the time he lit himself on fire.
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N64's Rarest Game Is Quite Surprising
If ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut's claim to the title of rarest N64 game fails to surprise because you simply haven't heard of it, the reason for its rarity may still raise an eyebrow.
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Bruce Lee Vs. Steven Seagal: Who Would Win?
Let's take a moment to find out Bruce Lee's real fighting ability, with a fantasy fight that pits him against the (physically) biggest of all action stars of recent years: Steven Seagal.
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You Wouldn't Want To Meet Eric Clapton In Real Life. Here's Why
Musician Eric Clapton is perceived to be one of the most legendary musicians of our times. While his guitar playing skills are top notch, his personality and outspoken nature have sometimes been in the news for the wrong reasons.
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The Reason Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Thought An Evil Spirit Was Stalking Her
When a van in which she was a passenger accidentally struck and killed a Honduran boy who shared her last name, Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes saw a connection.
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The Truth About The Time Marilyn Monroe Sang To JFK
After a series of gags concerning her famous lateness that culminates in the later ironic "the Late Marilyn Monroe", she brought the fundraiser for John F. Kennedy's early birthday celebrations to its conclusion. Singing Happy Birthday to JFK, Marilyn Monroe stole the night.
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How Lynyrd Skynyrd's Street Survivors Foreshadowed Their Plane Crash
Following the crash and the subsequent press coverage, the album became the band's second platinum record and reached number five on the U.S. album chart. But given the increased focus on the band, some spooky details surrounding Street Survivors surfaced in the media, sparking conspiracies.
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The Tragic Fate Of America's First Modern Singer-Songwriter
New Hampshire-born Connie Converse is considered to be the first modern singer-songwriter. She settled among the beatniks and bohemians in New York City's Greenwich Village in the 1950s, writing hauntingly raw lyrics over guitar melodies.
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The Truth About The Rivalry Between Bob Ross And Bill Alexander
According to Bill Alexander, Bob Ross "betrayed me. I invented 'wet on wet.' I trained him and he is copying me -- what bothers me is not just that he betrayed me, but that he thinks he can do it better."
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The Hidden Meaning Of Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
The epic song that Ultimate Guitar posits as a contender for the first heavy metal song ever was written as a love song from Adam to Eve. The mystery behind the slurred lyrics gave the song the right kind of controversy it needed to stand out in the world of 1960s psychedelic rock.
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The Horrifying Reason Action Park Painted A Pool Floor White
Action Park embodied the laissez faire attitude toward health and safety that defined childhood memories from the 1970s and '80s.
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Times Grant Lied To You
History's 3-part miniseries Grant details the life of 18th president and celebrated Union general Ulysses S. Grant. However, the series isn't always accurate.
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The Real Reason The Doobie Brothers Have Had So Many Lineup Changes
Folks might think the band had just two iterations, changing into its final form when five-time Grammy winner Michael McDonald joined, but Ultimate Classic Rock tracked the Doobie Brothers' lineup changes over the decades and counted up to 17.
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