"Thriller" is probably Michael Jackson's most famous music video, but he once wanted to destroy it entirely. Here's why Jackson wanted to destroy "Thriller."
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Folks might not know that Neil Young had a unique source of inspiration for "Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere": a raging, delirium-inducing fever.
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Music is variously described as an art, a craft, a mystical experience, something with charms to sooth all things savage. Its influences are often subtle.
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Jeff Buckley drowned in the Mississippi River in 1997 ahead of the release of his second studio album.
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Travis Barker was part of another rock group for a few years before he joined Blink-182.
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Bill Joel is one of the best songwriters of all time, with dozens of hits to his name. Despite his success, he has endured some major hardships.
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Travis Barker is known for his creative musical collaborations. So how did one of the world's best-known drummers decide to start playing in the first place?
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While best known as a comedic actor, Eddie Murphy also dipped his toes into the world of music more than a few times throughout his performing career.
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There are those real individuals whose stories have become mythic -- Johnny Appleseed, Betsy Ross. Myths aside, they were real people, with real concerns.
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If you ever wondered where DJ Jazzy Jeff's been since he and Will Smith parted ways as an official duo, then read on, as this spin master has been up to a lot.
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Black Sabbath was one of the major founders of heavy metal music, along with Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. Here's the bizarre history of this genre.
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Most artists have ebbs and flows in their careers, sometimes achieving a flash of success that's sadly followed by relative obscurity, even tragedy.
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Latina pop icon Selena was murdered at the young age of 23. Here are the tragic details found in her autopsy report.
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The Beatles could seemingly do no wrong, but when another rock band covered one of their songs it led to a feud when the Beatles didn't care for that version.
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Rapper King Von has been linked to the murder of a 17-year-old girl, but the allegations were never proven. Here's Von's disturbing connection to the murder.
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Muddy Waters is one of the most iconic blues guitarists of all time. But, after his death his large estate has been locked up in legal battles, and here's why.
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It appears that music industry contracts are one of the worst business deals ever. Here's a list of musicians severely mistreated by their record labels.
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John Lennon is one of the most iconic songwriters of all time. His untimely end came as he was coming back from a recording, clutching his final record.
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Art of all kinds becomes a field of endeavor where taste and instinct and opinion hold more sway than mere numbers -- especially if an actual expert speaks.
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In much the same way that people made far more money selling equipment to miners than miners did mining, so it often is with managers of popular performers.
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Would Elvis have become such a huge star without the help of his manager? Let's examine the relationship between Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker.
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Elvis Presley's Graceland estate is one of the most famous celebrity homes in the US, but one floor is off limits. Here's why the public ins't allowed upstairs.
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Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley had one of the mightiest voices in rock history and was one of the greats of the Seattle grunge movement.
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While his music and public persona are built mostly on fun and good times, there's a tragic, painful side to the life of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.
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One famous guitar is known for its tone, but more so for its striking, psychedelic paint job, is Eric Clapton's Gibson SG, dubbed "The Fool." Here's its story.
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For those who treasure history, it is the image of eight men, dedicated to doing what they do best until their very last breath — playing music.
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At the beginning of the 1990s, Vanilla Ice's legend began, thanks to his 1989 debut "Hooked." It's been quite a ride since then. Here's what he's doing now.
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