Musicians Who Work Totally Normal Jobs Today
How weird would it be to walk into a law firm or be watching CNN or meet your house renovator and realize the person is a former superstar musician?
Read MoreHow weird would it be to walk into a law firm or be watching CNN or meet your house renovator and realize the person is a former superstar musician?
Read MoreHe might have been a walking contradiction, but his life was one of breathtaking highs and unfathomable lows. This is the tragic story of Johnny Cash.
Read MoreSome of the biggest bands in rock history split up — basically for good — when a member passed on to that great gig in the sky.
Read MoreDavid Bowie was an icon in music. But he was a complex and complicated man, having grown up under the shadow of mental illness and a tough home life.
Read MoreEazy-E changed the rap world. Seemingly nothing can touch the unassailable legacy of Eazy-E, the godfather of gangsta rap.
Read MoreNot all songwriters have a firm grasp of narrative, but some songwriters really do. And some don't believe in happy endings.
Read MoreMusicians are people, too, and sometimes they just have a bad day. These musicians totally lost their cool onstage.
Read MoreMusicians and rock stars make boatloads of money off their hit songs, songs that sweep the globe and drive everyone into a frenzy. But sometimes the songs' performers think you're listening to garbage. Here are some famous musicians who might have happily skipped their most famous songs.
Read MoreBetween numerous deaths, drugs galore, massive infighting, and celeb marriages, the story of the Allman Brothers is so much more than their records.
Read MoreBeing a musician isn't easy. But somehow the creativity seems to suffer or the quality disappears. Something about getting rich made these musicians worse.
Read MoreFans love their bands, and music is really subjective. But some music reviewers take it a bit too far.
Read MoreNot all bands stay together. That's when bands bring in replacement musicians. Most unfortunate musician replacements in rock history.
Read MoreMusicians often live the craziest lives, and far too many have died young. Some musicians have even predicted their own deaths.
Read MoreMusicians are huge celebrities. But there's a lot more going on in a musician's life and career than just music.
Read MoreJay-Z's meteoric rise to stardom didn't happen overnight. From his early years in Brooklyn to marrying Beyoncé, he went through a lot to get where he is.
Read MoreGuns N' Roses' reunion tour has been successful, which raises the question: Will the classic trio be making any new music together?
Read MoreThe 1980s were a strange time for music. Attention zeroed in on the single biggest threat to the morals of American youth: dirty lyrics in popular music.
Read MoreIt's the ultimate nightmare for artists — and it happens, now and again. Just ask these musicians who were kicked out of bands right after they made it big.
Read MoreGuns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose's volatile personality feeds his songs and onstage persona, and a tragic life keeps fueling Rose's appetite for controversy.
Read MoreMusicians can seem kind of magically talented, but sometimes they have to mess around a bit before settling on their perfect sound.
Read MoreFamous musicians tend to have short life expectancies. These musicians who died in obscurity were mostly just worried about paying rent.
Read MoreWhat really happened to Scott Stapp since Creed's turn-of-the-millennium heyday? Here's the true, surprisingly dark story of Scott Stapp.
Read MoreDifferent disasters have taken some of the best musicians away from us far too soon. These musicians died at their peaks.
Read MoreEvery music act has released at least one terrible album. But these terrible albums had one good song.
Read MoreThere are a ton of musicians who were once beloved by all and now just get venom spit at them from all corners. Here are hated musicians everyone used to love.
Read MoreIt isn't all groupies and tour buses -- some hearts will be broken along the way, and it just happened to you.
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