I could see the headline: 'Stupid Flaming Lips Singer Dies in Giant Plastic Bubble.'

he must read Fark.

i liked dave gahan's story.

demythologising

nice

I bet if they asked bands that didn't play pussy emo crap the stories would be even better.

Still my favorite rock and roll story:

The Strange Death of Gram Parsons (new window)

Sorry. First thing that came to mind.

Peter Hook, Joy Division/New Order
"I thought Ian hanging himself was truly a Spinal Tap moment, and I can't help but chuckle every time I think about it."

Between Spinal Tap, that article and these guys:



I think I will never get tired of hearing stories of bizarre shiat happening to bands (self-inflicted stupidity or otherwise).

/rock on, you crazy farkers

what, Metallica's S&M isn't on there? that's what comes to mind.

I have lived in the 'get your wife out of the control room' moment...terrible.

Hey Wayne:

You could have brought some scissors inside the bubble as well.

I'm jus' sayin'...

no Led Zeppelin fish story? These are not ridiculous rock & roll stories, they are oh my gosh I had to throw up and we left some guy behind stories.

Dr.Fey: Still my favorite rock and roll story:

The Strange Death of Gram Parsons (new window)

Thanks for the link. That was an interesting read.

Yeah, & a damn shame too. The stuff Gram was doing with Emmylou Harris before he died was awesome.

happydude45: Yeah, & a damn shame too. The stuff Gram was doing with Emmylou Harris before he died was awesome.

Coitus?

i remember reading one of those types of articles before, rock and roll stories, and i read one story, from the early 80's, some band that was into drugs [i forget which ones... the Stones??] was backstage with their drugs and alcohol and whatnot...
and some guy rushes in and says "the police are coming! the police are coming in here!"
and one of the band members quickly gets all the drugs and flushes them down the toilet and whatnot,
and just after he finishes the last of 'em, in walk Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland.

TSE: I have lived in the 'get your wife out of the control room' moment...terrible.

When I was getting my Associates degree, I did some intern work at a studio along with another intern.

We were coming out of the control room and on the way to pick up lunch for everyone when this guy in the lobby/waiting room asked us "how things were going in there?" The other intern replied, "not too bad, but man the girl that's in there now can't sing for shiat."

The guy just looks at him and says "that's my wife"
He was looking for a new internship the next day.

Third_Uncle_Eno: some band that was into drugs [i forget which ones... the Stones??] was backstage with their drugs and alcohol and whatnot...
and some guy rushes in and says "the police are coming! the police are coming in here!"
and one of the band members quickly gets all the drugs and flushes them down the toilet and whatnot,
and just after he finishes the last of 'em, in walk Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland.

It was the Rolling Stones.

That story and more like it were in this Guitar World article:
What's Your Most Spinal Tap Moment? (new window)

Kali-Yuga: Third_Uncle_Eno: some band that was into drugs [i forget which ones... the Stones??] was backstage with their drugs and alcohol and whatnot...
and some guy rushes in and says "the police are coming! the police are coming in here!"
and one of the band members quickly gets all the drugs and flushes them down the toilet and whatnot,
and just after he finishes the last of 'em, in walk Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland.

It was the Rolling Stones.

That story and more like it were in this Guitar World article:
What's Your Most Spinal Tap Moment? (new window)

Makes sense; The Police were pretty straight-laced.

TeddyBallGame: I bet if they asked bands that didn't play pussy emo crap the stories would be even better.

None of those bands were 'emo' bands.

no Led Zeppelin fish story? fake stories we've heard a million times before?

FTFY.

Kali-Yuga

It was the Rolling Stones.

That story and more like it were in this Guitar World article:
What's Your Most Spinal Tap Moment? (new window)


ah yes! thank you :-)
and thanks for the link.

nice work, T.rex.

FTFA: "Spinal Tap works on every level - it doesn't matter if you're a big band or just starting out. I remember the guitar player in one of my old bands at high school trying to be a real badass by playing with his teeth, like Hendrix, but he had braces and the guitar strings got stuck to his face. We're all in our thirties now, but we still laugh about that.
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