{"id":43751,"date":"2017-05-24T18:45:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T16:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=43751"},"modified":"2017-05-24T16:25:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T14:25:29","slug":"10-craziest-things-a-musician-ever-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/gear\/10-craziest-things-a-musician-ever-did\/","title":{"rendered":"10 craziest things a musician ever did"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rockstars\u00a0are known for their odd and extreme life: sex, drugs and rock’n’roll has been the main slogan for depicting legendary musicians such as Slash, Keitch Richards, Ozzy Osbourne and many others. Apart from their amazing skills and worldwide known songs, some of them are pretty well known for their behavior off-stage (and sometimes… on stage!). Anyone remember the story about Ozzy and the bat? Well, there are many more. Enjoy the 10 craziest moment in music history!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Ozzy Osbourne<\/h3>\n

Ozzy Osbourne is one of the craziest musicians ever – from biting<\/strong> off a bat<\/strong> head<\/strong> on stage (although he didn’t know the bat was real) to snorting<\/strong> ants<\/strong> from the floor, the “Madman”\u00a0led a life that would have killed the strongest man on earth. Despite all of this, he’s still alive<\/strong> and kicking<\/strong>, touring and singing everyday. Scientists once performed a test\u00a0on his blood, eventually discovering that his DNA was altered after decades of drug and alcohol abuse and they couldn’t believe how he managed to\u00a0live that long. Long live the Prince of Darkness<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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2. Keith Moon<\/h3>\n

The former “The Who” drummer was known for his extreme life. Unfortunately, the musician left us in 1978 due to a Heminevrin overdose, a drug that’s prescribed to prevent symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. During his life he made a name of himself both for his drumming<\/strong> skills<\/strong> but also for his habit to\u00a0pick up fights and destroy<\/strong> things<\/strong> while being heavily drunk. After a bad fight during a gig in 1967, Moon was knocked out and taken to the hospital. Meanwhile, his band took revenge for him destroying a hotel room and throwing a full-sized piano into the pool. The band was presented a 24,000$ bill (roughly 171,000$ in present day!). Moon used to drink way too much and mix alcohol with drugs and, during a gig in 1973, he passed out on stage. The coolest<\/strong> thing<\/strong> about it? A 19-year-old boy from the crowd finished the set!<\/p>\n

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3. Slash<\/h3>\n

Slash has been sober since years now – precisely,\u00a0after\u00a0a near-death experience where he was told he could have died at 35. Right before toning down his drug abuse, Slash used to blow out his advance paycheck by buying insane amounts of heroin and cocaine. In the early ’90, while high<\/strong> on drugs<\/strong>, he became convinced\u00a0that a monster that looked like The<\/strong> Predator<\/strong> was chasing him with weapons and managed to run completely naked through an Arizona golf resort, smashes a glass door, took a maid as a shield and then hide behind a lawnmower. And if this wasn’t enough, what about the time when he picked up\u00a0a Mountain<\/strong> Lion<\/strong> as a pet and kept it in his hotel room? While in Beijing Curtis (that was the Lion’s name) escaped from the cage and completely destroyed the room before being sedated. Classic Slash.<\/p>\n

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4. Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/h3>\n

You may see them as grown adults, playing alternative rock and having families, but the Chilis used to do the craziest things in the scene, both on- and off- drugs. One of the most memorable moments was certainly their Kit Kat Club concert back in 1983, where they performed completely<\/strong> naked<\/strong> with just a sock<\/strong> on their intimate<\/strong> parts<\/strong>. It quickly became a trademark of the band that kept on performing like that for decades before finally… growing up. Footages of those concerts can be easily found online.<\/p>\n

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5. Keith Richards<\/h3>\n

Every member of The Rolling Stones is famous for crazy stories involving drugs, groupies and drugs. Even considering the stories revolving around Mick<\/strong> Jagger<\/strong>, nobody beats Keith<\/strong> Richards<\/strong> when it comes to the most insane stories in the Rock’N’Roll history. Urban legends involving complete blood transfusion may be taken as funny and evocative stories but one thing is for sure: Keith deliberately admitted to snort<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0smoke his own father<\/strong> ashes<\/strong>. Did he gained extra years after that? We’re not sure, but Keith is still alive and kicking despite his extreme life!<\/p>\n

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6. Iggy Pop<\/h3>\n

The ‘Lizard Man’ is so iconic that it’s hard not to\u00a0imagine him shirtless and bent down on the stage. Credited for inventing the stage dive, Iggy<\/strong> was a real provoker<\/strong> and crazy punk rocker. One of his main stage antics involved slashing himself on stage while rolling around and going batshit crazy on the stage. Iggy once crossed the line by insulting<\/strong> a crew<\/strong> of bikers<\/strong> that attended the show and got punched in the face and beaten up badly. After getting the lesson learned, Iggy returned to the stage and kept on singing and finished the set. A true legend!<\/p>\n

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7. M\u00f6tley Crue<\/h3>\n

The band infamous\u00a0song “Kickstart my Heart<\/strong>” was inspired by Nikki Sixx death trip.\u00a0It was 1987 and Nikki shoot up so much heroin that he actually overdosed<\/strong> and later declared<\/strong> dead<\/strong>\u00a0for 2 minutes while on the ambulance that was taking him to the hospital. Two paramedics<\/strong> pumped him with two shots of adrenaline and managed to revive him. Instead of resting, Nikki escaped the ambulance, found a ride back home, did more heroin<\/strong> and passed out again. No wonder that only a few rockstars were able to challenge Nikki when it came to alcohol and drugs.<\/p>\n

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8. Zakk Wylde<\/h3>\n

Popular belief says that partying<\/strong> like a rock<\/strong> star<\/strong> is the quickest road to the grave. Zakk Wylde didn’t give a shit about it and defeated death. How? In 2009, the Black Label Society guitarists was hospitalized and found out he had three<\/strong> blood<\/strong> clots<\/strong> in his leg. Apparently, he suffered from clotting for years to a point where the three biggest ones traveled through his heart and his lungs, but he survived. Why? His massive<\/strong> amount<\/strong> of alcohol<\/strong> intake<\/strong> kept his blood so thin that the clots were actually able to pass without damage. How METAL<\/strong> is that?<\/p>\n

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9. Izzy Stradlin<\/h3>\n

The original Guns’N’Roses<\/strong> rhythm guitarists, while not going high on drugs so much like his bandmate Slash, certainly made a name of himself.\u00a0While touring in\u00a0Japan, the gunners were told to pay attention to Japanese Custom officers: they tracked down a lot of rockstars with drugs in their possession, eventually jailing them for short amounts of time (Paul<\/strong> McCartney<\/strong> was one of them). Acknowledged that, Izzy’s brilliantly decided to hide the drugs in his stomach<\/strong>. The outcome? He spent almost 100<\/strong> hours<\/strong> in coma<\/strong>. And if this wasn’t enough, Izzy<\/strong> managed<\/strong> to pee in the gallery area of a plane because he “couldn’t wait any longer” as the bathroom was occupied. We guess he has a bit of a problem with everything about planes and airports!<\/p>\n

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10. Alice Cooper<\/h3>\n

Alice Cooper made a name of himself thanks to his stage antics, lyrics, musical style and… the chicken incident. Legend says that a fan threw a chicken onstage and Cooper threw it back into the audience, which proceeded to tore the poor animal to pieces and threw parts of it onstage. In reality, as explained by bassist Dennis Dunaway, the band travelled with two chickens named Larry and Pecker and treated them like domestic animals. The incident wasn’t remotely planned and the band actually never killed the animals, but the story started to spread making them the most talked-about band of the year.<\/p>\n

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What was the craziest story you ever heard?
\n<\/strong>Do you have cool road stories to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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