Brian Wilson is deaf in one ear due to a beating he recieved from his father.

Once during a drug and alcohol fueled gig that ended with Charlie Parker walking off the stage and Bud Powell passing out at the piano, Charles Mingus apologized to the crowd claiming " I have NOTHING to do with these people.

Members of The Wallflowers were unaware that lead member Jacob Dylan was Bob Dylans son until they read it in an interview.

Pete Townsend claims that his creeping deafness was not in fact caused by the tremendous volume of The Who's concerts but rather by listening to headphones at high volume while drinking vodka. On The Who's 89' tour they hired another musician to play electric guitar while Townsend was relegated to playing acoustic guitar in a clear plexiglass enclosure that allowed the audience to see him but helped minimize the damage to his hearing.

Before he got famous, Billy Joel did a brief stint with a heavy metal band.

Randy California of the band Spirit once kicked Neil Young off stage when he came up to jam cuz' he didn't know who he was.

Jimi Hendrix was arrested in Sweden for destroying a hotel room after becoming upset when he made a drunken pass at bassist Noel Redding and was turned down.

Bob Dylan once took an Elvis painting from Andy Warhols Factory studio as "payment" for a screen test for one of Andys movies. He tied it to the top of his station wagon and drove off. He subsequently used it as a dart board and then traded it for a sofa. The painting would be worth well over a million today.

Sylvester Stewart aka Sly Stone once refused to leave the recording studio claiming he was gonna stay until he could make the mixing board levitate. He was dead serious about it.

Pat Benetar was a classically trained opera singer before she began singing rock music.

The night The Doors recorded "The End" at Sunset Sound studios in LA Jim Morrison, for whatever reason, returned to the studio after everybody left and sprayed down all the equipment with a fire extinguisher.

Bobby Beausoleil, guitar player for the band Love quit to form his own cult, & then later joined The Manson Family.

Dancere...sorry if I hi-jacked yr thread but this one is right up my flight of stairs. Hope ya' don't mind.

When blues first went electric blues players often referred to the guitar amplifier as "the devil box".

After Lou Reed left The Velvet Underground, effectively ending the group, part time member Doug Yule went on to record an ill fated record titled "Squeeze" under the name The Velvet Underground even though it contained not one original member. It quickly disappeared and is now long forgotten.

I just got the new Megadeath cd End Game. It rocks. I have listened to it so much almost burnt out on it already.

Hijack away, please!!! ...

I'm a huge fan of threads taking all sorts of tangential directions ...

Besides, all roads seem to usually lead full circle back to the original topic, only to depart again!

And, I'd always rather listen, than speak; I live to learn new info, no matter how trivial others might consider it to be.

That IS exactly the reason that I began this thread, thirst for musical knowledge ...an immense turn on for me!!!

And, you are on topic: Musical Trivia ... ...

So, if one chooses to take over this thread w/ bountiful musical informationals??? ALL the better!

Please do, fire away; this is open mic w/out time or posts limits!

Most of you know me to think outside the thread and to encourage rules be broken ...

IF they be broken in the name of art, entertainment, provoke germaine discussion, friendly challenge, education, questioning and discovery ??? ... Then, SO much the better ...

This thread is reading as if its own encyclopedia ... I'm enjoying it immensely, please, do carry on!

Here is to the musical info coup ... back to you, Bob ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4fWN6VvgKQ

guess who? Nope! Youngbloods..enjoy!

contrary to some, Jethro Tull is NOT the name of anyone in said band..Jethro Tull was an english farmer who lived from 1674-1741, influencing british agriculture through his writings.
(source/columbia encyclopedia)

Yeah, loves my Jesse Colin Young ... I loaded lots, back when in the oldies thread!

Remember this dirge? ... ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-CYWbfFoXY&feature=fvw