Famous on-stage antics of rock musicians
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Today we will remember the rock musicians and how they "burned off" on stage... We continue our list of the loudest antics.
Story #6. Jim Morrison and his "bolt".
In the spring of 1969, The Doors played a concert in Miami. At the beginning of the show, the frontman called the crowd of concertgoers and fans "a bunch of fucking idiots!". After that the band played the programme, and at the end of the show Jim took out his "end" and, waving it, said goodbye to those "fucking idiots"....
Story #7. Alice Cooper and the dead chicken.
Born in the north of the USA in Detroit, Alice had no idea that chickens couldn't fly. And so, during one of the concerts in '69, a chicken ran on stage, either a fan threw it or it appeared from backstage; Cooper, without thinking for a long time, decided to "release" the bird by launching it into the sky! He thought chickens could fly, seriously! And then came the momentous event in rock music.....
No, the poor bird didn't learn to fly. Perhaps... If it knew what awaited it in a few seconds, it at least tried, and who knows... Why chickens don't fly...? The bird ended up falling into the crowd to the rabid fans, some of whom, it should be noted, were in wheelchairs near the stage. They killed the poor thing by ripping the chicken's head off and tearing it to pieces. The next day, the newspapers were full of information that Alice Cooper had ripped the chicken's head off on stage and drank its blood. This was the birth of a new genre - shock rock.
Story #8. GG Allin and laxative tablets.
Jesus Christ Allin, better known as GG Allin is "rock's most prominent degenerate"! In addition to all the trappings of all true rockers: drugs, alcohol, fights with fans, adventures with the police, etc.; he also defecated in public! It was his signature, unique thing. He would take laxatives in advance a few hours before the concert, then wait in agony for the right moment and ...
The first such "show" dates back to 1985. At a concert in Illinois, GG Allin "whined" right into the audience at the fans! The unsuspecting audience was enraged! The young punks scattered in disgust. Not so... The "dirty" young punks, noticing something wrong... scattered! And the "dirty old bastards" remained bravely in formation and pounced with fists on the creative guys. A fight was just what Allin needed! That's what punk is! It was repeated many, many times. According to official figures, 52 times - that's how many times Allin was taken away by the police for defecating on stage.
Story #8. L7 and the Donita Sparks tampon.
Formed in 1985 in the USA, the band of girls was famous for playing punk rock and grunge. In '92 they were playing a festival and their amplifiers broke, maybe even their heads. Angry fans started throwing everything they could get their hands on, even dirt. The soloist "with balls" was not confused and threw a tampon into the crowd, warning about her intention in advance with the words: "Eat my tampon, shitheads!". The spectators were not bad either, and they threw it back.
Story #9. A jumper with no choice.
The lead singer of the band "Boy Hits Car" climbed up the front speakers to the height of a 7-storey building for some reason. From there he could see everything he wanted to see at that moment. But all of a sudden, even for himself, he got dizzy and felt sick. To "keep his back up" and not to call for help, as this is not part of any rock'n'roll charter, he decided to jump...
Story #10. Soaring Lord.
Epic ending to a collection of rockers' antics! Only metalheads can do something like this. So, on June 11, 2005, at the Download festival, the frontman of Californian industrial metal band Society 1 hung himself on four hooks and rocked back and forth for half an hour, performing the concert programme.
The hooks were special for hanging meat, they were threaded into his back. That day he broke his own record by swinging for so long! That's what I call real dedication!