The phrase “sex, drugs, and rock & roll” is usually said with a laugh, as if it’s just part of the wild fun of being a rockstar. But for Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil, that cliché turned deadly. What was celebrated as the band’s reckless image ended with real lives destroyed
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The issue of artists having their work protested and even removed from many platforms for their actions has been a huge topic in the media for the recent past. Bill Cosby. Kevin Spacey. James Gunn. In most of these cases, the general public has rejected their artwork due to personal
The song “Bloodbath in Paradise,” by Ozzy Osbourne, is a song about the murders committed by the Charles Manson family. Ozzy Osbourne’s album, “No Rest for the Wicked,” is said to be compiled of songs that he wrote that has to do with people’s wrongful doings, and deaths. This whole
The Norwegian band Mayhem is usually credited as the most important second wave ‘black metal’ band. This is partly because their sound was innovative but mostly because the lead singer (known as ‘Dead’) killed himself and the guitar player (‘Euronymous’) was murdered by a rival in the scene (‘Count Grishnackh’