Listen ... we know there are always rumors, half-truths and downright lies that constantly fly around. Some are so outrageous that they’ve taken on a life of their own.Well, I've included some of the more recent rock myths that've been flying around. Did they actually happen, or was someone's imagination in overdrive?? You'll find out as we investigate:
Bon Scott (late of AC/DC) demoed some Back In Black songs – No such demo exists.
Cliff Burton’s (pictured) death saved Lars Ulrich from being sacked by Metallica – Now, we might be onto something here! It's just possible the band was thinking about a change. Did Burton’s death actually save their Danish drummer? Quite possibly ...
King Diamond has no electric lights in his house, because they scare away the spirits. – True! But, then again, it's not uncommon, especially in some parts of the Appalachians (he was from Copenhagen).
Jimi Hendrix was gonna join Emerson, Lake and Palmer – Yep. True. Actually, HELP (as it could have been called) nearly did happen. Sadly, Hendrix died before they could get together.
KISS mixed their own blood in with the printing ink for the first of their Marvel Comics special. Well, that one's almost true. They did put their own blood into the ink, but it was ... er, misplaced (true story) -- and used in a edition of Sports Illustrated!Syd Barrett unexpectedly turned up in the studio while Pink Floyd was recording Shine On You Crazy Diamond. It might sound like some sensationalistic nonsense, but there appears to be a photo in Nick Mason’s book (Inside Out: A Personal History Of Pink Floyd) that confirms it really did happen!
On the road, Van Halen used to demand bowls of M&Ms with the brown ones removed. This one's true -- and the reason's pure genius. David Lee Roth always claimed that this was put in to see whether promoters actually read the contracts. See what I mean??
Now, there are loads of other myths (some that go back even farther -- like "Sam The Sham" of "Pharaohs" fame actually becoming a dockside preacher [yep!] or The Rock Relic co-writing a Congressional proposition [true!]), but we'll get to those a little later ...)
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With the recent return of Southern rockers (and, yes, it is with a capital "S"! Anything else is sacrilege ...) Lynyrd Skynyrd to the charts, I thought maybe now would be a good time to shed some extra light on these never-say-die guitar heroes:
Look ... whether you liked him or not, you've got to admit that Michael Jackson was one of the greatest entertainers and showmen of all time!
Yep ... they've still got it.

