Random Rock Star Rumors That Are Actually Tru (19 items)

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  (#10) Keith Moon And Mama Cass Perished In The Same Apartment

  Rock stars are taken from us too young way too often, and it just so happens that two brilliant musicians perished in the same apartment and at the same age of 32.

  Singer Harry Nilsson rented out his London flat to friends when he was traveling. On June 29, 1974, Mama Cass of the Mamas and the Papas was staying in his flat while on tour and perished of heart failure in her sleep. On September 7, 1978, Keith Moon of the Who OD'd on a sedative in the very same apartment. 
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  (#4) Rolling Stones Bassist Bill Wyman Fell For A 13-Year-Old

  As a member of the Rolling Stones for 30 years, it's not surprising that bassist Bill Wyman had more than his share of relationships, but what may be surprising is that one of these relationships was with a 13-year-old. Yes, back at the height of the Rolling Stones' fame, the then-48-year-old rocker was pursuing a relationship with the then-13-year-old Mandy Smith.

  Smith said they first slept together when she was 14, and were married right after her 18th birthday. 
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  (#12) Van Morrison Recorded 30 Songs In One Day

  Rock legend Van Morrison has always been a brilliant and prolific songwriter, but no period of writing can quite compare to what he did in one day in 1967. At that time, Morrison was stuck in a bad contract that he desperately wanted to get out of, but he still owed the record company 36 songs.

  So, in one afternoon, Morrison recorded 30 new, nonsensical songs (dubbed "the revenge songs") that technically fulfilled his contract. So, while the rumor that Van Morrison recorded 30 songs in one day is true, the songs weren't exactly all winners.
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  (#9) Steven Tyler Adopted A Girl So He Could Date Her

  Steven Tyler was known for having relationships with some of the most beautiful women of the day, but one of his most substantial relationships arose from much different beginnings. In 1975, Tyler gained custody of a 16-year-old groupie signed over to him from her mother reportedly so she could travel over state lines with him while he was on tour.

  They were together for three years, during which time she drank, used controlled substances, and remained his girlfriend. They split when she was 18, partly due to the strain that an abortion put on their relationship.
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  (#6) Ozzy Osbourne Will Apparently Bite The Head Off More Than A Bat 

  We've all heard the story of Ozzy Osborne biting the head off of a live bat while on stage, but that wasn't the first time that Ozzy decapitated a flying friend.

  Apparently, when first meeting with Columbia Records in 1981, Ozzy took a live dove with him to the meeting and bit its head off in front of the horrified executives. 
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  (#14) David Bowie Can't Remember Recording 'Station to Station'

  When David Bowie recorded Station to Station in the fall of 1975, he was so out of his mind on coke that he later couldn't remember the 10 feverish days he spent recording it.

  It goes to show how accomplished of an artist Bowie was - he could be completely out of his mind on coke and record an album that would redefine what rock music could be.

   

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