"Rock" musicians today are a bunch of Dryballs.

RonMexico · 02-01-2010 08:09PM #1

When you look back at the antics of rock bands in the 60's,70's, 80's and early 90's there was some absolutely legendary bad behaviour going on whether it was drink, drugs, sex or all three and a bit more. When you look at what is categorised as "rock" today all I can see is a bunch of safe, boring, woe-is-me type pansy-assed, tree hugging vegan twats.

So I am just wondering what is your favourite story about the antics of Keith Moon, Jim Morrison, Keith Richards, Ozzy, Bonham, Iggy and all the rest of the lads.

One of my favourites comes from Danny Sugarman's book Wonderland Avenue. He was manager of The Doors and later Iggy Pop. One time he got a call from the airport police asking him could he identify a passenger who had just arrived from London. Turns out it was Iggy, who for some bizarre reason had decided to strip naked halfway over the Atlantic and cover himself from head to toe in camoflage paint...as you do.

Borneo Fnctn · 02-01-2010 08:10PM

It's not real music unless the musician is scagged off his tits.

mikom · 02-01-2010 08:11PM

RonMexico wrote: »

When you look at what is categorised as "rock" today all I can see is a bunch of safe, boring, woe-is-me type pansy-assed, tree hugging vegan twats.

Bullshit, the Jonas brothers are class..........

Wooden Jesus · 02-01-2010 08:13PM

Give the Jonas brothers some lsd and your gonna get a pretty awesome rock story

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 02-01-2010 08:13PM

Borneo Fnctn wrote: »

It's not real music unless the musician is scagged off his tits.

But today its not real unless they are vegan and drink wheatgrass

ToniTuddle · 02-01-2010 08:14PM

RonMexico wrote: »

When you look back at the antics of rock bands in the 60's,70's, 80's and early 90's there was some absolutely legendary bad behaviour going on whether it was drink, drugs, sex or all three and a bit more. When you look at what is categorised as "rock" today all I can see is a bunch of safe, boring, woe-is-me type pansy-assed, tree hugging vegan twats.

Aint alot of those rockers...dead from their excessive partying ways!

Hmmm me thinks ones nowadays want to stay alive!

fulhamfanincork · 02-01-2010 08:17PM

These days all the rollers of rock smoke weed.

RonMexico · 02-01-2010 08:19PM

It was good to see Axl Rose step back into the limelight recently and show that he hasn't changed a bit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzpRrNzKhBA

Last time he went on tour he attacked a security guard in Sweden and bit his leg.

Borneo Fnctn · 02-01-2010 08:27PM

Axl Rose is a proper legend.

galwayrush · 02-01-2010 08:31PM

Todays 'artists' are too busy perfecting their miming.:rolleyes:

Rhyme · 02-01-2010 08:33PM

The last time I saw Iggy Pop, he was power-drilling coconuts in the middle of the jungle. I miss that guy.

RonMexico · 02-01-2010 08:34PM

I posted this already in the Stones thread but I think it is worth posting again. Some guy jumps onstage and before security can get to him Keith Richards sorts him out with his guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7g3s44FZlY

Bodhisopha · 02-01-2010 08:35PM

The last time i saw Iggy Pop he was selling insurance on a tv advert.

I don't know why, but a story that sticks out for me is Motley Crue going as many days as they could without washing while fukking groupies every day.

Beasty · 02-01-2010 08:40PM

RonMexico wrote: »

So I am just wondering what is your favourite story about the antics of Keith Moon, Jim Morrison, Keith Richards, Ozzy, Bonham, Iggy and all the rest of the lads.

"Moon the Loon" driving the Cadillac into the swimming pool is one of my favourites

Bodhisopha · 02-01-2010 08:41PM

I also like the stories of Mike Patton getting on to the guns n roses tour bus and putting a sh1t in Axl Rose's orange juice. Also, unscrewing the tops of hotel room hair dryers, putting sh1t in and putting them back together. Also, putting turds behind hotel room air vents.

Rhyme · 02-01-2010 08:44PM

Bodhisopha wrote: »

I also like the stories of Mike Patton getting on to the guns n roses tour bus and putting a sh1t in Axl Rose's orange juice. Also, unscrewing the tops of hotel room hair dryers, putting sh1t in and putting them back together. Also, putting turds behind hotel room air vents.

Too much poop.

ColmDawson · 02-01-2010 08:46PM

OP, you seem to be forgetting one of the most important musical figures of the century so far.

Donny Tourette. He can dick on the Sex Pistols, you know.

Borneo Fnctn · 02-01-2010 08:46PM

Bodhisopha wrote: »

I also like the stories of Mike Patton getting on to the guns n roses tour bus and putting a sh1t in Axl Rose's orange juice. Also, unscrewing the tops of hotel room hair dryers, putting sh1t in and putting them back together. Also, putting turds behind hotel room air vents.

Mike Patton is also an absolute hero. I saw Faith No More at the Olympia in August. It was a blinder of a show.

RonMexico · 02-01-2010 08:47PM

I'd throw Donny off the Cliffs of Moher if I had the chance.

DublinWriter · 02-01-2010 08:49PM

Beasty wrote: »

"Moon the Loon" driving the Cadillac into the swimming pool is one of my favourites

...and has since been disproven as complete BS.

However, there are far better Keith Moon stories.

RonMexico · 02-01-2010 08:53PM

You can see here why Johnny Depp decided to base Captain Jack Sparrow on Keith Richards :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANjAWOBoMhU

Retrovertigo · 02-01-2010 08:56PM

Bodhisopha wrote: »

I also like the stories of Mike Patton getting on to the guns n roses tour bus and putting a sh1t in Axl Rose's orange juice. Also, unscrewing the tops of hotel room hair dryers, putting sh1t in and putting them back together. Also, putting turds behind hotel room air vents.

Urban myth.

minidazzler · 02-01-2010 08:57PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRkA6zugNMQ

K-Ren · 02-01-2010 08:58PM

Ah yes, Keith Moon. Here's a description of life with John Lennon and Keith recording in Santa Monica.

"Keith Moon's entrance was always the most flamboyant. Wearing nothing underneath, he would throw on a long brown leather coat spilt up to the backside, so that when he turned around his naked rear was always in view. Then he would put on ankle-high boots and a flowing white scarf.

As soon as John spotted him, John would rise and say "The baron's up. How are you today Baron Von Moon?"

"Splendid Mr. Lennon, absolutely splendid." After getting dressed he'd be talking a mile a minute.

"Mr. Lennon, did I ever tell you about the day I decided my hotel room would look better with the furniture nailed to the ceiling?" Baron Von moon asked.

"Tell us," John demanded.

"It was a major undertaking, Mr. Lennon. I got the roadies, and we started with the bed. We got some ladders. First we tied the mattress to the bed. Then we glued down the pillows, sheets and blankets. We turned the bed upside down, hoisted it up on our shoulders, and drove some big spikes through it into the ceiling. It was a true joy to behold. We did the bureau next- of course, we took the drawers out first. We glued the lampshade to the lamp before we glued that to the bureau. We also had to glue the chairs. They proved the most difficult and slippery. But we did not stop until the job was done. It was such an improvement."

Cool guy.

Dancor · 02-01-2010 08:58PM

If you can, pick up a copy of Motley Crew's book ''The Dirt''.
Some great road stories in it. Slash's book is a good read too.

Bodhisopha · 02-01-2010 08:59PM

Retrovertigo wrote: »

Urban myth.

Rock antics are shrouded in myth.

I would wager that at least one of those is true. Fingers crossed it's the Axl Rose one.

Bodhisopha · 02-01-2010 09:07PM

How about the story of Marilyn Manson touring with the Jim Rose circus; They had groupies drink lots of soap water to see which one would lose control of herself first and empty herself into a bowl. After the laxative effects kicked in to the first girl one of the Jim Rose guys - this guy - http://www.dikenga.com/films/firecracker/photographs/castimages/the_enigma.jpg - picked up the bowl and gulped down the contents.

tooler08 · 02-01-2010 09:18PM

Bodhisopha wrote: »

I also like the stories of Mike Patton getting on to the guns n roses tour bus and putting a sh1t in Axl Rose's orange juice. Also, unscrewing the tops of hotel room hair dryers, putting sh1t in and putting them back together. Also, putting turds behind hotel room air vents.

Mike Patton is full of sh!t...literally

telecaster · 02-01-2010 09:26PM

It's all been done. Any new band carrying on with ''Rockstar Antics" will be written of as contrived parodies when they throw their first tv out the window.

Also what was deemed ''outrageous" in the oldey days can seem rather tame behaviour these days. I'm sure people in rock bands still get drunk and silly things happen to them. It's all a bit passe.

Bodhisopha · 02-01-2010 09:32PM

tooler08 wrote: »

Mike Patton is full of sh!t...literally

How so?

the_barfly1 · 02-01-2010 09:34PM

DublinWriter wrote: »

...and has since been disproven as complete BS.

However, there are far better Keith Moon stories.

Agreed, Moon didnt drive any cadillac into a swimming pool.
It was actually a Lincoln Continental.
On the fifth floor of the hotel.

"Rock" musicians today are a bunch of Dryballs.

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