Top 10 Most Extreme Things Musicians Have Done Due to Drugs and Alcohol
Extreme things are either dangerous or weird. I think the worst thing is when they kill somebody.
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Sid Vicious killed his girlfriend
Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie (10 May 1957 to 2 February 1979) in London, England, was an English musician best known as the bass guitarist for the influential punk rock band the Sex Pistols. Despite his iconic status in the punk movement, he was notorious for his tumultuous lifestyle and his... read more
He stabbed her to death. Sid was on heroin. He attempted suicide later that month but survived. He died of a heroin overdose one year later.
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Keith Moon killed his bodyguard in a drunk driving accident
Keith John Moon (1946-1978) was the English drummer for the rock band The Who. He was known for his energetic, unconventional style and eccentric, often self-destructive behavior. Moon's drumming continues to be praised for its influence on rock music and his showmanship is remembered as legendary.
His bodyguard protected him, and that's how he treats him!
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John Bonham drank 40 shots of vodka, vomited, choked on his own vomit, and died
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Kurt Cobain killed himself
Kurt Cobain (February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the frontman of the grunge band Nirvana. Founded in 1987, Nirvana achieved global success in the early 1990s, reshaping rock music with albums like Bleach, Nevermind, and In Utero. Cobain died... read more
He injected a lethal dose of heroin and then blasted himself in the head with a shotgun. It was his second attempt.
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Vince Neil killed his friend in a drunk driving accident
Vincent Neil Wharton is an American vocalist and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Mötley Crüe. He has been a prominent figure in the heavy metal scene since the band's formation in 1981. In addition to his work with Mötley Crüe, he has released solo albums and toured as... read more
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Keith Richards snorted his father's ashes
On the one hand, I had to think of "Due Date" and chuckled. On the other hand, this is a pretty serious and depressing thing, especially for other people who loved his father.
I wonder if his dad's spirit attacked and possessed him for snorting his father's ashes!
But yeah, the Rolling Stones members were known for such things.
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Ozzy Osbourne snorted a line of ants with a straw outside the tour bus
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (December 3, 1948 - July 22 2025) was an English singer, songwriter, and television personality, often nicknamed "The Prince of Darkness." He rose to fame in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of Black Sabbath.... read more
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Ron Wood snorted enough cocaine to create a hole in his nasal septum
It was confirmed by Rod Stewart who saw it. Ron Wood was one of the Rolling Stones members, the premiere rock band on drugs of the 60s.
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Rick James and his girlfriend held a woman hostage for a week, burned her with a crack pipe, and forced her to perform sex acts
Rick James was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer (1948 - 2004). "By the beginning of the 1990s, James's drug use was public knowledge. He was mainly addicted to cocaine and later admitted to spending about $7,000 per week on drugs for five years straight. In 1991, he and future wife Tanya Hijazi were accused of holding 24-year-old Frances Alley hostage for up to six days (although accounts vary on how long she was actually held), tying her up, forcing her to perform sexual acts, and burning her legs and abdomen with the hot end of a crack cocaine pipe during a week-long cocaine binge. In 1993, while out on bail for that incident, James, under the influence of cocaine, assaulted music executive Mary Sauger at the St. James Club and Hotel in West Hollywood. Sauger claims she met James and Hijazi for a business meeting, but said the two then kidnapped and beat her over a 20-hour period." - wiki
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David Bowie surrounded himself with burning black candles, believed witches were stealing his semen, and lived in fear of Jimmy Page because of Jimmy's supposed practice of witchcraft
David Robert Jones, known professionally as David Bowie (January 8, 1947 - January 10, 2016), was an English singer born in London, the son of a sales promotion officer and a housewife.
He earned praise for his experimental and creative music, winning numerous awards and gaining admiration from... read more
He was doing so much coke during the recording of the album Station To Station that he later couldn't remember recording the album at all.
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GG Allin ate his own feces onstage, cut himself, encouraged audience members to perform oral sex on him, and asked teenage groupies to urinate into his mouth
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Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat
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Syd Barrett melted an entire tube of Brylcreem in his hair under a stage light
Roger Keith Barrett was an English musician, composer, singer, songwriter, and painter. He was a founding member of the band Pink Floyd and served as their original lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. Barrett is also credited with naming the band and was influential in the early psychedelic... read more
Due to frequent use of LSD, he was unable to function, particularly in live performances. The band had to find a replacement.
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Scott Weiland was arrested while buying heroin dressed as a pimp
Scott Richard Weiland (October 27, 1967 - December 3, 2015) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2002 and again from 2008 to 2013. He also served as the frontman... read more
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Neil Young hid cocaine in his nostrils during performances
Neil Percival Young is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, director, and screenwriter. He gained fame both as a solo artist and as a member of bands like Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Known for hits such as Heart of Gold and Rockin' in the Free World, Young is also... read more
Once a live show was recorded to become a film, but Neil Young's manager was horrified when he saw a rock of cocaine booger falling out of his nostril, Jonathan Taplin remembered. Jonathan Taplin, the film's executive producer, called a special effects company to fix it and told them: "This guy has got a booger in his nose, can you fix it?" After a few days, the company responded, saying, "We've invented a traveling booger matte."
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Izzy Stradlin swallowed his entire stash and ended up in a coma for 96 hours
Jeffrey Dean Isbell, better known by his stage name Izzy Stradlin, is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Stradlin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the band in 2012.
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Ozzy Osbourne peed on the Alamo
He was arrested and banned from the city for 10 years.