Top 10 Most Extreme Things Musicians Have Done on Stage
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He is probably the craziest musician ever. He used laxatives before gigs so he could have enough fecal matter to spread all over the stage. He also covered himself in his own feces, attacked people in the crowd, and did many other extreme things.
What the hell? That's disturbing, but you have to commend him for his bravery.
Wow. I can't believe he had the guts to do this. What a crazy man.
Before one show, Keith Moon added too much pyro to his bass drum, which caused a larger explosion than intended. The explosion left band members with permanent hearing damage and shrapnel wounds. Obviously, this was too extreme. (Keith Moon was The Who's drummer.)
In 1982, someone threw a bat on stage. Ozzy picked it up and bit its head off. Ozzy later said he thought the bat was fake.
Ozzy's done all the drugs, and seven others humans don't even know about yet.
In the image, Iggy Pop holds a knife in his left hand. He just made one cut and is ready to make the next one.
Before that, he shouted racist insults, trying to provoke a Black person in the audience to stab him.
Why? Why are these people doing this? Good list, though.
He has many scars on his chest - a result of frequent self-mutilation.
An audience is not your litter box.
This explains Dan Greening's nickname, but if you think he's a complete savage, you're wrong. He's the only one in metal who wrote song lyrics that start with "Pardon, please." The song is "Slit Your Guts" by Cryptopsy, one of the most brutal death metal songs of all time. The lyrics just show that Lord Worm is Canadian after all.
It's appropriate. I consider Jim to be the sexiest guy ever.
Marilyn Manson is crazy, but I love him. I mean, doesn't musical talent come before crazy stage gimmicks anyway?
But at least it was Marilyn Manson's. It means good luck.
Oh no, I wasn't prepared for this horrible rain shower.
I don't like the band, but wow, that takes a lot of guts and confidence.
Flea even got arrested for obscenity.
The strange thing is, there were actually volunteers, and oral sex on him onstage did happen.
That's extreme, but unlike some other extreme guys on this list, what Alice Cooper did had potential risks and took guts. That's why I respect Alice Cooper more than some other musicians.
A repugnant thing to do to a musical instrument!
Probably the most famous moment on this list.
Everyone's dream brother, ladies and gentlemen.
That's the Gallagher brothers for you.
Yep, sounds about right. And he was voted the best frontman in 2010.
That's disgusting, but I bet he was a better singer than Iggy Pop!
The poop was more talented than her, I bet.
I guess the things he did were part of shock rock theatrics. He also had a working guillotine on stage and a live boa constrictor around his shoulders.
Extreme? Yes. Was it done by a musician? Probably not.
It's the struggle of only being able to play drums, and ending up like this is unfortunate.
All the more reason to favor solo careers.
Honestly, everyone there betrayed me.
Once, Neil Young performed with a noticeable rock of cocaine in his nostril. "There was a rock of cocaine falling out of his nostril," Jonathan Taplin recalled.
The live show was being recorded for a film, but Young's manager was horrified when he saw the cocaine on the singer's face. Jonathan Taplin, the film's executive producer, called a special effects company to fix the issue and told them, "This guy has a booger in his nose. Can you fix it?" A few days later, the company responded, saying, "We've invented a traveling booger matte."
Lady Gaga's "vomit artist" is a 27-year-old woman.
Maybe he was trying to sing with the banana because the banana was better than the microphone.
Kollegah invited fans to come on stage for a rap battle. However, one fan decided to try and rip Kollegah's sunglasses off during his performance. He really shouldn't have done that. Kollegah pushed the fan back, kicked him, and then punched him. Afterward, Kollegah's bodyguards stepped in, punched the fan so hard that he almost fell off the stage, and then dragged him away. Kollegah continued the performance as if nothing had happened. Later, Kollegah was fined 18,000 euros for the incident. He's a great rapper, but that reaction was unnecessary. It would have been enough to simply ask the fan to leave.
Tommy Rogers mooned the audience after accepting a $100 bet. However, guitarist Paul Waggoner refused to give him the money and instead paid it back in 50 installments of $2 in the form of coffee.