Top 10 Most Extreme Things Musicians Have Done on Stage

GG Allin cut himself and ate his own feces

Kevin Michael "GG" Allin (born Jesus Christ Allin. 1956 to 1993) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who performed and recorded with numerous groups throughout his career. He became infamous for his extreme live performances, which included acts such as self-mutilation, performing... read more

His birth name was Jesus Christ Allin. I'm not kidding.
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.

Keith Moon placed pyrotechnics in his bass drum to cause explosions

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.)

Ozzy Osbourne bit off a bat's head

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.

Iggy Pop rolled around on shards of glass and regularly vomited on stage

He has many scars on his chest - a result of frequent self-mutilation.

Iggy Pop attempted to entice someone in the audience to stab him but failed and sliced an X into his chest

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.

Greg Puciato defecated into a bag and threw it into the crowd

An audience is not your litter box.

Lord Worm consumed worms

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.

Jim Morrison was arrested for exposing himself

It's appropriate. I consider Jim to be the sexiest guy ever.

Marilyn Manson urinated on the audience

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.

Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire

A repugnant thing to do to a musical instrument!

Probably the most famous moment on this list.

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Travis Scott swung the microphone stand around

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Mike Patton climbed a camera crane while continuing to sing

He held his microphone in his mouth.

Iggy Pop exposed himself and placed his penis on a speaker

That's disgusting, but I bet he was a better singer than Iggy Pop!

Alice Cooper impaled baby dolls on shiny swords

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.

Miley Cyrus simulated sex with an inflatable doll

Extreme? Yes. Was it done by a musician? Probably not.

Neil Young concealed cocaine in his nostrils during live shows

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."

So he got high during live shows?

Lady Gaga had someone vomit green milk on her

Lady Gaga's "vomit artist" is a 27-year-old woman.

Red Hot Chili Peppers performed entire shows wearing only socks

I don't like the band, but wow, that takes a lot of guts and confidence.

Flea even got arrested for obscenity.

Ritchie Blackmore regularly smashed his guitars

Ritchie Blackmore explained that he actually had no explanation for doing it:
"Sometimes I feel like I own the stage completely on my own for an hour. I'm just going crazy. The adrenaline is so much that all my musical upbringing is thrown into intensity on stage rather than being a musician.
After 22 years of playing, it goes instead into a mood and comes out as an aggressive bulldozer. I don't know why. I often wonder why. I'm not an aggressive person offstage. I don't know why I am on."

You can call it a waste of money, but this is what adrenaline does to you.

Syd Barrett melted a tube of Brylcreem in his hair under a stage light

This subsequently melted down his face and made him look like "a guttered candle." Rumor has it there were crushed Mandrax tranquilizer tablets in the mix, but Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason disputed the Mandrax portion of the story, stating that "Syd would never waste good mandies."
Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd was a frequent user of psychedelic drugs, most prominently LSD.

GG Allin encouraged audience members to perform oral sex on him onstage

The strange thing is, there were actually volunteers, and oral sex on him onstage did happen.

Alice Cooper paraded with a live boa constrictor around his shoulders

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.

Gerard Way masturbated on stage

Liam Gallagher struck his own brother on the head with his tambourine

Everyone's dream brother, ladies and gentlemen.

That's the Gallagher brothers for you.

Ah, the lovely brothers.

Nicki Minaj defecated in her pants on stage

The poop was more talented than her, I bet.

Marilyn Manson cut himself on stage and assaulted band members

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.

Jimmy Pop vomited after inserting a banana into his throat

Maybe he was trying to sing with the banana because the banana was better than the microphone.