Top 10 Weirdest Habits of Famous Musicians

Fame can get weird fast, and musicians have always had a special talent for turning everyday behavior into something gloriously unhinged. As you read through these odd routines, rituals, and full-on head-scratching habits, you start to realize that genius and strange company often share the same tour bus.

Some artists chased comfort, some chased luck, and some just seemed determined to make everyone around them ask, "Are you serious?" You are not just looking at quirky trivia here. You are peeking behind the curtain at the bizarre little habits that helped turn gifted performers into legends, eccentrics, and absolute chaos merchants.

The Top Ten

Kesha used to drink her own urine to get into prime shape

She even drank pee on a TV show. However, judging by the results, she actually never got into "prime" shape, even with the help of the urine.

I think I'm going to vomit.

This is definitely weird.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart enjoyed pretending to be a cat during the rehearsals of his operas and would often climb over chairs and meow when bored

I didn't know classical composers did weird things.

Ah well, whatever worked for him.
Ludwig van Beethoven was a literal bean counter because he insisted upon counting exactly 60 coffee beans for his daily cup
Louis Armstrong handed out laxatives to pretty much everyone

Haha, "caring guy." Don't you believe it. He just wanted to see how many people would wait in line for the toilet at the same time and watch them sweat if they had to wait for more than 60 seconds!

He lost 100 pounds thanks to an herbal laxative. After his success with the product, he began distributing it to friends, family, and acquaintances. Seems he was a caring guy.
Yngwie Malmsteen often has a Dunlop JH-F1 Hendrix Fuzz Face on the stage floor but doesn't use it because he says he likes seeing it as it looks like a land mine

Perhaps the guy just loves land mines. What do I think about that? Well, as long as he plays like he usually does, I don't mind his land mine fetish or whatever it is.
Kurt Cobain was certain he was an alien when he was a little kid and used to talk to his real parents in the sky every night because he thought he was adopted by his mother

He used to think he was adopted by his mother, who found him after a spaceship left him from a different time or a different planet. "I knew there were thousands of other alien babies dropped off who were all over the place, and I'd met quite a few of them. It's just something I'd always like to toy with in my mind. It was really fun to pretend there's some special reason for me to be here." - Kurt Cobain

I thought I was an alien when I was a kid too.
Peter Frampton irons all of his clothes before each show

Alice Cooper (in an interview with Dave Grohl) said that when he toured with him, he and some of the others would drop off their laundry to get ironed, and Peter would iron it for them!

Haha, who wouldn't want to marry him? Thanks, Gg2000, great addition!
Igor Stravinsky started his day with a headstand

The Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor believed that by standing on his head, he's "clearing the brain."
Duke Ellington played only in clubs and refused to play in the countryside because he hated grass and grassy fields that reminded him of graveyards and didn't even wear the color green
Freddie Mercury had at least 10 cats and enjoyed talking to them

Also, the Queen song "Delilah" and his entire solo album "Mr. Bad Guy" are dedicated to his cats.

I saw his love for cats in the Bohemian Rhapsody movie.

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Freddie Mercury loved pushing all the buttons at the same time in an elevator and would then panic like a two-year-old when the elevator stalled
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Kodak Black still talks to the late XXXTentacion

It's strange and a bit heartbreaking at the same time.

Strange but tragic.

The Contenders

Charlie Watts drew a sketch of each hotel room he stayed in while on tour

He keeps all of these sketches in a collection. He's never said the reason why he does it.

Thanks for this one, Gg2000. Awesome example!

He must be a good artist!
Johnny Cash always performed in black

That explains his song Man in Black.

Have you noticed that?

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Top 10 Weirdest Habits of Famous Musicians

Kesha used to drink her own urine to get into prime shape

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart enjoyed pretending to be a cat during the rehearsals of his operas and would often climb over chairs and meow when bored

Ludwig van Beethoven was a literal bean counter because he insisted upon counting exactly 60 coffee beans for his daily cup

Louis Armstrong handed out laxatives to pretty much everyone

Yngwie Malmsteen often has a Dunlop JH-F1 Hendrix Fuzz Face on the stage floor but doesn't use it because he says he likes seeing it as it looks like a land mine

Kurt Cobain was certain he was an alien when he was a little kid and used to talk to his real parents in the sky every night because he thought he was adopted by his mother

Peter Frampton irons all of his clothes before each show

Igor Stravinsky started his day with a headstand

Duke Ellington played only in clubs and refused to play in the countryside because he hated grass and grassy fields that reminded him of graveyards and didn't even wear the color green

Freddie Mercury had at least 10 cats and enjoyed talking to them

Freddie Mercury loved pushing all the buttons at the same time in an elevator and would then panic like a two-year-old when the elevator stalled

Kodak Black still talks to the late XXXTentacion

Charlie Watts drew a sketch of each hotel room he stayed in while on tour

Johnny Cash always performed in black