Top 10 Musicians Assaulted by Fans
Some musicians were physically attacked by fans - many of these crazy fans had psychiatric issues.Some of these musicians even died (R.I.P.; I put them on top) or suffered serious injuries.
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 - 8 December 1980) was an English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. He was assassinated by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980 at age 40. Lennon was characterised by the rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music, writing and drawings, on film, and in interviews. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history.
Darrell Lance Abbott, also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of two bands, Pantera and Damageplan, alongside his brother, Vinnie Paul. Abbott died in 2004 after he was shot by a mentally unstable fan.
George Harrison (1943 - 2001) was an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Repeatedly stabbed by an intruding fan in his own home, it's a miracle he did not die.
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, actor and filmmaker. A fan rushed onto the stage and pushed Zappa into the concrete orchestra pit. Zappa sustained a crushed larynx, fractures, head trauma, and injuries covering his entire body. The fall nearly killed him. This happened in London, UK.
There were other incidents in a short period of time and this led Zappa to fear that he would be murdered.
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground, and his solo career spanned five decades.
The Velvet Underground was unsuccessful during their active years, but gained a significant cult following to become one of the most widely acclaimed and influential bands in rock history. Brian Eno famously stated that, while the Velvet Underground's debut album sold only 30,000 copies, "everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band". He got bitten on the butt by a "classic Lou Reed fan" in the middle of a song during a concert in N.Y., 1973.
Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12th 1994 - June 10th 2016), known on YouTube as zeldaxlove64, was an American singer-songwriter known for participating in The Voice and for her covers of hit songs by contemporary pop musicians. She was shot dead during a meet-and-greet in Orlando, Florida, by fan ...read more.
Robert Peter Williams is an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995 and again from 2009 to 2012. He has also had commercial success as a solo artist. He was attacked and thrown off stage during a concert in Germany, 2001. His attacker was reportedly suffering from psychiatric problems.
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame with the rock band the Beatles, one of the most popular and influential groups in the history of pop and rock music.One of the most successful composers and performers of all time, he is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, his versatile and wide tenor vocal range and his musical eclecticism, exploring styles ranging from pre-rock 'n' roll pop to classical and electronica. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon remains the most successful in history A mob attacked Paul McCartney's tour bus in Mexico City in 2010. Police were called to break up the crowd.
Saul Hudson, known professionally as Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 2010 he was attacked on stage in Italy and the attacker tackled Slash down to his stage monitor. Security solved the problem.
Curtis James Jackson III, better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, record, film, and television producer. He was attacked on stage while performing in Brazil, 2010. The attacker grabbed him but security quickly diffused the situation.
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, actress, and fashion designer.
Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr., (born October 20, 1971) known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, actor, record producer, and television personality from Long Beach, California. A fan rushed Snoop Dogg while he was performing a concert in 2006. Security took care of the situation.
Robert Alan Deal, known professionally as Mick Mars, is an American musician, guitarist and founding member of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. While performing with Motley Crue, an over-eager fan knocked him to the ground in 2013.