Top Ten Weirdest Rock N' Roll Facts

The Top Ten
1 As a teenager, John Lennon once accepted a friend’s challenge to masturbate ten times in a single day. Lennon fell short at nine.

I never knew about this story. So close.

He came so close

2 AC/DC guitarrist Malcolm Young worked in a bra factory
3 Eric Clapton wrote the song "Layla" for George Harrison's wife.

Really?! I didn't know...

4 The thrasher Alex Skolnick of Testament plays jazz in the Alex Skolnick Trio
5 Elvis recorded more than 600 songs, but wrote zero of them.

That's nothing a fan or anyone familiar with him or rock music does not know.

Incorrect, he had co-writing credit on several of his early hits.

6 Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is a professional pilot, who used to take unpaid leave to front Iron Maiden
7 After performing "Territorial Pissings" on Saturday Night Live, Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic started french-kissing.

It was a statement against homophobia.

8 Kurt Cobain hated "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

Robert Plant hates Stairway to Heaven. Shocked now?

That makes two of us.

9 Axl Rose's name is an anagram for oral sex, and his real name is William Bailey.

I knew his real name but I didn't notice the anagram.

10 Bob Dylan introduced marijuana to The Beatles.

Hey kid, have this leaf.

The Contenders
11 Brian Jones was proficient at over 60 musical instruments.
12 Paul McCartney once said that the "you" in "Got to Get You Into My Life" was marijuana.
13 John Bonham drank 40 shots of vodka the night he died.
14 Bob Dylan said on his school yearbook that his ultimate dream was being in Little Richard's band.
15 Lynyrd Skynyrd got their name from a high school teacher who suspended students for having long hair.
16 Jimi Hendrix wrote "Purple Haze" after dreaming about walking under the sea.
17 The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" inspired The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

The greatest album of all time inspired The Beatles' best album. Wow. How exactly is that a weird fact?

18 Led Zeppelin came up with the title "Black Dog" after a large black labrador walked into the studio while recording.
19 Keith Moon, drummer from The Who, allegedly gave Led Zeppelin their name.
20 Prince's "Purple Rain" is an tribute to Hendrix's "Purple Haze".

This is an interesting but maybe not a weird fact.

21 The Beatles' "Yesterday" is the most covered song of all time.

Now that's interesting

22 Angus Young’s trademark schoolboy uniform was suggested by his older sister.
23 Bono got his nickname from a hearing-aid store.
24 The Doors were the first band ever to advertise a new album on a billboard.
25 Jimi Hendrix wrote “Purple Haze” after dreaming about walking under the sea.
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