During the 60’s British Invasion, the US band The Strangeloves billed themselves as an Australian outfit to cash in on the mystique being attached to foreign groups.
- They made outrageous claims to hail from the nonexistent town of Armstrong, Australia, where they had made a fortune as sheepherders who had developed a cross-breed.
During the filming of Ozzy Osbourne’s 1994 video for ‘So Tired’ splinters of glass from a smashed mirror lodged in Ozzy’s throat,
The script called for the mirror to be shattered, but a real glass mirror was used instead of a safer breakaway type.
He required hospitalization and was found to have splinters of glass in his throat, causing painful lacerations.
The incident led to the postponement of some dates on the Bark at the Moon tour
My first job- Noddy Holder
= Window cleaner
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Quote - "Drugs and sex go hand in hand when you’re a rock n roll musician. Whereas if you were a violinist, it might be a little different." = Slash, Guns n Roses
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My first job- Robert Plant
= Tarmac layer for British construction company Wimpey in Birmingham in 1967
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Quote - "I’m not a rock star, I’m a businessman." = Fred Durst, Limp Bizkit
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My first job - Rod Stewart
= Grave digger
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Quote - "I won’t have Botox because I can’t spell it, so why would I want to put it on my face." = Kelly Rowland 2011
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The Animals 1964 single ‘House Of The Rising Sun’ was the first Number 1 to have a playing time of more than four minutes.
When David Bowie kicked off his 182 date Ziggy Stardust Tour at the Tolworth Toby Jug, London, England, he played to around just 60 people in the room
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My first job -Eric Clapton
= Temporary postman
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Quote - "Part of me is looking for someone to turn around, buy me a drink, give me a hug and say it’s all right." = Thom Yorke, Radiohead
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