Urban Legends: Music

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1. We've all seen ghoulish Marilyn Manson, with his strange makeup and demonic persona. But according to legend, what horrifying thing happend at one of his concerts? When a promoter gave away too many free tickets, Manson encouraged the fans to beat up one of the recipients Manson convinced some teenage female fans to strip on stage, then forced them to return to the wild audience Manson threw an adorable puppy in the crowd and announced he would not start the show until they stomped it to death Manson's security guards locked a homosexual couple in a portable bathroom, then knocked it over on its door

2. Speaking of animal cruelty, did Ozzy Osbourne really bite the head off a real bat during a concert? Yes No

3. True or false-- Van Halen concert riders (the contract outlining what equipment, services, and catering will be required for a show) contained a clause that the band was to be provided with a bowl of M&M candies...with the brown ones taken out. True False

4. Some of those musicians die ignoble deaths. From Buddy Holly's plane crash, to Elvis' bathroom overdose, to John Bonham choking to death on his own vomit...hey, the industry isn't pretty. But when "Mama" Cass Eliot died in 1974, a rumor started that she was killed in a very unusual manner. How? She was so overweight that she fell through a semi-rotten stage floor She choked to death on a ham sandwich She slipped on some ice and fell into the path of the band's tour bus She fell in the shower and drowned

5. Sometimes, fans like to believe that they see secret messages on the covers of record albums. According to a 1969 rumor, secret messages on album covers revealed that which Beatle had died in 1966? George Harrison John Lennon Paul McCartney Ringo Starr

6. According to rumors, the UPC code on a Michael Jackson album reveals his personal phone number. Which album? Thriller Superstar Bad Dangerous

7. Some songs have hidden meanings, or so we would like to believe. The meaning of Led Zeppelin's "Squeeze My Lemon" is fairly obvious, but some are more subtle. According to rumor, which song is about the singer's friend who drowned, and the man who could have saved him, but didn't? James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" Simon and Garfunkle's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight"

8. Here's a good one: according to rumor, which band did Charles Manson once audition for? The Monkees The Beatles The Beach Boys The Partridge Family

9. Musicians often seem to be out of touch with society, if not reality. Which singer allegedly said "When I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean, I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff" in 1996? Mariah Carey Christina Aguilera Britney Spears Jewel

10. According to legend, Grand Funk Railroad was playing in a seedy bar. A heckler constantly booed them until one of the members challenged him to do better. The heckler accepted the challenge and blew the audience away with his guitar skills. Who was it? Pete Townsend Bob Dylan Eric Clapton Jimi Hendrix