Rick James worked, fought, and partied with almost every icon in the 70s and the 80s, and he kept taking it up a notch until it finally destroyed him.
Torrid affairs. Chilling secrets. Outrageous behavior. The lives of these rock gods are more twisted than any of their iconic songs.
Nirvana only released three albums before Kurt Cobain demise, but in that short time, they left a legacy that changed music forever.
Just days before their wedding, Karen Carpenter's fiance made a confession so brutal, it turned their romance into a horror story.
When Cliff Burton died in a bus crash, the driver said he hit black ice. But according to James Hetfield, there was no black ice on the road that night.
One of the greatest guitarists of all time, Jimmy Page was the genius behind Led Zeppelin's iconic, hard rock sound. But behind the rock god image, Page cultivated enought dark secrets, questionable behavior, and interpersonal problems to fill a stairway
In the world of rock music, Guns N’ Roses serves as both a high standard and a cautionary tale. Rarely has a band risen so high yet also fallen so far.
JFK was a close affiliate with the Rat Pack, until Sammy Davis Jr’s interracial marriage put his presidency at risk.
Following Frank Sinatra's passing, it was revealed that the FBI had kept him under surveillance for five whole decades.
Passionate affairs. Disturbing secrets. Iconic performances. The legendary Eric Clapton truly takes “rock god” to the next level.
From his run-ins with the law to his scandalous flings, Mick Jagger defined what it meant to be a rock star, for better and for worse.
“I put a spell on you” made Screamin’ Jay Hawkins into a rock star—but the chilling act he performed to sell the song sealed his dark fate.
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