Thank The G Man itΒ΄s Friday!
Something cool about not being stuck in the Nineties is that now we have internet.
Back in the days, you had to buy the actual book to read the crazy backstories regarding famous folks. Now I open Youtube and all the garbage is dumped on me in one go.
Just in case you did not have time in your lifetime to dig up these fun Trivia Trash thingies I did it for you...
Nine fun backstories from famous nineties folks.
Hey Ho, LetΒ΄s Go
Hereβs a list of 10 artists from the 1990s with obscure or strange backstories, making their rise to fame even more fascinating:
1. Beck
- Weird Backstory: Before becoming an alt-rock icon, Beck lived in poverty, busking on the streets of Los Angeles and playing bizarre, satirical songs.
His breakout hit, "Loser," was written as a joke about his failures.
2. Aphex Twin (Richard D. James)
- Weird Backstory: Known for claiming he lived in a decommissioned bank and made music on self-built synthesizers, Richard D. James fueled his mysterious persona with bizarre music videos like "Come to Daddy."
Windowlicker is sickly nice but I like this one that adds those lovely 90s playthings called TeleTubbies...Aphex style.
3. BjΓΆrk (Iceland) β The Avant-Garde Prodigy
- Before becoming Icelandβs most famous musician, BjΓΆrk released an album at age 11, singing traditional folk songs.
So her 1993 Album Debut was actually not her debut her debut was in 1977 with the album BjΓΆrk.
Later, a deranged fan sent her a mail bomb, but it was intercepted before reaching her.
Maybe that was the inspiration for Play Dead....
I prefer her debut Album Debut to the folkie stuff but hey....I was raised in those 90s and that album damn.
4. Jean-Claude Van Damme (Belgium) β From Ballet to Bloodsport
- Before becoming a martial arts action star, Van Damme trained as a ballet dancer for five years.
He also struggled with homelessness in LA before breaking into Hollywood. That Muscles from Brussels had moves and when I saw Bloodsport....Karate Kid was dead...
This guy, probably had an accent like Arnold, moved like Bruce, and had better hair than Seagal.
5. Vaclav Havel (Czech Republic) β Playwright Turned President
- Before leading Czechoslovakiaβs Velvet Revolution, Havel was a dissident playwright.
His anti-communist plays got him arrested multiple times, yet he became the countryβs first post-communist president. And where Clinton made Monica suck on a Cigar,
Havel made Clinton Blow his....
6. Boris Yeltsin (Russia) β The Drunken Leader
I guess it had to happen I say Bill you say Cigar
I say Boris you say Vodka!
- Yeltsin, Russiaβs first post-Soviet leader, was infamous for his public drunkenness.
He was once found drunk in his underwear trying to get pizza in Washington, D.C., and another time conducted a German orchestra while visibly intoxicated.
This was when Russians were still funny....in their own way. And when that little Tsar was still KGB.
7. Vladimir Putin (Russia) β The Spy Who Became President
You hardly would believe it if I said that Puttin hardly changed....and you are right the sneaky little spy was actually hip back in the '90s
- Before rising to power, Putin was a KGB agent stationed in East Germany. During the fall of the Berlin Wall, he burned Soviet documents to prevent them from falling into enemy hands.
But it all changed when he took the communist crown.
8. Alexander McQueen (UK) β Designer with a Dark Past
- Before revolutionizing fashion, McQueen was a teenage apprentice on Londonβs Savile Row, where he secretly embroidered offensive messages into the lining of suits for powerful clients.
His graduate collection also had a kind of weird title...
These rebellious streaks defined his career.
9. Steven Patrick Morrissey (UK) β Most Crazy Back Stories Ever
Of course, I chose the ex-Smiths frontmen as I could play that Jack The Ripper tune and have a link to McQueen.
Talking about Morrissey and the queen....
He Thinks Princess Dianaβs Death Was Overrated
Morrissey openly mocked the public mourning of Princess Diana in 1997, calling it "hysterical" and claiming her death was less tragic than factory farming.
But that is one of the lightest stories .... hey ho letΒ΄s go:
Probably most of you donΒ΄t even know Steven Patrick Morrissey. He was the enigmatic former frontman of The Smiths, one of the greatest 80s bands tbh.
He went solo in the 90s and has one of the most bizarre and fascinating backstories in rock history. Here is a selection 15 crazy and obscure stories about Morrissey:
1. His First Fan Letter Was to a Serial Killer
- As a teenager, Morrissey was obsessed with crime and murder cases.
One of his first fan letters was allegedly to the infamous "Moors Murderers," Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, who had committed brutal child murders in the 1960s.
It did inspire an awesome song:
2. He Hates Meat So Much He Banned It from Venues
- Morrissey is an extreme vegetarian/vegan activist. At his concerts, he refuses to perform if the venue sells meat, forcing fans to eat only vegetarian food.
At a 2009 festival, Morrissey stormed offstage mid-song because he smelled meat being cooked nearby. He returned after 10 minutes but left again, saying he "couldnβt sing through the stench of burning flesh."
In 2012, he ALSO walked offstage at Coachella when he smelled meat cooking.
3. He Turned Down a Spot in The Rolling Stones
- After The Smiths broke up, Mick Jagger invited Morrissey to open for The Rolling Stones at Wembley Stadium. Morrissey, believing he was too good for them, declined.
4. He Claims He Was Kidnapped by EMI
- In a bizarre legal battle after The Smithsβ breakup, Morrissey claimed EMI "kidnapped" him by locking him in a room and forcing him to sign contracts that left him financially ruined.
5. He Believes David Bowie Sabotaged His Career
- Morrissey hated David Bowie and accused him of deliberately ruining his solo career by giving him bad advice and sabotaging his collaborations. He also refused to be Bowie's opening act in the β90s.
6. He Thinks Heβs Psychic
- Morrissey believes he has supernatural abilities, including being able to predict the deaths of celebrities. He once claimed to have foreseen Johnny Carsonβs death in a dream.
7. He Thinks He Was a Rat in a Past Life π
- Morrissey once told an interviewer that he believes in reincarnation and has a "spiritual connection" with rodents, suggesting that he was probably a rat in a past life.
Well, we do not eat rats so why this fuss about meat eating??
Oh wait, he does not want to be eaten in the next life.
8. He Got Banned from Canada for Hating the Seal Hunt βοΈ
- Morrissey has refused to perform in Canada for years because of its seal hunting practices. He called Canadians "a stupid, bloodthirsty nation", which didnβt exactly make him many friends.
9. He Thinks the Royal Family Should Be "Executed for Their Crimes" π
- Morrissey despises the British monarchy and once said in an interview that he believes the entire Royal Family should be "executed for their crimes against the people".
10. He Thinks Paul McCartney Isnβt Vegetarian Enough π±
- Even though Paul McCartney is a vegetarian, Morrissey still hates him because he allegedly "doesnβt take it seriously enough" and still eats dairy. Heβs called McCartneyβs beliefs "weak."
11. He Believes His Records Are Cursed π§Ώ
- Morrissey believes that some of his albums were "cursed" by bad energy, and thatβs why they didnβt perform as well. He once said the production of Maladjusted (1997) was doomed from the start.
12. He Was Once Declared "Medically Dead" π₯
- In 2013, Morrissey had food poisoning so severe that doctors declared him "medically dead" for a brief moment.
Food poisoning from veggies....that is something new.
He later joked that he was "too difficult to kill."
13. He Was Almost in a Band with Johnny Rotten πΈ
- Before The Smiths, Morrissey was nearly in a punk band with Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols). Rotten, however, thought Morrissey was "too weird" and turned him down.
14. He Claims Heβs Been "Celibate for Decades" π«π
- Morrissey has said in interviews that he hasnβt had sex in decades and that he believes he is "not of the sexual world."
15. He Thinks The Cureβs Robert Smith Is the "Worst Human Alive" π€
- Morrissey and The Cure's Robert Smith have been feuding for over 30 years. Morrissey once said, "If a gun were pointed at my head and the trigger had to be pulled, Iβd say, βLet it be Robert Smith.β"
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Okay, let's do the guy a solid and have Henry Rollins say something nice about him
OOPS I guess there is not a lot of nice stuff to say, unless you are another British Bastard.
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Thank Goodness you made it till the end Pees, Love and I am out of here!
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