When Take That disbanded in 1996, so many teenage girls in the UK were openly distraught that the UK Government actually set up telephone hotlines for counseling.
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Niccolo Paganini, regarded by many people to be the greatest Violin Virtuoso ever, was…
Niccolo Paganini, regarded by many people to be the greatest Violin Virtuoso ever, was so good that he was thought to be the son of the Devil or to have sold his soul for his talent. Therefore he was forced to publish his mother’s letters to him in order to prove that he had human parents.
The Beatles have sold more records than Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, Nirvana…
The Beatles have sold more records than Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, Nirvana, the Beach Boys AND Kanye West combined by over 30 million units.
Yoko Ono once brought a dead rat in a shoebox to a recording studio…
Yoko Ono once brought a dead rat in a shoebox to a recording studio, and insisted that the sound engineer record it. The engineer recorded two takes of the “dead rat solo.”
The chills experienced when listening to music is a result of the brain…
The chills experienced when listening to music is a result of the brain releasing dopamine in anticipation of the peak moment during a song.
A man was sentenced to 20 hours of Beethoven after being caught for playing….
A man was sentenced to 20 hours of Beethoven after being caught for playing rap music too loud, as an alternative to a full fine. He only lasted 15 minutes before leaving.
Liquindi, or Pygmy water drumming, is practiced by the Baka…
Liquindi, or Pygmy water drumming, is practiced by the Baka Forest People of central Africa. Tones are produced by trapping air in one’s hands and hitting the surface of the water, to create percussive musical rhythms.
When Johnny Cash realized his record label…
When Johnny Cash realized his record label of 30 years was not properly marketing him, he recorded an intentionally awful song called “Chicken in Black” about his brain being transplanted into a chicken, as a protest. It turned out to be a bigger success than any of his other recent material.
Classical and heavy metal music attract listeners with similar personalities…
Classical and heavy metal music attract listeners with similar personalities but dissimilar ages. Younger people of the personality type like metal, older counterparts like classical. Both share their motivation: to hear something dramatic and theatrical, a “love of the grandiose.”
Mexican-American composer, Conlon Nancarrow, made pieces of music for player pianos…
Mexican-American composer, Conlon Nancarrow, made pieces of music for player pianos with abnormal time signatures usually consisting of square root values and pi like 1/√π/√⅔.