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In 2015, 1000 musicians played ‘learn to fly’ by foo fighters…

February 10, 2017Weirdo

In 2015, 1000 musicians played ‘Learn to Fly’ by foo fighters together in the town of Cesena, Italy in an effort to get the band to come to their town and play. The band responded and came to the town to play a 27-song-set, starting off with ‘Learn to Fly’. Here’s the full video of the 1000 musicians in action.

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Danny Elfman came up with the theme to ‘Batman’ on a flight…

November 16, 2016Weirdo

Danny Elfman came up with the theme to ‘Batman’ on a flight from London but since he couldn’t write music he kept running to the bathroom to record himself on a tape recorder whenever he had a new idea, causing the flight attendants to think he was a junkie.

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Joe Walsh, Guitarist in the Eagles and other bands, ran for…

July 1, 2016Weirdo

Joe Walsh, guitarist in the Eagles and other bands, ran for president in 1980 on the platform of “free gas for everyone” and promised to make “Life’s Been Good” the new national anthem if he won.

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Gustav Mahler was superstitious and strongly believed…

June 21, 2016Weirdo

Gustav Mahler was superstitious and strongly believed in the Curse of the Ninth, where composers can only compose nine symphonies before they die. He tried to beat superstition by calling his 9th symphonic work a “song cycle,” then began work on his 10th symphony and died.

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When musician Israel Kamakawiwo’ole passed in 1997, he was the first…

June 8, 2016Weirdo

When musician Israel Kamakawiwo’ole passed in 1997, he was the first and only citizen to receive the honor of having the Hawaii state flag flown at half-staff. His coffin was allowed to “lay in state” in the capitol building. Since then, in 2003 a bronze bust of Brother Iz was erected on O’ahu.

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When Sun Ra played a gig at a mental hospital, it prompted…

June 6, 2016Weirdo

When Herman Poole Blount, aka Sun Ra, played a gig at a mental hospital, it prompted a patient to talk for the first time in years. The patient walked directly to his piano, and said ‘Do you call that music?’

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When a then-unknown Prince opened up for the Rolling Stones…

May 12, 2016Weirdo

When a then-unknown Prince opened up for the Rolling Stones on the first of two nights in LA in 1981, the crowd threw beer cans at him and booed him off the stage within the first 20 minutes of his set. He came on the stage wearing nothing but bikini briefs and a trench coat.

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At 52, Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman married…

January 13, 2016Weirdo

At 52, Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman married 18-year-old Mandy Smith but divorced after a year. Bill’s 30-year-old son then Stephen married Mandy’s mother, age 46. If Bill and Mandy had remained married, Stephen would have been his father’s father-in-law and his own grandpa.

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Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack are widely credited with…

January 11, 2016Weirdo

Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack are widely credited with helping end segregation in Las Vegas, by refusing to perform in venues that wouldn’t allow blacks.

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Both members of the electronic dance duo…

November 1, 2015Josh

Both members of the electronic dance duo, LMFAO, are indirectly related to President Jimmy Carter through his mother’s side.

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