In 1990, singer Anthony Kiedis was convicted of sexual battery and indecent exposure for his behavior after a show in Washington DC. That's not the most public of their offenses, either. In 2016, Julie Farman, who worked for Epic Records back when the Chili Peppers were rising stars, blogged about how she'd once been cornered in a storage room by two band members who declared their intention to make her the filling in a "sexy sandwich." These were clearly not guys you'd want to meet backstage.Įven before the Chili Peppers were big, they were treating women the way generations of misogynistic rock stars have always treated women - like roadside attractions, only less deserving of respect. Inside you'd hear glass shattering and bodies slamming into walls." Now imagine that for a couple of decades. it would always be after the show, about something like, 'You did a B-major when you should have done a C-minor.' I'd stand outside the dressing room. "Dee Dee was terrified of Johnny," band manager Danny Fields once said, "because Johnny would punch him in the face. Johnny was abusive to his girlfriend, too, and bandmates could often hear the sound of her body getting thrown into the wall of their hotel room. Johnny liked to be in control, to the point where he'd fine his bandmates - like literal fines - if they showed up late to practice. And when Johnny was speaking, he was shouting and sometimes hitting people. In fact, Joey and Johnny Ramone - who weren't actually related, in case you were unaware - didn't speak to each other for most of the 22 years the band performed together. On the other hand, when you're famous, you should be nice to your fans, and that usually means not punching them, because that's what you pay your security guys to do.Īccording to Rolling Stone, the Ramones were always either fighting or not speaking to each other. Now, granted, if you're a fan, you should probably stay off the stage because if you're not part of the act, you're going to mess up the vibe of the people who belong there. He also reportedly settled a lawsuit out of court. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to anger management classes in lieu of jail time. It was bad enough, in fact, that the police showed up, escorted Afroman offstage, and charged him with assault. The blow was a haymaker, and it knocked the poor woman down. According to TMZ, Afroman didn't hold back, either. Now, she did kind of get into Afroman's personal space, but his reaction was a little disproportionate to the offense - he punched her, and it wasn't even. In 2015, Afroman was performing in Biloxi, Mississippi, when a female fan somehow managed to wander onto the stage. "Twenty cats is an absolute lie," she said. According to Marie Claire, the singer wanted to be surrounded by 100 white doves and 20 white kittens - a source said that the doves were a go, but they couldn't deliver on the kittens because of "health and safety." For the record, Carey later denied ever having made such a request. She's such a diva that she once demanded that a record store redecorate their bathroom prior to hosting her for a one-hour performance, and she also smashed a tea set she'd been drinking from so no one else could come along and say, "Anyone want to buy this tea set that Mariah Carey once drank out of?" But nothing quite tops the demand she made when Westfield Shopping Center in London invited her to switch on their holiday lights. She's such a diva that she doesn't say a word to anyone on the day of a performance, lest she damage her voice on a particularly harsh consonant. And Mariah Carey, as everyone knows, is a diva. To be fair, when the public starts calling you a "diva," you've kind of earned the right to act like a diva. Though evidently even Texas eventually forgives - 10 years later Osbourne donated $10,000 to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and all was forgiven. That was close enough as far as Texas was concerned, though, and he was told to never return to San Antonio. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, he actually peed on the Cenotaph, which is across the street from the Alamo. Well actually, Osbourne didn't technically pee on the Alamo. Okay, so eeePerhaps Osbourne's most notorious urine-related incident, though, happened after a show in 1982, when he ended up at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, and then he peed on it. And then, because at that point he had an audience, he bent over and lapped up all the pee "like a cat." According to Vanity Fair, in the 2001 Motley Crue autobiography The Dirt, bassist Nikki Sixx says on a tour stop in Lakeland, Florida, Osbourne snorted a line of live ants and peed all over the pavement.
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