15 Insane Examples Of Rock N' Roll Excess

Tales of sex, drugs and rock n roll are riveting stuff for us fans of music and rubberneckers in general. I probably should have put the little turd Justin Bieber in the article for his recent antics. He demonstrates perfectly not just the worst excesses of a rock n' roll lifestyle, but also the arrogance and sense of entitlement that frequently comes through fame and fortune. Great tales of excess - such as Aerosmith's gargantuan intake of drugs that led to Joe Perry and Steven Tyler being labelled as 'The Toxic Twins' are the stuff of legend and often lead to apocryphal tales of extreme hedonism. Sometimes the truth is weirder than apocryphal tales. In 1976 Steven Tyler had an affair with model Bebe Buell which resulted in pregnancy. Tyler was so steeped in drugs, Buell left him for Todd Rundgren and bought up her daughter Liv as Rundgren's child. She didn't tell Liv the truth about her parentage until Tyler had kicked drugs in the late 1980s. So that is the sort of strange situations hedonism leads to. In fact, a lot of people on the list, lost their life to rock n roll excesses with drugs in particular being a major factor. Some stars on the list do not seem to be able to operate within the boundaries of the law. There are hundreds of tales of rock n roll debauchery so obviously this list is not exhaustive and please feel free to put your own examples below. HONOURABLE MENTION: The Go Gos for their merciless assault with a dildo on a roadie while they were off their faces.
 
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My first film watched was Carrie aged 2 on my dad's knee. Educated at The University of St Andrews and Trinity College Dublin. Fan of Arthouse, Exploitation, Horror, Euro Trash, Giallo, New French Extremism. Weaned at the bosom of a Russ Meyer starlet. The bleaker, artier or sleazier the better!