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What shitty things have your favourite bands/artists done? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by luthis to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Discovered recently that Electric Wizard were kinda dicks back in the day. "At the time, we were pretty bad people. I got arrested for arson of a car, outside a police station. Tim [Bagshaw] went to nick a crucifix off a church roof so we could use it onstage..."

R. L. Burnside killed a man "possibly at a craps game."

Varg of ~~Mayhem~~ Burzum burned a couple churches and killed a bandmate.

I could list other examples, but would like to hear from other people and other music genres.

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[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 68 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Well, if it's shitty things you want: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band_Chicago_River_incident

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 76 points 11 months ago (1 children)

never forget

[–] Corngood@lemmy.ml 34 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Passenger boat Chicago's Little Lady was hosting the 1 p.m. Chicago Architecture Foundation tour of the Chicago River.

all passengers were issued refunds.

The boat's deck was swabbed by its crew, and service was resumed for its scheduled 3 p.m. tour.

This boat crew is the most metal thing in this entire post.

[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

What probably happened is that the boat absolutely stank, and they decided not to tell the people at 3pm what had transpired

[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 5 points 11 months ago

Stench? That's just the river.

[–] LetKCater2U@sh.itjust.works 20 points 11 months ago

On August 8, 2004, a tour bus belonging to the Dave Matthews Band dumped an estimated 800 pounds (360 kg) of human waste from the bus's blackwater tank through the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago onto a passenger sightseeing boat sailing in the Chicago River below.

800 pounds?! How?!?!?!

[–] luthis 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh... fuck

[–] cbarrick@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago

Oh... shit

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 13 points 11 months ago

Arguably their release with the most lasting cultural impact