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

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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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[–] JetpackJackson@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm out of the loop here but I'm not sure if I want to know what happened

[–] vettnerk@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ian Watkins, the lead singer, is now in prison for sexual abuse of children. We're not talking the typical groomer here, he actually raped kids as young as toddlers. He's a monster. A lot of their songs are absolute bangers, but knowing about him makes it hard to listen to them.

The rest of the band (to my knowledge) are decent, though. They broke up the band upon learning the truth about Watkins, and has since formed a new band.

[–] JetpackJackson@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Oh yikes. That's just... Yikes. I'm glad the rest of the band got out of there, that's just absolutely appalling and horrible

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Lead singer was a Cat 5 pedo. Was caught trying to organise baby rape.

[–] luthis 3 points 1 year ago

One member was a pedo and went to prison. He is still there IIRC