david bowie was a buddhist, and almost became a monk rather than an entertainer. when he died, his ashes were scattered in bali in accordance with buddhist rituals.

louis armstrong, the legendary trumpet player and singer, was raised by a jewish family, and wore a star of david pendant to honor them. he could also speak fluent yiddish.

jackie chan, the comedy and martial arts actor, is a trained opera singer. he has recorded more than 20 albums in 5 different languages, and early in his acting career often sang the themes to his films over the closing credits.

beethoven drank coffee made from exactly 60 beans per cup.

johnny cash fought for the rights of native americans and recorded an entire album to them. american radio stations refused to play any songs from it.

the american nfl tried to sue rapper m.i.a. for her lifetime earnings for flipping the bird during her 2012 superbowl halftime show.

american entertainer elvis presley preferred 14-year-old girls as sexual partners. his managers would procure 3 or 4 at a time, and tell their parents that they were going to a pajama party hosted by presley. he seldom had intercourse, but would have the girls take off all of their clothes so that he could touch them.

presley's ex-wife, priscilla, began living with him from the time that she was 14. presley only married her under pressure from his management and record company. as soon as she became pregnant, he never had sex with her again.

brian wilson, longtime member of the beach boys and their principal songwriter, has a lifelong fear of the water.

about 8.000 americans are injured by musical instruments each year.

'ring of fire' was written by june carter, not johnny cash. it is about her falling in love with cash while he was still married to his first wife.

a canadian dentist paid us$31,000 for one of john lennon's molars, with the intention of one day cloning the dead beatle.

growing up in jamaica, bob marley was considered a 'white man' by his peers because he had a white british father.

vince neil, lead singer of the band motley crue, killed his passenger and severely injured two other people while drunk driving. he got 20 days in jail (it was supposed to be 30, but the band had a tour), probation, and a fine.

jimmy page, the guitarist best known for his work with led zeppelin, had a years-long affair with a girl that began when she was 14... and he had a roadie kidnap her.

the led zeppelin song 'dazed and confused'  was actually lifted from a song with an identical tile - and pretty much everything else - by a songwriter named jake holmes. zep also 'borrowed' 'whole lotta love' from a bluesman named muddy waters,

johnny cash stole 'folsom prison blues' from a song called 'crescent city blues'. he didn't even bother to change most of the lyrics.

the beach boys song. 'surfin' usa', is actually a direct ripoff of a chuck berry song called 'christine sixteen'. berry sued and won.

classical composer franz liszt was the beatle of his time (despite not being particularly attractive - kind of like lady gaga). women would faint during his concerts, collect his used cigar butts, and have wrestling matches to determine who would have the honor of sleeping with him as he toured europe.

singer kesha has an iq of 140 and got a 1500 on her sat test.

actor/songwriter kris kristofferson graduated from oxford with a degree in literature.