{"id":949,"date":"2014-07-10T13:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=949"},"modified":"2015-01-19T10:27:56","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T10:27:56","slug":"can-you-tell-which-of-these-crazy-music-stories-is-true-or-false","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/07\/10\/can-you-tell-which-of-these-crazy-music-stories-is-true-or-false\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you tell which of these crazy music stories is true or false?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of musicians are that rare mix of reckless and weird, combining bizarre behaviour with a penchant for drugs, alcohol and other vices.<\/p>\n<p>As such, there are thousands of stories circulating about our favourite stars and often the truth is stranger than fiction.<\/p>\n<p>So, with that in mind, we\u2019ve published 5 of our favourite musician stories below \u201d\u201c can you tell which are real and which are fake? You\u2019ll find the answers at the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>A dentist is going to clone John Lennon and raise him as his son<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/john-lennon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-951\" alt=\"John Lennon\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/john-lennon.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/john-lennon.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/john-lennon-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Image credit: <a title=\"Gisela Giardino on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/54vy\">Gisela Giardino on Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to reports, a dentist has managed to acquire one of John Lennon\u2019s teeth and is planning to use the denture to clone the Scouse pop legend.<\/p>\n<p>When asked what he plans to do with Clone Lennon, the dentist replied that he was going to raise him as his son&#8230;and possibly create an army of John Lennon clones.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Chad Kroeger has been awarded the Canadian equivalent of a knighthood for services to music<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/canada-flag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-955\" alt=\"Canada Flag\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/canada-flag.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/canada-flag.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/canada-flag-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chad Kroeger has been called many things by many people, but \u201d\u02dcsir\u2019 is not one of them. Unless you\u2019re in Canada, of course, where Monsieur Kroeger has been awarded the Order of Canada (more or less a Canadian knighthood) for services to music.<\/p>\n<p>Yep, the lead singer of Nickelback is a knight of the realm for <i>services to music<\/i>. It\u2019s a strange world we live in, eh?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Slash was arrested for running around Hawaii naked after seeing a legion of small goblin demons<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gremlin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-954\" alt=\"gremlin\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gremlin.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gremlin.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gremlin-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Image credit: <a title=\"Inti on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/5Ls6kY\">Inti on Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that Slash of Guns N\u2019 Roses got up to some pretty wild stuff in the 80s, but nothing was as wild as running around Hawaii naked after seeing a legion of small goblin demons. Slash was in Hawaii to try and kick the many drugs he was on at the time but&#8230;well, the small goblin demons tell you how much of a success that was.<\/p>\n<p>Slash was soon reprimanded by the police and never ran around Hawaii naked again&#8230;although he might have seen the goblin demons a few more times.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Kanye West is planning to release a 3-hour long spoken word album<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/kanye-west.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-956\" alt=\"Kanye West\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/kanye-west.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/kanye-west.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/kanye-west-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Image credit: <a title=\"Rodrigo Ferrari on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/9EXecN\">Rodrigo Ferrari on Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Just when you think the man who named an album \u201d\u02dcYeezus\u2019 can\u2019t get any more ridiculous, he announces plans to release a 3 hour long spoken word album.<\/p>\n<p>The album, as yet untitled, will feature Ye musing on politics, art and life in general. For 3. Whole. Hours. Did we mention the album is only going to be available on vinyl too?<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry though, download fans, Kanye is planning a digital version. And it\u2019s going to be <i>24 hours long<\/i>. It\u2019ll at least give people an idea of what it\u2019s like being Kim Kardashian.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Lady Gaga is actually 3 different people<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lady-gaga-the-fame.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-958\" alt=\"Lady Gaga\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lady-gaga-the-fame.jpg\" width=\"775\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lady-gaga-the-fame.jpg 775w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lady-gaga-the-fame-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There have been loads of rumours about Lady Gaga, although none are quite as weird as this: Lady Gaga is, in fact, 3 people. \u00a0That\u2019s according to documents apparently found in the offices of Interscope Records.<\/p>\n<p>The story goes that record executives, on the lookout for the next pop sensation, were looking for multiple people to act as the same pop star to avoid the classic burnouts and breakdowns that come as a result of media attention and gruelling touring schedules.<\/p>\n<p>So, they created Lady Gaga and promptly employed a group of talented triplets who\u2019d previously attended a music college to portray her. And, although all 3 of them would play Gaga, only one would act as her \u201d\u02dcofficial identity\u2019 \u201d\u201c Stefani Germanotta. The other Germanotta triplets would assume this identity in public to keep the Gaga character consistent.<\/p>\n<p>This explains how Gaga\u2019s physical appearance, style and hair changes so often. But surely there\u2019s a risk of people seeing \u201d\u02dcLady Gaga\u2019 in more than one place at once? Not at all; all 3 run to a strict schedule that ensures none of them are seen in public at the same time.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>ANSWERS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Clone John Lennon: <\/b>This story is completely <b>TRUE<\/b>. Dr Michael Zuk, a dentist from Canada, bought Lennon\u2019s wisdom tooth for \u00a320,000 at an auction 2 years ago and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/nme\/76643\">now plans to create a clone of him<\/a>. Unfortunately, the good dentist doesn\u2019t yet have access to the technology required to create clone Lennon but you can bet he\u2019s working on it between appointments.<\/p>\n<p><b>Chad Kroger\u2019s Order of Canada: <\/b>This is <b>falser<\/b> than a pensioner\u2019s teeth.<\/p>\n<p><b>Slash\u2019s goblins: <\/b>As weird as it sounds, this is actually <b>true<\/b>. Slash tells the story in his autobiography, among many other wacky tales of debauchery.<\/p>\n<p><b>Kanye\u2019s spoken word album: <\/b>This one is a bit tricky. It has been reported by <a title=\"Contact Music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.contactmusic.com\/story\/kanye-west-plans-spoken-word-album_4171634\">Contact Music<\/a>, <a title=\"the Guardian\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/musicblog\/2014\/apr\/30\/kanye-west-reasons-not-to-fear-spoken-word-album\">the Guardian<\/a> and many other news outlets, so we\u2019re chalking it up as <b>true. <\/b>There\u2019s been no confirmation from the man himself though, so it could yet turn out to be false!<\/p>\n<p><b>Lady Gaga is 3 people: <\/b>Unfortunately, this is <b>false \u201d\u201c <\/b>it\u2019s a good story though, isn\u2019t it? Lady Gaga is just one (slightly mad) person&#8230;as far as we know. <b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>One thing that is definitely true is that you can <a title=\"get cash for your unwanted CDs with musicMagpie - click here to find out more\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/sell-cds\/\">get cash for your unwanted CDs with musicMagpie \u201d\u201c click here to find out more<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of musicians are that rare mix of reckless and weird, combining bizarre behaviour with a penchant for drugs, alcohol and other vices. As such, there are thousands of stories circulating about our favourite stars and often the truth is stranger than fiction. 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