15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know About Your Favorite Musicians
Do we really know our favorite singers? Yes, we know how they became famous, what songs they perform and even their real name, but we don't know 100% certain data, especially the most curious ones.
Fortunately, here we find some that may interest you and that,
in addition, will leave you speechless. Did you know that none of the
Beatles knew how to read sheet music?
1. Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez were youtubers
When they were part of Disney and also best friends, they recorded
videos for YouTube. There are still some that you can see on the
platform.
2. Katy Perry was inspired by a woman for a song
The singer recently revealed that she was inspired by Scarlett
Johansson to write her song I Kissed A Girl. They never kissed, but when
Katy saw the actress on a magazine cover she was mesmerized by her beauty
and immediately started writing the song.
3. Prince could have been a basketball player
According to his basketball coach, the singer played very
naturally on the court; Unfortunately, he was unable to succeed due to his
height.
4. Freddie Mercury's mouth was special
He had an overbite that occurred because he had four extra
teeth in his upper jaw. His extra teeth pushed the front ones forward. He
never had them done because he was afraid it would change his voice.
5. Panic! at the Disco did covers
The band started out doing covers of Blink-182.
6. Roger Taylor used to be very tantrum
The Queen guitarist locked himself in his closet for a couple
of hours until the rest of the band agreed to put the song I'm In Love With
My Car on the B-side of the A Night At The Opera album. This was the only
song in the group's history that was written by him.
7. David Bowie had anisocoria
After a fight as a child, the singer developed anisocoria, which
caused his left pupil to permanently dilate, causing his left eye to appear
darker than his right. Before the fight his eyes were blue.
8. Freddie Mercury did not want to work with Michael Jackson
According to Queen's representative, one day Freddie called him
during a recording session and asked him to get him out of the studio
because Jackson brought his pet llama.
9. Only one girl from The
Pussycat Dolls sang.
Singers of the group The Pussycat Dolls sitting on a sofa
95%
of the songs were performed by Nicole Scherzinger, that's why she was the
leader of the group.
10. Alice Cooper is not as dark as it seems
The singer is passionate about golf, he even wrote a book
called Golf Monster: My 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict.
11. Tommy Motola stole from Mariah Carey
Before divorcing the singer, the music producer allegedly stole an audio sample from her that she would include on her next album. Months later, Jennifer Lopez sang a song with a similar sample, forcing Mariah to change her song at the last minute.
12. The Beatles couldn't read sheet music
Paul McCartney admitted that he did not see music as dots on a
page but as something that appears in his head and does not stop.
13. Ringo Starr was the voice of Thomas
Ringo was the original narrator of the British version of
the cartoon Thomas and His Friends. Alec Baldwin and Pierce Brosnan were
also narrators but in their version in the United States.
14. Twenty One Pilots was inspired by a play
The name of the band came about thanks to a play that
told the story of a person who sent defective airplane parts, which caused
the death of 21 pilots.
15. Dolly Parton lost a look-alike contest.
The singer entered a Drag Queens contest in which
celebrities had to be imitated. She imitated herself but lost because she
exaggerated her features and movements. The only thing she achieved was
being the most applauded by the public.
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