Thirty-nine years ago, Lou Reed had a string of shows cancelled because of a few rowdy Brits.

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They really wish you'd stop calling them 'roadies'—and chances are, all they want is a nice hot shower.
Here are some noteworthy instances in which fans got closer to their favorite rock stars than they had ever expected.
14. Get your waltz on at one of the more than 450 balls taking place in the Austrian city annually.
Dust off your feather bonnet and get out that kilt—today is International Bagpipe Day!
Bowie's mime routine depicting China’s invasion of Tibet did not go over well.
Just because certain songs are fan favorites doesn't mean the artists who made them famous feel the same way.
The collisions of these two high-profile worlds—one defined by youth and coolness, the other by decorum and authority—have sometimes been a little uncomfortable.
Singapore officials: "NO STAIRWAY."
A handful of hitmakers took a shot at the small screen (with varying degrees of success).
"The first time you lift them out there’s this incredible, visceral hum."
For more than 40 years, "Weird Al" Yankovic has been putting his own, spoofy twist on chart-toppers to come up with tunes like “Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” “White & Nerdy,” and “Amish Paradise.”
The editors of 'Jackie' had never heard a Pink Floyd record because there wasn’t one when the pictures were snapped.
Happy 50th birthday, Rick Astley!
Though it’s one of Buddy Holly’s most famous tunes now, “Peggy Sue” was almost an entirely different song.
Everyone knows Will Smith sang the theme song to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. But there are plenty of other actors who stepped up and sang their show's theme songs.