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What are various bands best known for outside of their musical abilities? Kiss for example are best known for their makeup.
Exotic Outfits - Dana International
The Israeli 1997 Eurovision Song Contest winner, Dana International (Sharon Cohen) is known for her really outré outfits.
Susanna Viljanen
Playing On Other People's Records - Dave Grohl
In a 2006 Much More Music interview Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters openly admitted to always wanting to work. He appeared on several musician's albums including David Bowie, the Queens of the Stone Age, and Mike Watt.
Celeste
Their Political Views - Dixie Chicks
Or rather it was Natalie Maines's political views that caused a lot of contreversy.
At a concert in France Natalie Maines blurted out to a crowd at a concert in France that she was "embarrassed that President Bush is from the state of Texas" which prompted protests, public steam rollings of their CDs, death threats, and Radio station bans of the Dixie Chicks's music.
At a concert in France Natalie Maines blurted out to a crowd at a concert in France that she was "embarrassed that President Bush is from the state of Texas" which prompted protests, public steam rollings of their CDs, death threats, and Radio station bans of the Dixie Chicks's music.
Celeste
Puffed-up cheeks, bent trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie
The jazz great's cheeks puffed up when he played, giving him more air for performing. His trumpet was accidentally bent in the early 50's, and he liked the sound of the damaged instrument so much that he had future horns bent in a similar fashion.
Todd W. Zimmerman
Unorthodox Time Signatures - Don Ellis
The jazz trumpeter and arranger used unusual time signatures (9/2, 7/4, 17/8) in his charts. It was joked that the only chart that Ellis wrote in 4/4 was "Take Five" (which was written in 5/4 time)
Todd W. Zimmerman
Throwing her used tampon into a crowd at a concert - Donita Sparks
During the 1992 Reading Festival, the then-L7 singer/guitarist was angry that mud was being thrown at her by the crowd. In protest, Sparks took her tampon from her pants and threw it back at them, yelling "Eat my used tampon, M***********s!" (Sparks has also exposed her privates during a late-night British entertainment show.)
sherock
Hosting a talkshow with his sister - Donny Osmond
The Donny and Marie show debuted in 1996 and lasted for a year before being cancelled, officially, in 1999.
Celeste
Purple socks - Donny Osmond
During the height of his fame in the 70's, they were his favorite fashion item.
Martha Hankins
Hosting a game show - Donny Osmond
Donny hosted a revival of Dick Clark's "Pyramid" a few years ago.
Martha Hankins
Exotic outfits - Dschinghis Khan
The band members each wore exotic outfits depending on which song they were performing.
Dylan Baranski
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