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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.
Having Her Music Banned In Her Home Province. - K.D. Lang
It happened. K.D. Lang's music was banned her home province of Saskatchewan after she was depicted on the cover of Vanity Fair in a racy pose with supermodel Cindy Crawford. She would later reveal her sexuality to the world.
Celeste
Being a d*** at the VMA Awards - Kanye West
Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 VMA's, causing huge controversy. He apologized the next day on the Jay Leno Show.
dxman
Flipping out - Kanye West
At the 2006 European Music Video Awards, after not winning an award for "Touch The Sky," he sweared and said "My video cost a million dollars, and had Pamela Anderson in it! If I don't win, the whole awards ceremony loses all credibility."
dxman
Dying from anorexia - Karen Carpenter
She was one of the first celebrities to die from the eating disorder. She weighed under 80 pounds at the time of her death.
MOR
Kissing a girl - Katy Perry
Well, when asked about kissing a girl in interviews, all she does is blush and not answer. Coincidence?
Jim
Shown giving the middle finger on his CD's - Kid Rock
On the picture (non-reflective) side of the actual CD's, I mean. Let's see...there's "Cocky", "Devil Without A Cause", "Rock"--at least four CD's where he's shown flipping the bird! What a lunatic!!!!!!
Jonathan S.
Not using drugs - King Crimson
Even though the songs that King Crimson did were out there, Robert Fripp tells the press that they don't even use drugs.
Paul Warren
Being a county clerk - Krist Noveselic
The Nirvana bassist has been active in Seattle politics for years. He recently got into office as county clerk in Wahiakum County, WA.
Jakko Wakko
Rejecting his fame - Kurt Cobain
In an interview, Cobain said he never wanted to be famous and felt uncomfortable with fans all around him.
Rocky
Calling Wierd Al Yankovic A Musical Genius - Kurt Cobain
Upon the release of Cobain's diaries one entry he wrote called Weird Al a "musical genius." Al bought Kurt's diaries just to see his name written in a ledger.
Celeste
Saying " I Don't Want To Be Rich And Famous." - Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
During a Much music interview that was conducted several months before he died Kurt Cobain always maintained that he got into the music business not to be rich or famous but to be good at what he did.
Celeste
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