Male model, songwriter, and musician who gained fame for appearing in a 1985 Launderette television commercial for Levi's Jeans, which was founded by Levi Strauss. The ad was named one of the 100 Greatest...
A friend had to stop Jason choking on his tongue when he collapsed at a Sydney deli in 1995, just months after his Drug-fueled seizure at Kate Moss's 21st birthday party in LA.
Nik Kershaw made millions of pounds from just four of his songs from the 1980s and 90s. Hits which include 'The Riddle', 'Wouldn't it be Good' and 'I Won't Let the Sun go Down on Me'. Also he received...
There hit “Broken wings” was inspired by a book John Lang read called The Broken Wings, written by the Lebanese poet-philosopher Kahlil Gibran. It’s a story of a love that is doomed by...
Her song “like toy soldiers” is about drug addiction and how drugs can control you like children control their toys, in an interview that aired on VH1, Martika said that she wrote this song...
The boy meets girl duo George and Shannon wrote Whitney Houston's hits "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)." They got the idea for this song when they were at a Whitney Houston...
They were a backup band for various artists before releasing the song/album “We are family” The group recorded the song in one take. Kathy Sledge, who sang lead, did not know the lyrics ahead...
Their famous song “I’m so excited” first appeared in the movie Summer Lovers in 1982 The music video was the first one directed by Kenny Ortega, who would later choreograph the movie...
They were originally named the Herd, later they came up with the name “Buffalo Springfield” they got their name from a steamroller doing local road repairs.
CSN auditioned and was rejected by the Beatles' Apple Records prior to signing a contract with Atlantic Records. Whoever made that decision must still be kicking himself. Granted, Apple was probably doing...
Names before the Byrds include: the Jet Set, the Beefeaters. They misspelled "Byrds" as their nod to the Beatles. Vocalist Clark left not only because he argued with McGuinn, but also because he had a...
They were named after a slang term that George Harrison and Jeff Lynne gave to studio equipment. The pair referred to equalizers and limiters as "wilburys," as in "we'll bury that mistake in the mix."