Nikki Sixx. Kurt Cobain. Jimi Hendrix. Jim Morrison.
What do all of these rock stars have in common besides that they are rock stars? They all slept around with different woman, did/do drugs, or have/had a major alcohol problem. But is this the real life of a rock star? Do all rock stars do one of the following above problems? Or do those above problems make them who they are which makes them great for that reason? So I have done a little research to see about this. I picked a few rock stars with the help of a very good friend of mine. So lets get started and meet who we have picked.
Modern:
Jacoby Dakota Shaddix - Jacoby is known most famously for being the head vocals in the band Papa Roach but he is also working on a side project called Fight The Sky. He has been known as many other names. For example, Coby Dick, Johnny Vodka, and Dakota Gold are just a few to be named. He hosts the MTV show, Scarred. He grew up in California. His parents divorced when he was 6 years old. He has a small degree of ADHD. In his young years, he worked as a janitor. He played the clarinet (<3) and also football. He has tattoos placed all over his body. Jacoby is married ( :( ) and has two boys. Some of his music influences are Nine Inch Nails, Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, and Stone Temple Pilots. He has confessed to have a drug and alcohol problem. Also, he confessed that he is a victim of self-mutilation (injuring himself).
Adam Wade Gontier - Adam is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and main-songwriter of Three Days Grace. He was born in Canada. He has been influenced by his parents, The Beatles, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and more. Not only has he worked with Three Days Grace but also Daughtry, Seether, and Apocalyptica. He has appeared in the movie, Raise Your Voice in which Three Days Grace performed. Adam went to rehab for addiction to OxyContin. In rehab, he wrote most of the songs on Three Days Grace's album, One-X.
Not-So Modern:
James (Jim) Douglas Morrison - Jim was the head singer of The Doors. He was also a poet, writer, and filmmaker. He was ranked as 47th on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". Because his father was in the United States Navy, they moved often. After graduating from college, he broke off most of his family contact. After The Doors made their fourth studio LP, Morrison came to recording sessions drunk. He was also late for live performances. At the 1969 concert at the Dinner Key Auditorium, he tried to start a riot in the audience. He was later arrested and charged for indecent exposure. He had sex with many women even though Pamela Courson and Patricia Kennealy were his two main women. He died at the age of 27 in Paris. He was found in a bathtub full of water. There was no autopsy performed on him because the medical examiner claimed that there was no evidence of foul play. Pamela Courson stated to people that Jim died of heroin overdose, having believed that it was cocaine. He, indeed, throughout his rockstar life did cocaine.
Nikki Sixx - Nikki Sixx is the bassist and main songwriter of the band, Mötley Crüe. He is also an author and photographer. Not only has he been in Mötley Crüe but also the bands London, 58, Brides of Destruction, and Sixx: A.M. (<3).>The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, a collection of his journal entries from 1986 and 1987. This was when his heroin addiction was at its most dangerous. He, then, worked on the soundtrack to be released with the book called "The Heroin Diaries" (<3) by. Sixx: A.M..
So in conclusion does the whole rock star life always have to do with the above problems? Of course not! But do most rock stars have the above problems? Yes, they do. Is this how the saying "Sex, drugs, and Rock N Roll" came into effect? I quite believe so. Also, did anyone else realize that the not so modern rock stars seem to have an alot more interesting life (It was very easy to research them compared to the modern rock stars.).
