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    19 Frank Zappa Quotes That Are as True Now as They Were Then

    Frank Zappa, an iconoclastic musical genius, carved a permanent place in the world of music and culture with his fearless innovation and dedication to free expression. Over a prolific career stretching from the 1950s to the 1990s, Zappa released an…

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    19 Alan Jackson Quotes To Tip Your Hat To

    Alan Eugene Jackson, born October 17, 1958, is a legendary American country music singer-songwriter. He’s known near and far for his role in popularizing neo-traditional country and for writing most of his seemingly endless list of songs. Jackson recorded 21…

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    19 of the Rudest Celebrities That People Unfortunately Met (And Why)

    The old saying about how you should never meet your heroes has some serious truth to it. The grim reality is that there are just certain people that are only made worse by the amount of fame that they end…

  • Two images of the same man. On the left, he wears sunglasses and holds an American flag with the quote, "As good as I am, I’m nothing without my band." On the right, he is smiling, and the quote reads, "Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield.
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    20 Steven Tyler Quotes That Are As True Now As They Were Then

    Steven Tyler is a modern day Shakespeare. The ferocity and beauty in his voice is almost angelic. We all know Aerosmith is one of the top bands of all time, and Steven Tyler is definitely responsible for a large portion…

  • Side-by-side images of the same man playing guitar and smiling. On the left, he has long, curly hair and wears glasses, playing an electric guitar on stage. On the right, he has gray hair, a beard, and glasses, smiling and wearing a black T-shirt.
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    21 Jerry Garcia Quotes That Are as True Now as They Were Then

    Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was a legendary American musician who was the leading songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist for the ever esteemed, widely loved, religiously followed Grateful Dead. Garcia was responsible for co-founding the Grateful Dead…

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    Worst Attempts at an Acting Career by Famous Musicians

    For many musicians, what they do is a form of acting. They step onstage, adopt a persona, and for the next two hours, they’re playing a role. Having said that, it doesn’t mean they’re actually actors. Many musicians whose reach…

  • On the left, an album cover for "Where Did Our Love Go" by The Supremes with three women in black dresses. On the right, an album cover for "Close to You" by The Carpenters with a man and a woman sitting outdoors, the woman in a white dress and the man in a brown jacket.
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    The ‘Song of the Summer’ From The Year You Were Born

    It seems like everyone remembers the song of the summer from their senior year of high school or the summer they met the love of their life, but all those…

  • A composite image of two album covers. The left cover features the album "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs with the band members wearing Middle-Eastern-inspired costumes. The right cover is "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" by The Beatles displaying band portraits.
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    11 Songs With Lyrics That Are Literally Nonsense

    A lot of the lyrics to popular songs are figurative nonsense. Whether you’re talking about “Cat Scratch Fever” by Ted Nugent or “Bike” by Pink Floyd, many popular songs feature…

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    10 Classic Rock Box Sets That All Fans Should Own

    If you like visiting the few brick-and-mortar retailers who stock classic rock music, you probably have a fondness for classic rock box sets. These wonderful retrospective collections allow you to…

  • The image shows two album covers. The left one, "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen, features someone in jeans holding a red cap with their back to the camera in front of an American flag. The right one, "Whitney" by Whitney Houston, shows her smiling in a white tank top and jeans.
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    11 Summer Songs That Take Us Back to the 1980s

    Relive your best summer ever with these quintessential summer anthems of the 1980s, a playlist of rousing rock hits and infectious dance tracks that defined Gen X, and continue to…

  • Two side-by-side album covers. The left one features Bruce Willis in a black shirt, with the text "The Return of Bruno" in pink graffiti-style font. The right one shows Steven Seagal holding a guitar, with the text "Songs from the Crystal Cave" in gold letters.
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    10 Worst Attempts at a Music Career by Famous Actors

    Actors. Sure, they could have stuck with their tried-and-true profession as master thespians and just left well enough alone, but what fun is that? We commend those who had the…