Known for such classic songs like "Smoke on the Water" and "Woman for Tokyo," Deep Purple has been cranking out music for decades, amidst personal tragedies.
Legendary rock group Van Halen has had quite the history, with many feuds fueling drama over the years. Here's the story behind the band's many breakups.
Neil Young met Margaret "Pegi" Morton in 1974 while she was working as a waitress at a restaurant near his ranch. Here's the sad story of their marriage.
Rock icon Annie Lennox garnered huge success with the Eurythmics and in her solo career. But Lennox also had more than her fair share of tragic moments.
Ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman dated 13-year-old Mandy Smith and then married her at 18, divorcing two years later. Then his son Stephen got in on the act.
In much the same way that people made far more money selling equipment to miners than miners did mining, so it often is with managers of popular performers.
Elvis Presley's Graceland estate is one of the most famous celebrity homes in the US, but one floor is off limits. Here's why the public ins't allowed upstairs.
According to Rolling Stone, Wilkeson was among the most severely injured in the Skynyrd plane crash. Reports indicated he suffered massive internal injuries, as well as a smashed jaw, broken nose and facial bones, 15 dislodged teeth, six broken ribs, and a broken left arm and leg.
With the band Lynyrd Skynyrd having so much tragedy surrounding it, it's not a far stretch to assume that the band's members each had their own tragic lives.
There's a reason why rock stars are synonymous with excess in everything — a lot of rock idols really lived that life. Their exploits became the stuff of legend and coroners' reports — because the danger in partying is the temptation to party too hard. Here are some rockers who partied way too hard.