Not everyone believed that Paul Williams's death was a suicide, however. Unexplained circumstances surrounding his death caused his family to suspect some kind of foul play.
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On Friday, November 22, 1991, Freddie Mercury met with Jim Beech, manager of Mercury's band Queen. They would compose the statement in which Mercury would announce his health struggle to the world. Then Mercury and Peter Freestone, his longtime assistant, spent their last time together.
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Kano was a serious man. He also cast a long shadow. From his birth in 1860 to his death in 1938, Kano would master a martial art, modernize it, and then unleash it on a global audience.
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Thanks to their unmatched songwriting talent and willingness to experiment, the Fab Four amassed a back catalog like no other, and every attempt to put together a Top 10 list of their best songs is doomed to leave dozens of worthy candidates behind.
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On Monday, August 17th, pro baseball player Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres curried both rage and adulation by ... playing baseball. But according to many, what he was really doing was breaking baseball's unwritten rules. Raising the question -- what are baseball's unwritten rules?
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Behind the scenes, Whitney Houston lived a life that wasn't quite as golden as her voice.
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On December 8, 2004, the band Damageplan was playing at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, when a fan climbed on stage and shot "Dime" in the head, killing the 38-year-old guitarist instantly and three others in the ensuing pandemonium before being shot himself by a police officer.
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The haunted heaviness of singer Layne Staley's voice helped Alice in Chains achieve international stardom. Unfortunately, Staley wouldn't be long for this world.
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Why can't Elton John stand Richards, and does the guitar hero respond in kind? Let's find out!
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In the vast, seemingly endless ocean of weirdness available on the internet, Japanese game shows stand head and shoulders above the rest.
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If you grew up in the sixties and seventies, you probably watched The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends every Saturday morning ... However, if you rewatch the beloved series as an adult, you'll definitely notice some grown-up themes that went over your head as a kid.
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"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." - Oscar Wilde
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To Townshend, British rock was how children growing up in the ruins of war dealt with its trauma.
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If you're being honest, you probably don't want Russell Crowe to think you're an a**hole. Ahead of the release of his new film, Unhinged, the Academy Award winner sat down with Looper to lay out some helpful guidelines on how to avoid this terrible fate.
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The immersive quality of the Lord of the Rings world is unrivaled -- from the quaint charm of Bag End to the desolation of Mordor, it just feels so real. In a way it is.
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In June of 2001, a soft-spoken old white guy hit the soft-spoken old white guy lottery when he brought his grandmother's old Navajo blanket to an Antiques Roadshow taping and discovered that it had more than just sentimental value. It was worth big time money.
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It is one of the most popular songs by The Beatles, but most people don't actually know what "Blackbird" means. And no, the song is not about a bird. Even the Audobon Society clarified that misconception.
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One of the many stand-out photographs of John Lennon has him posed before the Statue of Liberty. Besides simply being a very John Lennon picture, the photograph was also taken with a direct political message, which, to be fair, is also very John Lennon.
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It was 1991, and the really meaty days of hating Steven Seagal were still in front of us. But a seminal night in the martial artist cum actor's career was underway. The stage was set for Seagal to inscribe his name into the annals of SNL history as the Worst Host Ever.
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Here's the thing -- they started out friends. But over time, Elton John and David Bowie, Rocketman and Starman, respectively, had a falling out.
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It's doubly ironic that as the Stone Temple Pilots began reincorporating some of their earlier, more outre influences into their writing, the core relationships of the band started to disintegrate.
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Throughout its long, confusing and often chemical-fueled history, Mötley Crüe has seen more than its share of tragedy, drama and often self-inflicted trouble, and the band members have been happy to share it all with the public.
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Kenny Loggins just might be worth a whole lot more than you think.
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Here's the truth about Eddie Vedder's first band, Bad Radio.
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While casual fans of the band may be able to name all members, many won't know the tragedy behind the music -– including the sudden death of percussionist and co-founder Shawn 'Clown' Crahan's daughter.
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"Born in the USA" may have a darker side, but the aspects of it that made it into an anthem are also the aspects that make it easier to co-opt, regardless of what the song's actual meaning.
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Affectionately known as "BIg Mike", the Doobie Brothers' Michael Hossack made a name for himself in the early 1970s as a highly skilled and soulful drummer.
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