In 1969, Doors front man Jim Morrison was described as a "demonic vision out of a medieval Hellmouth," and "the Sex-death, Acid-Evangelist of Rock, a sort of Hell's Angel of the groin." Despite this, Morrison described his life in Los Angeles as "anonymous."
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One tends to run out of superlatives when describing an artist as creative and influential as David Bowie. Can we say the same for his bank account?
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When you put aside the machismo and bragging rights, it's difficult to say exactly why human beings have always felt a need to reach the summits of mountains. Nevertheless, there's a reason summiting Mt. Everest is considered one of the classic feats of adventure sports.
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Snoop's had his spoon in a lot of soups, and seeing as he's been super famous since the 1990s, it's only fair to assume that he's scooped up some serious dough most of the time. The question is, exactly how much has he earned over the years? Let's find out how much Snoop Dogg is really worth.
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Walt Disney may have started out as an apprentice ad cartoonist, but he finagled his love for animation into a media empire. Just how much was this smokey human success engine worth at the time of his death?
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In 2020, rapper and actorJa Rule unironically advertised his tax preparation company, Value Tax, on Twitter. According to Complex, he posted, "IT'S TAX SEASON!!! It's simple, walk in let us do your taxes, walk out with cash in hand," adding, "... we also do credit repair!"
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David Bowie was an iconoclast, a cultural monolith, and, with the help of those leggings that he wore in Labyrinth, the source of a lot of confusing new stirrings in the coming-of-age stories of many Gen Xers. He also possessed a unique appearance that drew in audiences.
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Amy Winehouse lived a short life that, nevertheless, brought her great fame. Her amazingly strong, jazzy voice created powerful hits like "Rehab" and "Back in Black," and made her a household name. How much did she earn in the process?
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The music industry has seen plenty of strife, not to mention a steady string of litigation, and here are some of the silliest lawsuits that band members have ever filed against each other.
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Bon Jovi is a household name. But the members of this group have suffered their fair share of setbacks. Here’s the tragic real-life story of Bon Jovi.
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Professional tennis superstar and five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova shocked the world on March 7th, 2016, when she announced that she had been suspended from professional play after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. Reaction to the revelation was swift.
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Seeing how the pope runs his own country, and has a lot of influence, it wouldn't be inaccurate to state that he lives anywhere he wants.
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Kurt Angle is one of the more successful wrestlers out there, both in the amateur circles and the world of pro wrestling. But winning nearly cost him everything.
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Even people who don't like Kung Fu movies like Jackie Chan. It's hard not to. As an actor and director, he's charming, beguiling, and boy howdy, can he ever perform a stunt. Where'd he learn all that stuff?
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Eminem has lived one wild life. From his days in a trailer and struggling to get by, to being friends with Elton John and starring in superhero crossover comic books with the Punisher, he's one shining, potty-mouthed example of the American dream come true.
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Get ready to add some 1970s progressive rock to your summer concert list, because the latest once-defunct crew to load up their tour bus and get (most of) the band back together is effing Genesis.
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Born in 1898 in Brooklyn, Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz (for such was his name) was identified early as a genuine musical prodigy. Here's how he died.
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No wrestler seemed more beautifully suited for a movie role than Andre the Giant as the charismatic Fezzik in The Princess Bride. So why'd he almost pass it up?
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For at least two people out there, it's time to finally stop believin'. In the wake of accusations that bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith were engaged in an "ill-conceived coup d'etat" to usurp control of the band's name and relevant IP, both musicians will be sailing away from Journey.
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In these turbulent times, there are still a few things you can count on. There will be death, there will be taxes, and at some point down the line, possibly when you least expect it, Hulkamania will, with the inevitability of a sunset, come for you.
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Rush's songs speak to the mind and the heart. The band also sings from a place of empathy, as its individual members have endured a lot of pain and struggle over the years. Here's the tragic real-life story of Rush.
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Who among us, some idle summer afternoon, hasn't thought, "Wouldn't it be cool to be King (or Queen)?" Or just royal. For Margaret Tudor, it may have contributed to her death.
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Not every professional sport sees a player as thoroughly dominant as Michael Jordan. But when they appear, so does the money.
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There's no sympathy for the Devil unless you're the Rolling Stones. And when you're a legendary daredevil like Evel Knievel, people are too busy waiting to see if you crash and burn to worry about sympathy. But did those crashes earn, or burn, his cash?
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Professional wrestling legend Ric Flair is, by his own admission, a "stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' and dealin' son of a gun." But how strong is he?
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As it turns out, in spite of his cultural ubiquity, the King of Pop's bank account may have been buried in the red by the time he passed away.
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You might remember Phil Hartman from SNL, The Simpsons, or NewsRadio. But his life was beset with heartbreak, and it ended with an unspeakable tragedy. Here's a look at the all-too-brief and incredibly tragic life of Phil Hartman.
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