At the height of their world-changing and culture-defining popularity, the Beatles faced death threats in foreign countries, an unfair tax rate in their own country that forced them to stash heaps of undeclared cash in brown paper bags, and the sudden suicide of their manager. But none of this could break up the band. Nor could LSD smuggling missions, drug busts, extramarital affairs or the deranged fans who came to their houses. Listen to learn what really tore the Beatles apart.
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Bonus Episode: Charles Manson the Music Man
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Robert Johnson: Voodoo, Delta Blues, Cursing God, and a Crossroads
Chris Brown: Police Standoffs, Rejection from Rehab, and America’s Most Hated Pop Star
Ringo Starr: Busted by Mexican Federales, Threatened by French-Canadian Separatists, and the King of Feel
Jennifer Hudson: An American Idol, a Triple Homicide, and Undying Faith
The Sex Pistols (Pt. 2): Crashing the Queen’s Jubilee, Shocking America, and Leaving a Trail of Blood, Spit, and Junk
The Sex Pistols (Pt. 1): Anarchy, Thievery, and the Death of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Pink Floyd: Acid Overload, a Psychotic Breakdown, and a Crazy Diamond
Britney Spears (Pt. 2): Lithium, Las Vegas, and a Long-Awaited Emancipation
Britney Spears (Pt. 1): Family Trauma, Predatory Paparazzi, and Mrs-Extra-Extra-This-Just-In
George Harrison: Surviving the Beatles, the London Drug Squad, and a Home Invasion
The Temptations: Fame, Drugs, and Paranoia
Miles Davis Pt. 2: Mountains of Pills, Bitches Brew, and the Reinvention of the Original Motherf#%*er
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Juice WRLD: Percocets, Lucid Dreams and a Whole Lotta Lean
Billie Holiday: Heroin Hounds, ‘Whorehouse Music,’ and the Queen of Jazz
The Eagles Pt. 2: Death, a Plane Crash, and Innocence Lost at What Cost
The Eagles Pt. 1: International Drug Smuggling, Endless Cocaine, and California Excess
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