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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Sublime: Hoodlums, Police Helicopters, and Getting Dirty at Denny’s
Tom Petty: House Fires, Hiding a Heroin Habit, and Run-Down Dreams
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Derek and the Dominos: Clapton, Cocaine, Motorcycles, and Murder
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Black Sabbath: Satanists, Severed Limbs, Dismembered Fingers, Mountains of Cocaine and the Invention of Heavy Metal
Fleetwood Mac Pt. 2: Going to #1, and Going Your Own Way
Fleetwood Mac Pt. 1: Guns, God, Cocaine and Rumours
Tommy James and the Shondells: Mony Mony and Mafia-Sanctioned Hits
Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell: A Murderous Fan, Brotherly Love and Cowboys from Hell
Ray Charles: Busted for Heroin and Busting Genres with the Best Damn R&B
John Lennon: Violence, Protests, Provoking the FBI, and Pissing off the President
Paul McCartney: Paul Is Dead, Smuggling Drugs, and Composing the World’s Most Beloved Songs
The Notorious B.I.G. Pt. 2: A Dead Rivalry, New Inspiration and a Murder Mystery for the Ages
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