10 Unusual Music Connections
Some of these are widely known, others are surprising (to me anyway!)
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1. David Bowie did babysitting for Pete Townshend's cousin
Pete and David were lifelong friends starting before they were famous!
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2. Steve Vai took guitar lessons from Joe Satriani... when Steve was 12 years old!
I knew this but I just found out that it was as a pre-teen: I had assumed it was later:
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3. Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine took guitar lessons from Michael Angelo Batio before either one was famous
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4. Prince was very influenced by, and friendly with, Joni Mitchell
They would sometimes go clubbing together:
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5. Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead was a big fan of Chuck Berry and Little Richard
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6. Mark Mothersbaugh from Devo became an A list composer and wrote for the Rugrats and Lego Movie: From "Whip It" to "Everything is Awesome"
Deeply weird and highly creative! Here is Mark backstage in the bag outfit with David Bowie (now that guy gets around!)
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7. Ok Last one for David Bowie: Bing Crosby
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8. Run DMC and Aerosmith on the song "Walk This Way"
If you are a certain age you may recall how groundbreaking and risk taking this was for both acts at the time. Ever since then rap/rock combinations are fairly common with some people making a career out of it.
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9. Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Old Town Road,"
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10. Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson • Collaboration: "My Medicine"
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