Rock Myths #76

In a recent survey under controlled conditions, 9 out of 10 cats preferred Kris Kristofferson.

Rock Myth #75

"Super Trouper"  was submitted by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus to George Lucas for the soundtrack of Star Wars, but was refused after the Trilogy director cut the Stormtrooper training montage sequence from Part IV.

Rock Myth #74

Many of the world's greatest rock and metal bands were actually named after characters from the Biggles series of adventure books for children. In Biggles Flies Again (1934) our bespectacled hero flies into battle with his schooltime friends Jack Sabbath and Fred Zeppelin whilst in Biggles in Africa (1936) he first meets his arch-nemesis Brian Maiden.
Furthermore, in Biggles in the Orient (1945) our intrepid dare-devil wins the heart of sexy German spy Stacey Deesee before rescuing his commander, Jeff Leopard, from behind enemy lines. Members of these bands have always denied this link between their names and Biggles but sources have recently revealed that it is seen as a rock in-joke.

Rock Myth #73

Not only did middle-aged hard rock lothario David E Grohl play every instrument and sing every vocal on the Foo Fighters' first eponymous album, he personally operated the CD pressing plant that printed the first 1,000 copies. One of these copies, recognisable by its serial number, recently fetched $50,000 at a New York auction house.

Rock Myth #72

In a recent episode of BBC2 current affairs quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks Jo Whiley admitted publicly for the first time that she doesn't actually like Coldplay. Later after DNA testing she was fined £3000 plus costs for posting a box of her own faeces to the band's singer Chris Martin's house and kicking his wife Gwyneth in the face. The band meanwhile experienced an upturn in popularity that ended with Martin being crowned the 'King of Cool' at the Kerrang 2009 Music Awards.