Talk About Rock Music

Ever since the rebellion in the sixties, rock ‘n’ roll emerged from the underground and “attitude” was central to the popularity of these new stars. Nowadays, being a rock star is synonymous with the old adage of “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll” and any sort of bad behaviour on the part of a rocker is generally met with acceptance and feeds their indulgence.

Rock stars and their antics usually get reported through damage to hotel rooms and reports of fire sprinkler systems being set off. Led Zeppelin’s on-tour antics usually involved some sort of bad behaviour in hotels. They were notorious for trashing hotel rooms, filling them with groupies whilst being high on drink and drugs.

Former Zeppelin tour manager Richard Cole described one session: “Couches soared out of shattered windows. A television set followed close behind, exploding on an air conditioning unit more than a dozen storeys below.”

Another well known incident was when rock star, Michael Hutchence, the lead singer of INXS, finally went too far in excess in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Sydney. He was alleged to have committed suicide as he was found hanging in his hotel room. Another theory was that he had accidentally killed himself attempting auto-erotic asphyxiation to heighten sexual pleasure.