Friday, February 23, 2007

Top 50 Pop Star Crazies


42. Little Richard
Invent rock & roll? Check. Watch people fondle your girlfriend? Check
Case History: By age 14, Richard Penniman had been beaten by his father for effeminacy and sexually abused. On tour, Richard enjoyed watching his girlfriends being serviced by other musicians — including Buddy Holly, who Richard says was hung like a stallion. Cocaine abuse (and arrests in public bathrooms) followed. Richard wasted away to 115 pounds, became nearly schizophrenic and was almost shot over a coke deal.
Crazy Moment: Once renounced rock & roll after a sign from God. (It was actually Sputnik flying over Australia.)
He's So Crazy: "I had to scream like a white lady!"

When Little Richard doesn't even make the top ten on the list, you know it's gonna be good.