Pub trivia: Pop & rock singers
Pop & rock singers
Next time you're doing a pub quiz there's a chance that one of these random music facts about pop and rock stars might help you out. We emphasise the 'might'.
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Madonna started her career as a drummer in an 80s band called The Breakfast Club. She went onto become part of another group called Emmy before finally deciding to go it alone as a singer.
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As well as being rather too fond of fast food, Elvis also had a fetish for police badges. He was so obsessed with collecting them that he paid a special visit to the White House to pick up a narcotics agency badge from President Nixon.
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Norah Jones is the daughter of Ravi Shankar – the legendary Indian musician who taught Beatle George Harrison to play the sitar. Her real name is Geethali Norah Jones Shankar.
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Jack White of The White Stripes is fixated with the number three. He often signs his name Jack White III, owns a record company called Third Man Records, and has gone under the alias Three Quid. Why? While working as an upholsterer years ago, Jack noticed three staples holding some fabric to a piece of furniture, and became fixated with the number for evermore. As you do.
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Contrary to popular belief, David Bowie's eyes aren't two different colours. The truth is that one pupil has been permanently enlarged ever since he got punched in the face at school.
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Prince's full name is Prince Rogers Nelson - he was named after the Prince Rogers Trio, his father's old jazz band.
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Next time you catch a repeat of the Fast Show, keep your eyes peeled during the Competitive Dad sketches. One of them features an appearance from none other than Amy Winehouse – then a fresh-faced 14-year-old pupil at Sylvia Young Theatre School.
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