Musicians

Seventeen-year-old Ritchie Valens had a huge singing career ahead of him—until a simple coin toss brought it to a tragic end.

Whether he was destroying hotel rooms, bags of illicit substances, marriage vows, or his drum kit—both literally, by setting it on fire and metaphorically with his virtuosic pounding—Led Zeppelin’s explosive drummer was a wild man with a very dark side.

There was no band as dysfunctional as the Mamas & the Papas—and Michelle Phillips may be the most tortured member of them all.

Legendary singer and actress Pearl Bailey left the hospital after a routine surgery—not knowing that something had gone horribly wrong.

Even though Marc Bolan is known for bringing androgyny and glitter to the dark, edgy world of rock, his own personal life was far from glamorous.

One of the greatest guitarists of all time, Jimmy Page was the genius behind Led Zeppelin's iconic, hard rock sound. But behind the rock god image, Page cultivated enought dark secrets, questionable behavior, and interpersonal problems to fill a stairway