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Smith: 'Mother Saved Me From Drugs'
Legendary rocker PATTI SMITH credits the "responsibility" she felt towards her mother with saving her from drug addiction. Many of the singer's inspirations, including JANIS JOPLIN and JIMI HENDRIX, were destroyed by the lure of...
By WENN on 11 September 2006
Bridges Plans Moondog Movie
THE BIG LEBOWSKI star JEFF BRIDGES is fighting to play iconic blind 1960s composer MOONDOG in a new biopic. The actor has always been a fan of the New York eccentric, who penned tunes for...
By WENN on 08 May 2006
George Jones Honoured In Hometown
Country legend GEORGE JONES has been honoured in his hometown of Beaumont, Texas - after being added to the local Walk of Fame. Jones pressed cowboy boots into a wet cement slab that will be...
By WENN on 28 March 2006
Melissa Goes Bald For The Grammys
Brave MELISSA ETHERIDGE appeared bald on the red carpet at the GRAMMY AWARDS yesterday (13FEB05) because she didn't want to hide her cancer battle. The rocker, who was making her first public appearance after...
By World Entertainment News Network on 14 February 2005
Mcgrath's Tattoo Disaster
SUGAR RAY frontman MARK McGRATH has vowed to be more selective with his tattoos, after a religious tribute ended up looking like "JANIS JOPLIN drinking some SOUTHERN COMFORT". The rocker, who is now a...
By WENN on 24 September 2004
Renee Zellweger To Play Janis Joplin
CHICAGO star RENEE ZELLWEGER is taking her musical passion to new heights by playing rock icon JANIS JOPLIN. The svelte Texan, who wowed fans with her vocal skills in the OSCAR-winning movie, will also...
By WENN on 20 June 2003
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