Most dysfunctional bands ever, list them

hrd2imgn

picked up a copy of a mag with Pink Floyd and the story behind every album (awesome by the way) got me thinking, what are the most dysfunctional bands of all time? Does dysfunction sometimes lead to greatness?

here were bands with insane crazy stories in them I can think of, add to the list, maybe eve a story to go with it.

The Eagles- When Hell Freezes over
Pink Floyd- Waters and Gilmour, so sad they can;t get on the same page
Guns N' Roses- Axl is just an ass that made everyone in his band quit
Smashing Pumkins- Billy is just an ass that made everyone in his band quit
Metallica- Some kind of Monster pretty much sums up their shit fest

Certainly PJ and Soundgarden have had their share

So who should be on the list of we cannot just get along?

SD48277

The Black Crowes. The brothers Robinson just can't get along.

ST66483

Oasis - another feuding brother band...

2-feign-reluctance

Again dogging on Billy Corgan. You know he was abused terribly as a child/teen? A lot of his controlling behavior was not him wanting to be an asshole or whatever. It's a result of real childhood trauma.

http://www.halfofus.com/video/billy-corgan/

jerparker20

The Replacements are a lock for this list.

darthvedder

Stone Temple Pilots

Eraserhead

Screaming Trees

lexicondevil

It's tough when you throw a bunch of creative people together to work on one thing together. Being in a relationship with one person is difficult. Being in one with 4 or more people can stretch anyone's patience. Usually there has to be one acknowledged leader, but with whole group input, to have a healthy group situation. When the balance of influence starts turning, things get tenuous. I am just glad PJ is still around.
I will add The Misfits to the list.

cp3iverson

Axl was definitely not the only reason GnR fell apart. You had him (a big ego guy) with a bunch of heroin addicts and alcoholics. That group was not constructed to last more than five years at all. I blame all of them equally.

SD48277

Fleetwood Mac

PJ_Soul

Depeche Mode was super fucked up for quite awhile, apparently. One of them said at one point that it was like being a patient in a travelling insane asylum, and not in a good way.

InHiding80

The Smiths
The Police
The Clash - Joe Strummer referred to Mick Jones circa Combat Rock as "Liz Taylor in a filthy mood."
Tom Petty - Stan Lynch ever since Full Moon Fever to him leaving.
Van Halen and Van Hagar

JH6056

I once saw historic dysfunction play out right before my eyes: Saw the Kinks in probably '87 or so, and Ray and Dave Davies had a fight right on stage, Dave Davies stormed off during a song, they played a few more but definitely ended the show early. It was like seeing the Police and Sting and Stewart Copeland hashing it out, but with the added animosity that only blood brothers can have for each other.... Sad but historic to see.

crowes74

Brian Jonestown massacre - don't think they ever really "made it", but they have a really good dvd out about them and the dandy warhols called "dig!"

Agree with the black crowes being a mess.

Wma31394

Old school wilco was a mess.

eddiec

Don't Steven Tyler and Joe Perry hate each other when they're not playing?

eddiec

Van Halen would have to be here for so many reasons.
Edit: Just saw InHiding80 already listed them.

tempo_n_groove

crowes74 said:

Brian Jonestown massacre - don't think they ever really "made it", but they have a really good dvd out about them and the dandy warhols called "dig!"

Agree with the black crowes being a mess.

The main person was a raging heroin addict right? Great in concert. Great band.

The Rollingstones still argue today.

Hearing about Sabbath during their drug fueled days is quite entertaining.

CSNY. Young was quite weird at times. Great story of him leaping over a balcony with a broken leg to "get away" from the band.

HesCalledDyer

I'll throw some metal into the ring...

Dokken. Don Dokken & George Lynch never could get along, but I give them props for trying on several occasions.

Damn near anything involving Dave Mustaine. There is an entire Wikipedia article titled "List of Megadeth band members" because there are too fucking many to put in the quick facts box on Megadeth's main article. Hetfield & Lars couldn't even stand the guy!

Has anyone ever heard of Mayhem? Those fuckers were just batshit crazy!!

dudeman

G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies.

Worst. Human. Beings. Ever.


Also Frank Zappa and the Mothers. I hear Frank was a real mother to work /play with.

HesCalledDyer

Oh yeah, forgot about ol' G.G. I saw the Murder Junkies open for CKY a few years back. It was a shit show indeed. But thankfully not a literal shit show like when GG was still around!!!

InHiding80

For we're gonna add solo acts, Sir Elton. I finally started getting into his albums of late. His diva antics and drug usage are no secret. You have to be on cocaine if you perform in a Donald Duck costume in concert.

HughFreakingDillon

Wolfmother is a good example of a modern one: one guy, and about 15 ex members.

darthvedder

I guess we can throw the Beach Boys on the list, too.

DewieCox

Pearl Jam were fairly dysfunctional at one point.

buck502000

Talking Heads

Thirty Bills Unpaid

Boston belongs on this list.

brianlux

jerparker20 said:

The Replacements are a lock for this list.

Haha! That was my first go-to answer, for sure!

Others:

Dinosaur Jr: J, Lou and Murph nearly killed each other off in the early days but somehow managed to pull it all back together in a big way.

Crosby Still and Nash: Bonus points for when Nash, just prior to Crosby's liver surgery, leaned over and told him, “Hey, if you leave me here with Stills, I'll fucking kill you."

Surely we have to include The Ramones on this list!

mookeywrench

Ike and Tina Turner

InHiding80

The Cure - Shiver and Shake is about Tolhurst and how lazy he was at the time. I hear Smith and Gallup fought backstage when Pornography was released.

Eraserhead

dudeman said:

G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies.

Worst. Human. Beings. Ever.


Also Frank Zappa and the Mothers. I hear Frank was a real mother to work /play with.

"I don't want to die like some pathetic junkie with a needle in my arm"

He died like some pathetic junkie with a needle in my arm...