Rock Music News – October 17, 2009
Music gossip from the world wide web….
Dave Mustaine, Megadeth main man, comments on the interview he gave Lydverket blog from Norway. Apparently the subject of being in Metallica got brought up. There is an interesting dialogue on the blog about who actually brought up the subject. Mustaine wrote, “These people are scum. Don’t buy their shit magazine and don’t go to their pathetic website. When I see that interviewer again, I’m going to put him in a hospital”. The interviewer was actually a woman. (from Puls Music)
Poison frontman Bret Michaels and Ozzy Osbourne’s wife/manager, Sharon Osbourne are going to be on the next season of “The Celebrity Apprentice”. (from Examiner.com)
Mars Direct Inc. announces the launch of the My M&M’s KISS Blend, a partnership between the candy brand and one of rocks most prolific bands. It will be for a limited time, a collectors item for any fan! (from progressivegrocer.com)
Mary Forsberg Weiland, ex-wife of Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, who is a mother, model, bi-polar disorder survivor and recovering drug addict has written a book Fall to Pieces: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Mental Illness
Former KISS drummer Peter Criss announced he was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. He was treated and is now cancer free. He noticed a painful lump in his chest while working out. His wife was battling another type of cancer at the time so he didn’t hesitate to have his lump checked out. (from Sleaze Roxx)
Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger is performing a duet with Slash on his upcoming album “Slash and Friends” scheduled to be released next year. Nicole states she has also recently worked on a duet with Alice Cooper. (from Sleaze Roxx)
Billie Perry, wife of Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, twittered, “I am not a fan of Aerosmith music without a live performance behind it. Honestly, I’ve never listened to a CD all the way through”. (from Sleaze Roxx)
Ozzy Osbourne just released his autobiography I Am Ozzy
He said he would be more than happy to have a movie made about his life only if Johnny Depp would play the lead role. (from Sleaze Roxx)
