Led Zeppelin
The band came up with “Led Zeppelin” because some people in the band stated that they would all go down like a “lead balloon” which was a British idiom for “disastrous results.”
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Obscure Facts About Musicians That Really Sing
The More You Know
- Courtney Love was briefly the singer for Faith No More in the early 1980’s.
- Before joining Queen, Brian May studied astrophysics. He later completed his doctoral thesis and earned his PhD.
- Soft Cell's “Tainted Love” is actually a cover. The original is by Gloria Jones and came out in 1964.
- While listening to music, your heart can sync to the rhythm.