Rare Facts About Elvis Presley You Probably Didn't Know

The More You Know

• Travis Barker told CBS Local that his first ever hero was Animal from The Muppets, crediting the character as his inspiration to pursue drumming.
• Layne Staley asked Jerry Cantrell to play in a funk band and agreed to sing in Cantrell’s band in exchange. The funk band didn’t last but Cantrell’s band became Alice in Chains.
• Stevie Ray Vaughan was the guitarist on David Bowie‘s Let’s Dance album
• Barry Manilow did not, in fact, write “I Write The Songs.”