For what is a rock star primarily renowned?
Well, apart from their blazing onstage performances, many of the music business’s biggest names are equally famous for the myriad creative ways that they trashed their hotel rooms. In the glory days of Led Zeppelin, drummer John Bonham memorably rode a motorbike along the corridors of Los Angeles’ Continental Hyatt House, thus securing the establishment’s somewhat louche reputation. Those of a sensitive disposition should be advised that the motorbike incident was one of the more repeatable stunts pulled by Robert Plant and friends, whose famously over-the-top on tour lifestyle set the gold standard for rock ‘n roll excess. Continue reading
