The Most Dangerous Artists in Rock
One of the most attractive things about rock is that it\u2019s often dangerous\u2026from the very beginning, rock has been about rebellion, a disregard for the rules, and thumbing its nose at the status quo\u2026rage against the machine summed it up nicely with their song \u201ckilling in the name\u2026 f-you, I won\u2019t do what you tell me\u2026\nThere\u2019s an edginess to rock that\u2019s addictive\u2026most of us live pretty normal lives, so there\u2019s something cathartic seeing rock stars live out our wildest, most reckless impulses and fantasies\u2026rock stars get to do what we wish we could\u2026\nWhen we go to a show, there\u2019s always that hope we\u2019re going to see and experience something a little unhinged, unpredictable, and primal\u2026between gigs, we like to soak up the gossip and stories of bad behaviour from books, biopics, and social media\u2026\nThe music is fine\u2026but we also want spectacle on and off stage\u2026\nIt\u2019s all in good fun\u2014until it\u2019s not\u2026there are limits to what we think is okay\u2026legal lines can be crossed\u2026and there are aesthetic, ethical, and moral areas that are just off limits\u2026\nBut here\u2019s the thing about some artists\u2026they don\u2019t care\u2026they live in their own reality where the normal rules of society just don\u2019t hold\u2026we might see behaviours that are thoughtless, selfish, overly audacious, negligent, self-destructive, incredibly violent, and downright criminal\u2026\nFor some, this is a lifestyle\u2026for others, their dangerousness relates to illness, out-of-control passions, and, in some cases negligence and misadventure\u2026\nIn short, there\u2019s a subset of rock stars who are genuinely dangerous, not to themselves but others\u2026and once we start seeking out these people and examining their actions, what we find can be terrifying on a series of different levels.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices