The canon of rock and roll mythology is rich in bizarre and absurd tales, and relatively few of them actually involve music. Most of them deal with the other to elements of the holy rock trinity – sex and drugs.

It’s not exactly news that rock stars love their drugs and that the often epic consumption of questionable substances has led to dark and even deadly moments for many musicians, almost as often as it’s inspired brilliance.

But while the ills of addiction have been repeatedly covered, we’ve decided to take a look at the times when substances have led to some of rock’s most outright bizarre moments.

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