Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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In 2007, Joshua Bell pretended to be a street violinist and went mostly ignored. Just two days earlier, he played in a sold out theater with each seat costing $100. The violin he used on the street was worth 3.5 million dollars.
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Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.
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According to the Outlawz, after Tupac was cremated, his ashes were mixed with marijuana and smoked by the members of the rapper's former group.
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Akon's birth name is Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam.
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Shakira has been making music for more than 23 years, can play the guitar, drums, percussion, and harmonica, speaks 7 different languages, is the founder of a charity called Pies Descalzos, and is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
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Jimi Hendrix played a song dedicated to MLK the night of his assassination that is described as one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever played. Nobody at the entire concert recorded it.
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