Girls Gone Wild in Music and Videos, Top Female Musicians
March 19th, 2008 by KarenWhen it comes to wild rock star antics, it’s easy to think of Elvis shooting his television, the Kinks trashing their hotel rooms, or the Sex Pistols trashing, well, everything.
But there are some pretty wild ladies in the musical mix as well.
Today we’re taking a look at some of our favorite wild women of rock and pop music. Did we forget your favorite? Leave a comment and tell us who is on your list!
Wildest Women in Music
Courtney Love/Hole—“Jennifer’s Body”
Courtney Love is no stranger to controversy. The widow of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, Love was accused of taking heroin while pregnant with daughter Francis Bean Cobain, and conspiracy theorists even link her to Kurt’s death. Love was a stripper prior to becoming a rockstar with her band Hole. She has also worked as an actress, appearing in films about Hustler magnate Larry Flynt and punk icon Sid Vicious.
Wendy O. Williams
As the leader of the experimental punk rock band the Plasmatics, Williams was one of the wildest women in music. Routinely wielding chainsaws and engaging in sexual antics onstage (occasionally getting arrested as a result), the volatile singer’s life came to an equally unsettling end when she committed suicide in 1998.
Britney Spears (video)—“Oops!…I Did it Again”
She started her career as an angelic Mickey Mouse Club singer, but this popstar has hit hard times with a failed marriage and behavior so erratic she’s been hospitalized multiple times and now her estate has been put under the control of her father. Guess her song was true, she’s “not that innocent.” Sorry, couldn’t resist…
Amy Winehouse—“Rehab”
This Grammy-winning singer is off the hook, but her husband remains in jail for charges of tampering with justice. The famously troubled singer won fans with her brash attitude and songs about “not going to rehab,” but her wild behavior has made her a tabloid regular and a recent visitor to rehab.
L7—“Pretend We’re Dead”
Probably the biggest girl group to emerge from the grunge scene of the ‘90s, L7 was notorious for decidedly unlady-like onstage behavior. Read the sordid details of the group’s infamous gig at the Reading Festival here, if you’ve got a strong stomach.
Madonna—“Bad Girl”
Sure, she tries too hard to be edgy and hip, but the Material Girl does know how to spark scandal ranging from controversial—some say blasphemous—music videos and stage routines to her infamous Sex book and Truth or Dare movie.
