Being a lover of music, especially rock 'n' roll, when I saw the trending hashtag #FakeRockandRollFacts on Twitter, my eyes lit up, and my mind started going in overdrive yet again. So, here are my tweets, ordered from most to least popular (all my tweets can be seen here - https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki):
1) Meat Loaf's original name was Ham Steak
#FakeRockandRollFacts
60 Likes, 17 Retweets
2) In 1969 Alice Cooper auditioned for the part of housekeeper Alice on "The Brady Bunch"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
38 Likes, 17 Retweets
3) Keith Richards is 193-years-old
#FakeRockandRollFacts (actually that one might be true)
40 Likes, 13 Retweets
4) Ted Nugent once scored higher than 50 on an IQ test
#FakeRockandRollFacts
36 Likes, 10 Retweets
5) Bono admits he never knew what he was looking for to begin with
#FakeRockandRollFacts
22 Likes, 9 Retweets
6) Stevie Nicks and Nikki Six have long thought about having children named Nikki Nicks and Stevie Sixx
#FakeRockandRollFacts
23 Likes, 4 Retweets
6) Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello said he came up with the band's name after getting pissed at a dishwasher
#FakeRockandRollFacts
24 Likes, 3 Retweets
8) Ted Cruz inspired the Bruce Springsteen song, "Born in the U.S.A."
#FakeRockandRollFacts
19 Likes, 2 Retweets
9) While Slash's father preferred his eventual name over the other finalist, his mother favored the name Lacerate
#FakeRockandRollFacts
13 Likes, 3 Retweets
10) Every AC/DC member's favorite movie is "Batteries Not Included"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
12 Likes, 3 Retweets
11) Trent Reznor was approached by the creators of "Friends" on making "Closer" the show's theme song
#FakeRockandRollFacts
13 Likes, 1 Retweet
12) Along with being musicians, every member of the band Faith No More is a televangelist
#FakeRockandRollFacts
11 Likes, 2 Retweets
12) Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top started growing their beards on December 17, 1951, when both were 2-years-old
#FakeRockandRollFacts
11 Likes, 2 Retweets
12) After being sleep deprived from thinking about it, Bono decided to go with U2 over Me Too, W-2, and Tutu
#FakeRockandRollFacts
13 Likes, 0 Retweets
15) In English "Rammstein" means "to fantasize about butting Ben Stein with ram horns"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
9 Likes, 3 Retweets
15) It wasn't until Gene Simmons slept with woman #5,327 that he realized he might be gay
#FakeRockandRollFacts
11 Likes, 1 Retweet
17) "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was written while every band member of Iron Butterfly was clean and sober
#FakeRockandRollFacts
10 Likes, 1 Retweet
18) Shirley Manson and Marilyn Manson are identical twins
#FakeRockandRollFacts
9 Likes, 1 Retweet
18) Members of the band flipped a coin on whether to call themselves Def Leppard or Blind Cheetah
#FakeRockandRollFacts
10 Likes, 0 Retweets
20) Coldplay's biggest musical inspiration and influence is Megadeth
#FakeRockandRollFacts
7 Likes, 2 Retweets
20) If James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich decide to follow in Steven Tyler's footsteps, they'll call themselves Hillbillica
#FakeRockandRollFacts
7 Likes, 2 Retweets
22) When writing "Don't Stop Believin'," Steve Perry was playing the penny slots at Circus Circus
#FakeRockandRollFacts
6 Likes, 2 Retweets
22) Every Nickelback song played backwards sounds like "Stairway to Heaven"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
7 Likes, 1 Retweet
22) After Neil Diamond wrote "Sweet Caroline," he said, "In 40 years, this is like going to the anthem for drunks!"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
7 Likes, 1 Retweet
22) Marilyn Manson's real name is Charles Monroe
#FakeRockandRollFacts
8 Likes, 0 Retweets
22) Flea's gone on the record as saying if he has four sons he'll name them: Tick, Gnat, Fly, and Habanero
#FakeRockandRollFacts
8 Likes, 0 Retweets
27) John Lennon became furious when management recommended he not name his band the Brownbanded Cockroaches
#FakeRockandRollFacts
6 Likes, 1 Retweet
28) Lead singer Rob Halford is dyslexic and intended for his band to be named Priest Judas
#FakeRockandRollFacts
5 Likes, 1 Retweet
28) Shirley Manson said, "'Only Happy When It Rains' is a response to Bob Ross' happy clouds, bushes, and trees"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
6 Likes, 0 Retweets
28) R.E.M. stands for Really Expensive Monocles
#FakeRockandRollFacts
6 Likes, 0 Retweets
31) In the song "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)," "that" refers to taking a selfie with Chad Kroeger
#FakeRockandRollFacts
3 Likes, 2 Retweets
31) "Enter Sandman," when played backwards, sounds like a rip-off of John Michael Montgomery's "I Swear"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
4 Likes, 1 Retweet
31) The Counting Crows will follow up their hit "Mr. Jones" with the songs "Mr. Johnson," "Mr. Smith," and "Mr. Rogers"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
5 Likes, 0 Retweets
34) Axl Rose's father had an axe collection; his mother loved dill pickles, so it was either Axl or Dillax
#FakeRockandRollFacts
2 Likes, 2 Retweets
34) Gwen Stefani says her marriage with Gavin Rossdale ended b/c his friends and family started calling them Gavinani
#FakeRockandRollFacts
3 Likes, 1 Retweet
34) Chris Cornell went to Princeton
#FakeRockandRollFacts
4 Likes, 0 Retweets
34) On every New Year's Eve since 1970, Tom Petty has been spotted slow-dancing with a bong
#FakeRockandRollFacts
4 Likes, 0 Retweets
38) Ozzy Osbourne's first memory is ordering a three wise men shot at the age of 5 at the bar, "Whatever"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
2 Likes, 1 Retweet
38) Elton John was born wearing pink sunglasses
#FakeRockandRollFacts
2 Likes, 1 Retweet
38) Weird Al Yankovic actually got the words right to Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in his parody of it
#FakeRockandRollFacts
3 Likes, 0 Retweets
38) Kid Rock is thinking about following in Puff Daddy's footsteps and changing his name to K. Riddy
#FakeRockandRollFacts
3 Likes, 0 Retweets
38) Governor Sam Brownback once invited Boston, Chicago, and Kansas to his home state. They all declined.
#FakeRockandRollFacts
3 Likes, 0 Retweets
43) John Mellencamp confused many when he said that without him, there'd be no women cougars today
#FakeRockandRollFacts
2 Likes, 0 Retweets
Totals: 495 Likes, 110 Retweets (Averages of 11.5 Likes, 2.6 Retweets)
1) Meat Loaf's original name was Ham Steak
#FakeRockandRollFacts
60 Likes, 17 Retweets
2) In 1969 Alice Cooper auditioned for the part of housekeeper Alice on "The Brady Bunch"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
38 Likes, 17 Retweets
3) Keith Richards is 193-years-old
#FakeRockandRollFacts (actually that one might be true)
40 Likes, 13 Retweets
4) Ted Nugent once scored higher than 50 on an IQ test
#FakeRockandRollFacts
36 Likes, 10 Retweets
5) Bono admits he never knew what he was looking for to begin with
#FakeRockandRollFacts
22 Likes, 9 Retweets
6) Stevie Nicks and Nikki Six have long thought about having children named Nikki Nicks and Stevie Sixx
#FakeRockandRollFacts
23 Likes, 4 Retweets
6) Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello said he came up with the band's name after getting pissed at a dishwasher
#FakeRockandRollFacts
24 Likes, 3 Retweets
8) Ted Cruz inspired the Bruce Springsteen song, "Born in the U.S.A."
#FakeRockandRollFacts
19 Likes, 2 Retweets
9) While Slash's father preferred his eventual name over the other finalist, his mother favored the name Lacerate
#FakeRockandRollFacts
13 Likes, 3 Retweets
10) Every AC/DC member's favorite movie is "Batteries Not Included"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
12 Likes, 3 Retweets
11) Trent Reznor was approached by the creators of "Friends" on making "Closer" the show's theme song
#FakeRockandRollFacts
13 Likes, 1 Retweet
12) Along with being musicians, every member of the band Faith No More is a televangelist
#FakeRockandRollFacts
11 Likes, 2 Retweets
12) Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top started growing their beards on December 17, 1951, when both were 2-years-old
#FakeRockandRollFacts
11 Likes, 2 Retweets
12) After being sleep deprived from thinking about it, Bono decided to go with U2 over Me Too, W-2, and Tutu
#FakeRockandRollFacts
13 Likes, 0 Retweets
15) In English "Rammstein" means "to fantasize about butting Ben Stein with ram horns"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
9 Likes, 3 Retweets
15) It wasn't until Gene Simmons slept with woman #5,327 that he realized he might be gay
#FakeRockandRollFacts
11 Likes, 1 Retweet
17) "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was written while every band member of Iron Butterfly was clean and sober
#FakeRockandRollFacts
10 Likes, 1 Retweet
18) Shirley Manson and Marilyn Manson are identical twins
#FakeRockandRollFacts
9 Likes, 1 Retweet
18) Members of the band flipped a coin on whether to call themselves Def Leppard or Blind Cheetah
#FakeRockandRollFacts
10 Likes, 0 Retweets
20) Coldplay's biggest musical inspiration and influence is Megadeth
#FakeRockandRollFacts
7 Likes, 2 Retweets
20) If James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich decide to follow in Steven Tyler's footsteps, they'll call themselves Hillbillica
#FakeRockandRollFacts
7 Likes, 2 Retweets
22) When writing "Don't Stop Believin'," Steve Perry was playing the penny slots at Circus Circus
#FakeRockandRollFacts
6 Likes, 2 Retweets
22) Every Nickelback song played backwards sounds like "Stairway to Heaven"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
7 Likes, 1 Retweet
22) After Neil Diamond wrote "Sweet Caroline," he said, "In 40 years, this is like going to the anthem for drunks!"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
7 Likes, 1 Retweet
22) Marilyn Manson's real name is Charles Monroe
#FakeRockandRollFacts
8 Likes, 0 Retweets
22) Flea's gone on the record as saying if he has four sons he'll name them: Tick, Gnat, Fly, and Habanero
#FakeRockandRollFacts
8 Likes, 0 Retweets
27) John Lennon became furious when management recommended he not name his band the Brownbanded Cockroaches
#FakeRockandRollFacts
6 Likes, 1 Retweet
28) Lead singer Rob Halford is dyslexic and intended for his band to be named Priest Judas
#FakeRockandRollFacts
5 Likes, 1 Retweet
28) Shirley Manson said, "'Only Happy When It Rains' is a response to Bob Ross' happy clouds, bushes, and trees"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
6 Likes, 0 Retweets
28) R.E.M. stands for Really Expensive Monocles
#FakeRockandRollFacts
6 Likes, 0 Retweets
31) In the song "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)," "that" refers to taking a selfie with Chad Kroeger
#FakeRockandRollFacts
3 Likes, 2 Retweets
31) "Enter Sandman," when played backwards, sounds like a rip-off of John Michael Montgomery's "I Swear"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
4 Likes, 1 Retweet
31) The Counting Crows will follow up their hit "Mr. Jones" with the songs "Mr. Johnson," "Mr. Smith," and "Mr. Rogers"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
5 Likes, 0 Retweets
34) Axl Rose's father had an axe collection; his mother loved dill pickles, so it was either Axl or Dillax
#FakeRockandRollFacts
2 Likes, 2 Retweets
34) Gwen Stefani says her marriage with Gavin Rossdale ended b/c his friends and family started calling them Gavinani
#FakeRockandRollFacts
3 Likes, 1 Retweet
34) Chris Cornell went to Princeton
#FakeRockandRollFacts
4 Likes, 0 Retweets
34) On every New Year's Eve since 1970, Tom Petty has been spotted slow-dancing with a bong
#FakeRockandRollFacts
4 Likes, 0 Retweets
38) Ozzy Osbourne's first memory is ordering a three wise men shot at the age of 5 at the bar, "Whatever"
#FakeRockandRollFacts
2 Likes, 1 Retweet
38) Elton John was born wearing pink sunglasses
#FakeRockandRollFacts
2 Likes, 1 Retweet
38) Weird Al Yankovic actually got the words right to Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in his parody of it
#FakeRockandRollFacts
3 Likes, 0 Retweets
38) Kid Rock is thinking about following in Puff Daddy's footsteps and changing his name to K. Riddy
#FakeRockandRollFacts
3 Likes, 0 Retweets
38) Governor Sam Brownback once invited Boston, Chicago, and Kansas to his home state. They all declined.
#FakeRockandRollFacts
3 Likes, 0 Retweets
43) John Mellencamp confused many when he said that without him, there'd be no women cougars today
#FakeRockandRollFacts
2 Likes, 0 Retweets
Totals: 495 Likes, 110 Retweets (Averages of 11.5 Likes, 2.6 Retweets)
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