10 Music Scandals That Put the Drummer Front and Center

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00:0010 music scandals that put the drummer front and center.

00:04Number 10.

00:06Bill Ward, Black Sabbath Bill Ward endured torment from bandmates,

00:10including painting him gold and lighting his beard on fire during shows.

00:14Ward and the band have never reconciled.

00:17Number 9.

00:18Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater Portnoy's 2010 hiatus created a void.

00:24When he attempted to return, he had already been replaced.

00:27His public Facebook complaints turned a private matter into a civil war.

00:32Number 8.

00:33Mick Fleetwood, Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac consisted of two couples plus drummer Mick Fleetwood

00:39trying to keep everything together.

00:41The emotional carnage nearly destroyed Fleetwood Mac, yet produced one of music's most enduring

00:45albums.

00:46Number 7.

00:47Phil Collins, Genesis, Led Zeppelin Collins joined Led Zeppelin at Live Aid with scant rehearsal.

00:55The performance was so disappointing that the band blocked it from official releases,

00:59and Collins became the scapegoat.

01:02Number 6.

01:03Dave Abruzzese, Pearl Jam Dave Abruzzese powered the band in their peak,

01:09but when Pearl Jam took a stand against Ticketmaster, his reluctance created friction.

01:13His termination revealed how values matter more than skills.

01:17Number 5.

01:19Tony McCarroll, Oasis Oasis McCarroll found himself ejected in 1995,

01:25when Noel Gallagher made it clear he considered McCarroll inadequate for the band.

01:29He sued and won £550,000.

01:33Number 4.

01:34Pete Best, The Beatles Best's dismissal just before The Beatles exploded

01:39into fame represents the cruelest timing in music history.

01:42Best later sued and received an undisclosed settlement.

01:46Number 3.

01:47Mick Avery, The Kinks Mick Avery's had a physical rivalry with guitarist Dave Davies.

01:53In 1965, Avery knocked Davies unconscious with a cymbal stand.

01:58Despite this, he remained until 1984 and they eventually reconciled.

02:03Number 2.

02:04Stephen Adler, Guns N' Roses Stephen Adler's substance abuse impacted the band

02:10while recording Civil War.

02:12Adler reportedly needed dozens of takes to complete the track.

02:16Adler recovered and appeared during their 2016 reunion.

02:20Number 1.

02:21Lars Ulrich, Metallica

02:24Lars Ulrich is the ultimate survivor in band politics.

02:27Despite frequently being at the center of Metallica's conflicts, his vision and drive proved as valuable

02:33as his technical prowess.

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