Behind bars - 10 pictures of celebrities under arrest

Before creating an idol for yourself, it is worth considering whether all celebrities are worthy of emulation. And when it comes to rock stars, then scandalous behavior, drug use and breaking the law can sometimes be an integral part of their image. Our selection includes ten rock artists who, for various reasons, happened to be behind bars.

The lead singer of Guns N' Roses went to jail at the age of 17. This photo was taken by the Indiana State Police. Then Axel was just starting his musical career, but he was already a fairly frequent visitor to the police station in the city of Lafayette. Axel was arrested more than 20 times, and when local authorities announced that the next time he was arrested they would treat him like a real criminal, Axel moved to California, where, without being brought to the police, he finally focused on his musical career.

Rock legend David Bowie was arrested by the NYPD at the height of his career in March 1976. After the concert, Bowie, along with his friend Iggy Pop, smoked marijuana together at the Rochester Hotel. Confident in their stellar untouchability, they were quite surprised by the appearance of the police.

It would seem, how could Frank with such a positive image end up behind bars? But the fact remains: in 1938, the singer was arrested for having an affair with a married woman. At that time in the United States, this was considered a serious crime, and such a “misconduct” could well cost Frank his career. Later, the charge was mitigated, and over time, the case was completely closed.

Janis Joplin was arrested in November 1969 after she shouted "extremely obscene words" in the face of a police officer. It was during a concert in Tampa, Florida, and this was far from the first time Janice acted provocatively. Later, the charge against the singer was dropped on the basis of the legal right of every American to freedom of speech.

In 1970, Jim Morrison was charged with indecent behavior and speaking obscene words in public during a concert by The Doors in Miami. In his poems and songs, Jim really did not hesitate in expressions, but the fact that now rock stars allow themselves to speak from the stage was considered at that time a serious reason for arrest.

Jimi Hendrix was arrested at Toronto International Airport for possession of heroin and hashish. The singer immediately stated that the drugs were not his, that they slipped them into his bag without his knowledge. This is surprising, but such an excuse worked - the musician was released. Apparently, in order for such excuses to be at least somewhat weighty, one must be a virtuoso guitarist.

In our area, Johnny Cash has not received even a hundredth of the fame that he has found in his homeland. But country icons also had problems. Johnny was detained at the US border for a hundred tranquilizer pills in his luggage. Cash paid a $1,000 fine and received a 30-day suspended sentence. The musician was helped to get rid of drug addiction by his girlfriend, and later by his wife. However, if that were his only sin. It is said that once Johnny Cash lit a fire in Los Padres National Park in California, and as a result, because of this fire, the forest burned out over an area of 200 hectares.

19-year-old Kurt Cobain was not yet a musical celebrity at the time of his arrest, but the rebellious spirit was already raging in him. As a teenager, Kurt and his friends painted all sorts of surfaces, including cars and private homes. For this occupation, the police caught him. Later, information appeared (it is possible that Kurt himself distributed it) that Cobain was arrested for the inscription “God is gay” (God is gay).

Mick Jagger's arrests are innumerable, and most of the time he was arrested for drug possession. This picture was taken when Miku was 23 years old. At that time, Jagger and his fellow Rolling Stones Richards also went to jail because of drugs. They had to appear before the court, after which they received suspended sentences with a probationary period. At the time, headlines like "Will You Let Your Daughter Marry a Rolling Stones Member?" were headlines in the newspapers, which was very clear about the establishment's attitude towards these "bad boys."

The Aerosmith lead singer posed for a camera while in jail in March 1967, when police in Yonkers, New York, arrested an 18-year-old for possession of weed. Already an accomplished rock star, Tyler once said on a live political show that without drugs, there would be no group. The Aerosmith frontman admitted that he once spent more than $ 20 million on cocaine, but now he is proud that he has completely got rid of "this infection." “Yes, we did, but these things cannot be properly ended. It's either death, or prison, or other terrible consequences, ”Tyler said.