Psychedelic Myths or Seperating Fact From Fancy

I started musing the other day about the rumors and myths that used to be routinely passed around regarding the "secrets" of rock and roll. As I recall, some of the most common myths were:

1. The Rumor: Paul McCartney was dead which is why he is walking barefoot on the cover of "Abbey Road - according to a blog on listverse.com, he has been dead for years.
The Facts: Apparently, this wasn't true because he is still performing - or a zombie is anyway !

2 The Rumor:. Mama Cass Eliott of the Mamas and the Papas choked to death on a ham sandwich.
The Facts :According to the official police record, she died in her sleep of a heart attack after a series of performances at the London Palladium in 1974. A half - eaten sandwich was found in her hotel room, but no food was found in her windpipe. Cass Elliott had in fact been fasting four days a week prior to her death and had lost 80 pounds, so the heart attack was thought to be a result of her extreme weight loss.

3. The Rumor:  Jimi Hendrix' drummer died when his heart burst from doing too much speed.
The Facts: Both Mitch Mitchell, Hendrix' drummer and Noel Redding, the bass player, didn't pass away until the opening decade of the 21st Century, and neither one died from an overdose.

4.The Rumor: Ginger Baker was a likely candidate for the same fate
The Facts: His birthday was yesterday.

5. The Rumor: Kurt Cobain was killed and didn't commit suicide.
The Facts: The rumor about the rumor is that Courtney Love was responsible, partially because Kurt's body contained so much heroin that it would have been impossible for him to fire the gun. Nobody knows what happened except him.

6.The Rumor: Jim Morrison is alive
The Facts; Yeah, right - he lives with Marilyn Monroe.

7. The Rumor:Gene Simmons had a cow's tongue surgically attached to his mouth.
The Facts: See # 6