3rd April 2007, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards denied that he snorted the ashes of his late father during a drugs binge. Jane Rose, Richards' manager, told MTV News the remarks were made "in jest", and she could not believe they had been taken seriously. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j6GYS-Beyk]YouTube - Rolling Stones- Happy[/ame] From This Day in Music.com
4th April 1999, The Corrs album 'Talk On Corners' went to No.1 on the UK album chart for the 10th time. They also had the No.2 position with 'Forgiven, Not Forgotten.' Both albums had spent over a year on the chart. Talk on Corners was the UK's biggest selling album of 1998 and the 9th best selling album of 1999. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzdgjyLJ5CY]YouTube - The Corrs - What Can I Do? (Mtv Unplugged) HQ[/ame] From This Day in Music.com
5th April 1994, Kurt Cobain committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at his home in Seattle. Cobain's body wasn't discovered until April 8, by an electrician who had arrived to install a security system, who initially believed that Cobain was asleep, until he saw the shotgun pointing at his chin. A suicide note was found. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJSj_gRZXnA]YouTube - NBC News reports on Kurt Cobain's death 4-94[/ame] From This Day in Music.com
6th April 1966, The first session of what would become The Beatles 'Revolver' started at Abbey Road studios London, with the recording of 'Tomorrow Never Knows.' Lennon bought a copy of Timothy Leary's The Psychedelic Experience and The Tibetan Book Of The Dead, where he read the book's introduction; “When in doubt, relax, turn off your mind, float downstream,†[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTMOSCh7aJU]YouTube - The Beatles- Tomorrow Never Knows[/ame]
Cool thread April 6th 1968, Pink Floyd announced founder Syd Barrett had officially left the group. Barrett was suffering from psychiatric disorders compounded by drug use. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH3pqYwDBdQ]YouTube - Pink Floyd - See Emily Play (Syd Barrett)[/ame]