Rock questions

On February 19, 1980, Bon Scott was found dead. The legendary AC/DC frontman had been out drinking with friends -- but the casual evening took a terrible turn as Scott passed out in his car, and ultimately choked to death on his own vomit. He was only 33 years old.

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" was Nirvana's biggest hit, placing high on music industry charts around the world in 1991 and 1992. The unexpected success propelled Nevermind to the top of the charts at the start of 1992, an event often marked as the point where grunge entered the mainstream.

As it turns out, and most Nirvana aficionados nearly unanimously agree, the Nirvana smiley face image was drawn by Kurt Cobain. The drawing made its first public appearance on September 13, 1991, on a flyer for the release party for Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album.

Saul Hudson better known by his stage name Slash, is an English-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. After leaving Guns N' Roses in 1996, he co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver, which re-established him as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s.

While Pearl Jam received four awards at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards for its video for "Jeremy", the band began a trend refusing to make videos for its songs. They felt that the concept of music videos robbed listeners from creating their own interpretations of the song.

Before forming Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor had played together in Smile. Freddie Mercury joined them in 1970 and suggested the name "Queen". The last member, John Deacon was recruited before the band recorded their eponymous debut album in 1973.

Robert Plant is an English singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin. The plant is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock and roll. In 2006, Heavy Metal magazine Hit Parader named Plant the "Greatest Metal Vocalist of All Time".

Steven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith. It is the best-selling American hard rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.

The Fender Stratocaster is a model of electric guitar designed in 1954 and continuously manufactured till present. It was used by some famous musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Mark Knopler.

Dave Mustaine was kicked off Metallica after his countless drinking incidents. He started then his own band, which is by some metal fans consider just as good or even better than Metallica.