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When it comes to pets, music stars definitely know how to climb into the crazy tree to help them stay in the centre of the spotlight. The concept probably first began with the actress and singer, Josephine Baker, who back in the 1940s used to take to the stage with her pet cheetah, Chiquita. However, things are no less wild in more modern times as some of the world\u2019s most popular music stars dote on their madcap pets in the general vicinity of camera totting paparazzi in the hope of picking up a little more newspaper and magazine coverage. With that in mind, here\u2019s our list of the 5 most crazy music star pets.<\/p>\n

5. Slash\u2019s snakes<\/h3>\n

\"Boaconstrictor\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Guns N\u2019 Roses guitarist and all round rock legend, Slash, has taken his rock \u2018n\u2019 roll lifestyle pretty seriously in general and his pets of choice, the snake, are no exception. Just having a single pet snake might be a bit unusual, but it\u2019s far from crazy, however, Slash doesn\u2019t just have one, he\u2019s got a whole LA house full of them. There\u2019s python\u2019s, boa constrictors and even a few lizards thrown in for good measure at the riff master\u2019s reptilian crib in north Hollywood.<\/p>\n

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4. Marilyn Manson\u2019s\u2026 Cat?<\/h3>\n

\"Cat-eyes\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Having a pet cat wouldn\u2019t be crazy for any other music star but Marilyn Manson. When you think about the dark rocker you might imagine tarantulas crawling over a see of snakes and a cryogenically reanimated tyrannosaurus rex in the back garden, but instead Mazza\u2019s gone for a fluffy white cat called Lily White. While there\u2019s a vague trace of Blofeld about the whole situation, the reality is a 6ft 1, deathly faced rock behemoth posing with his little white cat. Somebody needs to get the man a komodo dragon to finish off Lily and reinstate his hard-core credentials.<\/p>\n

3. Michael Jackson\u2019s Bubbles<\/h3>\n

\"chimpanzee\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Michael Jackson\u2019s long-suffering chimpanzee, Bubbles, is arguably the most well-known crazy music star pet in history (if you\u2019ll excuse the pun). Dressing him up in all sorts of ludicrous outfits despite his already adequate layer of fur was enough to set the bar pretty high on the crazy meter.<\/p>\n

The pair had been together since Jackson bought the primate from a research facility in the mid 80s, but the truth is that they had been forced to go their separate ways long before Michael\u2019s death in 2010. Bubbles had been relocated to a sanctuary for great apes in Florida in 2004 as he\u2019d grown up to become your standard aggressive adult ape. However, this has probably given him a much more normal outlook on life in the wake of his earlier exploits of sleeping in a baby\u2019s crib at the Neverland Ranch and apparently enjoying a wildly inappropriate diet of candy and cups of tea.<\/p>\n

2. Justin Bieber\u2019s monkey<\/h3>\n

\"Capuchin\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Following in the high kicking footsteps of Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber had also chosen a monkey for his media-grabbing pet. However, things took a turn for the worse much earlier on in their doomed relationship as Bieber failed to make the necessary arrangements for importation documents when he entered Germany for a tour earlier in 2013. The MJ aping superstar teenage icon left little Mally to fend for himself following the quarantine that ensued and now he\u2019s living it up at the Serengeti Park in northern Germany, free from having to look at or listen to another note from the don\u2019t Belieber.<\/p>\n

1. Vanilla Ice\u2019s wallaroo<\/h3>\n

\"wallaroo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If monkeys and snakes aren\u2019t crazy enough, Vanilla Ice topped them all with ease with his wallaroo, Bucky Buckaroo. Robert Matthew Van Winkle, AKA one-hit-wonder rap star Vanilla Ice, had previously been the most famous aspect of the menagerie of his household in Florida, that also included a goat called Pancho. In 2004 the two animals managed to get out and terrorize the general public, leaving V Dizzle with a couple of fines to pay the local government to eventually get the pair back.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just celebrity pets that brings together music stardom with animal madness either as there have also been more than a few random animal moments in music videos<\/a> to add to the craziness. Whether it\u2019s the super nerds and baby bear, lion and monkey hugging Weezer in Island In The Sun, random slouchy lion in Madonna\u2019s Like A Virgin or Slash unfurling his Boa, Pandora, for the general delight of scantily clad groupies in Guns N Roses\u2019 Patience, music stars definitely know how to make things crazy with animals.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve only got to look at the trouble Katy Perry has gone through with PETA recently, thanks to her tiger heavy video for Roar, which also features her painting the nails of an elephant, to see the lengths music stars will go to for the sake of their wild side.<\/p>\n

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5 Crazy Music Star Pets was written by the editor of Tuppence Magazine music news – http:\/\/tuppencemagazine.co.uk\/entertainment-news\/category\/music\/music-news\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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