An all black hotel room, a few sheep to shoot it or set of porn magazines: When Stars are out, some have the craziest special requests. has collected the strangest and most outrageous extravagances of the rich and famous.

The Rolling Stones sang 1966 “Paint It Black” – Prince made it 40 years on a contract for hotel employees. When he resided for a series of concerts at London’s Dorchester Hotel in 2007, he sent in advance a wish that it had in it: His room should have black walls, black furniture and black out curtains. Even black candles demanded the self-confessed eccentrics. A hotel employee told the British newspaper “Daily Star” afterwards, Prince should have even called for a black M & M’s dispenser and an oxygen bar.

The often bizarre special treatment, which can be world stars sweeten the tour stress are usually a closely guarded secret between organizers and artists. If that detail from the front of fans and media hounds usually well shielded backstage areas and hotel suites are known, which is not least due to a site like thesmokinggun.com. Because there called Stage Rider are regularly published: Backstage agreements between stars and organizers on which is listed haarklein terms on which an artist may occur, Catering he wishes, as I look his dressing room and what the requirements are usually not fulfilled his have.

And special requests are plentiful – often is a bizarre than the other. Super Diva Mariah Carey about sleeping before performances always in a kind of steam bath to maintain their voice: Some humidifiers have to stand around her hotel bed. Talk it does before gigs anyway, with anyone. As she walks like to walk on red carpets, even if it is only the way has to be bridged by the limo to the hotel, this is also part of their agreement with the concert promoters. And do Mrs Carey feet hurt, they can wear flat.

From plush rooms to porn magazine and more

Some extras are at rock stars probably be expected, certain kinds of whiskey in the hotel rooms and porn magazines as bedtime reading as the tangible guys from Guns N ‘Roses may still go through so. But why hip-hop queen Mary J. Blige feels better when her entourage is contractually obliged to live in a different floor of the hotel? And why does Justin Timberlake in his hotel room a mirror over the bed? Such provisions not only encourage fans to speculation. But why want to know the rockers Jane’s Addiction fresh underpants backstage stock and Moby equal to ten pair of fresh white socks, really reveals itself not directly.

And it is by no means rocker or hip-hop sizes who want to find the craziest things in the room. Acting legend Sophia Loren about liked to be installing a kitchen in her hotel bathroom. And genius painter Salvador Dalí asked in the Parisian luxury hotel Le Meurice once after a few sheep for his suite. What’s the point? The Surrealist had just lust, with a revolver to shoot at sheep. For the midday meal of Dalí’s two tame ocelots, the hotel staff had to adjust Meanwhile in the garden flies and beetles.

The possibilities of the organizers, to escape at least the most abstruse wishes spoiled show sizes are small. The singer Paula Abdul threatened even once openly with the cancellation of their concert, should not be acceded to all their demands. Most stars can be the case that they do not find every detail as previously stipulated, in writing of their lawyers draconian penalties in the many pages of Rider. Approximately $ 5,000 would be due, someone should call on the phone in Britney Spears’ backstage or somehow get the number of the apparatus to the public.

Small consolation for those who shake their heads, given the quirks of pop stars: Not every star is crazy demands. Cuddle singer Alicia Keys for example, is content according Rider for her backstage area with the ingredients for a tuna toast. Some annoying all the fuss about the riders even. The British pop singer Dido was about in an interview with the online magazine contactmusic.com on record that she had requested in her Rider once a pink elephant – easy just to see if it works.

Result of the self test: Even pop stars are not omnipotent.

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