pop stars

When i was younegr i always that their were 2 michael jacksons- the white mj and the black mj- i thought about that up until i was about 10... then i realized there was only 1 michael jackson

Melissa

I believed that there were no such thing as music groups, a singer was one person with background music and that was it.

Anon

To this day, I confuse the singing voices of black women with those of black teen/preteen boys. When I first heard Salt N Peppa, I though they were boys, and when I first heard Tevin Campbell, I thought he was a woman.

Joe Martinez

when i was 10, i thought marilyn manson was a girl

Anon

I convinced my boyfriend that Carly Simon and Mick Jagger had an affair and had a baby and that's why he sang back-up on "You're so Vain." To this day, he gets mad when I tease him!

Fibber

Up until like last week (i'm 19) I though Led Zeppelin sang "Pour some sugar on me" instead of Def Leppard and was surprised at the people who would tell me Led Zeppelin was one thier favorite bands, but my boyfriend cleared that one up quick...lol

me

Growing up in the sixties, when Bobby Vee and Bobby Vinton were both popular singers, I thought all the while that they were the same. I thought that Bobby Vinton had become so popular that they could call him simply "Bobby V." and everyone would know whom they were talking about, But, in fact, I DIDN'T know whom they were talking about until the late 1980s or so, when I finally realized that they were two different singers.

Connie

When I was in middle school that boy band Hanson had just came out. Their big hit was that 'Mmbop' song. I used to hear it on the radio all the time and thought it was a girl group singing because they sounded like girls. It wasn't until a friend brought the CD to school talking about how hot they were that I realized they were boys. I didn't feel stupid, however because my other friend who was with us said "I thought they were girls!" Me too!

Denise

When I was a kid my mum had an old stereo which looked like a wooden cupboard, When we put on old vinyls she always told us to close the front. I believed that when the music was playing the band appeared on top of the record and started to play. So many times I tried to take a peek but as I opened the door they would disappear because they were shy, thats why they made records and weren't on tv, while the other bands that were on tv didn't make records.

Franci

I used to think that the group Gladys Knight And The Pips was Gladys Knight And The Pimps.

Carolyn

I used to think Sid Vicious was a comic book caracter.I saw him on posters and t-shirts everywhere.But only in low quality black-and-white.I also used to think that he was really scary and really cute.

maribelle

I always used to think that Ozzy Osbourne was a racing driver!

Anon

until I found out their real names a few years ago, I always thought the Ramones really were brothers.

frank

I used to be sure that Elton John and John Lennon were the same person - I'd heard some Beatles as a little boy, but knew that no one but a Beatle could have sung Rocket Man. It also made sense since Paul McCartney had 'Uncle Albert' out around the same time.

andrew

When I was seven, I really liked John Denver. His music inspired me so much as to persuade my parents to buy me a small cheap acoustic guitar.

One day I heard one of his songs on the radio. I believed that he was in the radio studio there performing the song. I did not understand that they used recordings for broadcasts. I believed that this was how all radio operated. I supposed that since DJ's are live, then ...etc.

I even pictured John Denver riding the elevated to the station (I live in Chicago), guitar in hand, straw hat on head. I believed this despite the fact I owned a couple of his records then.

And to think that at that time I made fun of my sister for believing that my parents grew up in a monochrome world...

TIPScommissar

When I was little I used to think to become an actor or singer they would drive past your house and see you fake singing and ask if you wanted to be a singer or actor!

kayla

i used to think that ozzy osbourne was a hockey player, and i thought michael jackson was a basketball player.

anastacia beeverhousen

I always thought that Slash was the same guy as Ozzy Osbourne.

Anon

I used to think the Back Street Boys were black. I also thought Seal was a boy band.

Tufty

Up until about oh say 2 years ago (when I was ten) I thought Led Zeppelin was The Rolling Stones. Not by their songs, just how they looked. Never told anyone, then my brother showed me a picture of Jimmy Page and I thought 'Wow..that guy's HOT!'

Anon