In 1995, Kyle MacLachlan made the worst movie of his career. He didn’t know until it was too late

From 'Twin Peaks' to 'Fallout', Kyle MacLachlan has had a cult career. But one infamous role left him speechless when he ...

In 1998, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘The Thin Red Line’ were released five months apart. Only one actor turned them both down

The twin films phenomenon roped a pair of World War II movies into its maw, but one actor rejected both 'Saving Private Ryan' ...

Joni Mitchell called Miles Davis and Picasso “monsters”. She also loved them to death

Even though Joni Mitchell had a wealth of influences to draw from, she felt that other musicians belonged on a separate plane ...

The $16 million role Billy Crystal will never forgive himself for rejecting: “I hate that this comes up”

Billy Crystal has always kicked himself for turning down the role of a beloved animated character, but it allowed him to do ...

In 1968, Led Zeppelin hadn’t released an album. Jimmy Page was already making demands about their legacy

Jimmy Page does have a certain standard for his music, and he made sure to keep certain artists as far away from him as ...

Quincy Jones once claimed a Microsoft billionaire could play “just like” Jimi Hendrix. He wasn’t even joking

Quincy Jones has been a stalwart of the music industry for seven decades, but he also has some pretty strange opinions on ...

In 1968, Steven Tyler saw the ‘new Bob Dylan’ in New York. He left feeling “so bummed”

All rock singing might be subjective, but Steven Tyler knew when some of his favourite artists let him down when he saw them ...

In 2003, Bill Murray made the most embarrassing mistake of his career. Three years later, he did it again

Bill Murray had nobody to blame but himself after walking from one idiotic mistake into an equally dismal one, but at least ...

In 1961, Johnny and Jackey endured a failed single, unaware it would soon launch a Motown institution

Back in 1961, while on the Tri-Phi label, Johnny and Jackey released a failed single, but years later it was re-appraised by ...

Who played bass on Metallica’s 1986 song ‘Master of Puppets’?

In his last roaring contributions before he tragically passed away, this iconic musician contributed the bass to Metallica's ...

In 1994, Robert Duvall turned down one of the decade’s best movies. 16 years later, he admitted he’d have hated the director anyway

Robert Duvall could have played a key role in one of the definitive movies of the 1990s, but once he found out about the ...

In 2007, Bruce Springsteen wrote a “perfect” pop song. He still regrets how he handled it

Bruce Springsteen knew his music better than most, but he also understood when some songs just didn't work for what he wanted ...