First is Mick Jagger, my favorite Rolling Stone. Although he was arrested on multiple occasions, this particularly handsome mugshot was taken in 1967 after a drug raid was conducted on guitarist Keith Richard's house. Jagger was forced to spend a few nights in jail before they made bail. George Harrison and John Lennon of the Beatles were also both arrested on similar charges. Police were notorious for these celebrity home drug raids in hopes to "deter" the swinging sixties' drug issues.
Jim Morrison was known for his poetry, his sultry voice and his wild antics. At a Miami, Fla concert in March of 1969, Morrison perhaps shared a little too much with his audience-- and by too much, we mean his private parts. Yes, Morrison allegedly whipped out his own "Lizard King" at that show, and was arrested the following year for indecent exposure and profanity. He and his bandmates denied these accusations. The state of Florida surprisingly pardoned him for this arrest in 2010. What would Jim have thought? Probably would have thought of it as an insult!
Having trouble recognizing this face? Probably because it is years before his limelight prime. Steve Tyler of Aerosmith was arrested at the age of 18 for possession of marijuana. Sure, he's been arrested numerous times for that very charge, but this was the first and, I guess, most monumental.
Guitar God, Jimi Hendrix, was arrested at the Toronto, ONT Airport in May 1969 for possession of heroin and hashish. Why would he try to sneak that on board? Well, according to the story he told Canadian officials, a "well-meaning" fan slipped the junk into his luggage as a present. Some fan, huh? And some story. I don't know that I would believe it, knowing what I do about Hendrix, but the Canadian officials did and he was left off the hook.
Janis Joplin was arrested in Tampa, Fla on November 17, 1969, a year before her untimely death. The night before she was apparently on stage, verbally bashing the local police force. She was arrested the next night for disorderly conduct, however her case was overturned, as the judge deemed this as a simple exemplar of freedom of speech.
David Bowie, punk star Iggy Pop and two female companions were arrested in March 1976 for felony possession of a half an ounce of marijuana at the Americana Hotel in Rochester, NY. The group was there for a concert, having a little fun, until a hotel worker smelled the odor and called the coppers. They were all held in Monroe County Jail for a few hours until, well at least Bowie was, released. Charges on all four were eventually disposed.
Sid Vicious, of the notorious Sex Pistols, has had quite an experience with jail time. Two months after he allegedly murdered his girlfirend, Nancy Spungen, he was arrested in December 1978 for "bottling" singer Patti Smith's brother, Todd, at a Skafish concert. He spent two months in prison, until dying of an overdose the day he was released. Now here's the controversy. A recent documentary tells the finding of a suicide note, detailing his plain with Spungen to jointly commit suicide, as a pact of sorts. Apparently, if this is true, Vicious survived his first attempt, and fulfilled his end of the pact after he ended his life (again, allegedly) after being released from jail.
Trey Anastasio was the subject of Phish's 2006 hiatus when he was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and DWI drugs. He was stopped by police at 3:30am while driving through Whitehill, NY. After failing a sobriety test, police found Xanax, Percocet and Hydrocodone in his car, neither of the drugs prescribed to him. Although he spent some time in jail, he later credited this stint with the law as a wakeup call.
What celebrity mugshot list would be complete without Willie Nelson? The country star-marijuana advocate was arrested in November 2010 after his tour bus was stopped in Texas by US Border patrol. Six ounces of weed was found onboard! The checkpoint was routine, and supposedly, the odor was blatant. Nelson admitted the goods were his, was held briefly in jail, until being released after paying his $2,500 bail.
Lastly is the blue-eyed, 23-year-old Frank Sinatra, arrested in 1938 in New Jersey for charges of seduction and adultery. The FBI reports, "on the second and ninth days of November 1938 at the Borough of Lodi" and "under the promise of marriage," Sinatra "did then and there have sexual intercourse with the said compliant, who was then and there a single female of good repute." Well, let's just say this single female was not so much of good repute. The charges were dropped after authorities found that she was married.
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