# Have there been any rock stars who were monogamous during their entire career? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252 "2010-11-29T03:46:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/61 "2010-12-01T05:08:21Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > Quick hijack > > I know virtually nothing about Alice Cooper’s life, music or religion, but isn’t his whole schtick a faux-Satanic-possessed persona, with whole albums that are themed with such subjects as serial killers, various occult practices, human sacrifice, necrophillia, etc.? > > How can that possibly jibe with being a practicing Christian? Snarky answer: Because Christians, by virtue of having faith in Christ, are automatically forgiven for any and all sins they commit. Alice Cooper could rape and murder 10,000 nuns and orphans and he would still go to heaven, whereas the most noble, altruistic Buddhist is doomed to burn in hell forever. Them’s the breaks, sorry. Less snarky answer: As others have said, it’s an act. Some Christian sects may take umbrage with his stage antics, but obviously, Alice himself does not. Similarly, Tom Araya of Slayer is a practicing Roman Catholic. In the documentary _Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey_, he says the horror imagery of Slayer’s music is mere fantasy, only a stage act, and doesn’t conflict with his faith at all. (However, he did hem and haw when the interviewer asked why his new album was entitled _God Hates Us All_…) ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/62 "2010-12-01T06:27:59Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > I actually agree with you, but his whole career seems to celebrate and glorify murder, Satanism, chaos and evil—I don’t think that he is ACTUALLY a murderer, or an evil man, etc. but for his music to fixate on only those type subjects (which I will gladly acknowledge will sell a lot more albums than Born-Again Christian themed music would) seems impossible to reconcile. Try turning this around. If Cooper was an atheist, and a Christian suggested that it would be impossible for Cooper to be a decent, moral person given the kind of music he makes, what would be your reaction? Now, why would your reaction to that idea change because Cooper is a Christian? If it’s possible for an atheist to write songs about murder, chaos, and evil without actually supporting those things, then it’s equally possible for a Christan to write those songs without supporting them. Cooper’s whole stage act is a goof. Just because someone is a Christian, it doesn’t mean he can’t have a sense of irony. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/63 "2010-12-01T08:27:20Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > Just celebrated my 5th anniversary…and have a bachelor’s in history. Very wrong on both counts. You’ve been married the entire time you’ve been a member here? Really? I had no idea. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/64 "2010-12-01T08:34:53Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Eddie Van Halen was reputed to have been faithful to Valerie throughout their marriage. [Not according to her.](http://www.theinsider.com/news/675929_Eddie_Van_Halen_s_Ex_Valerie_Bertinelli_Confesses_To_Couple_s_Affairs) ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/65 "2010-12-01T14:49:02Z")
Depending on your definition of “rock star” the motto of Simon LeBon from Duran Duran is “flirt, don’t squirt.” His wife (who was one of the original 80s supermodels) is known to come up and grab him by the scrotum and give a squeeze if she thinks he’s taking the flirting too far. They’ve been married 25 years this month. That jibes with my experience of him at after-concert parties, he flirts and leers (has a preference for cleavage-y blondes) but doesn’t take anyone off in a dark corner and goes upstairs alone. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/66 "2010-12-01T15:02:24Z")
Pat Boone has admitted that early in his career as a pop star & before he became a Charismatic Christian he was unfaithful to his wife on occasion. Vince Furnier has been a born-again Christian maybe 20 years now. When he made his commitment to Christ, he apparently had some concerns as to whether he should still portray Alice, but IIRC it was his father agreeing that it was like an actor doing a role & that Alice always got executed for his crimes at the end of the show which convinced Vince that he could keep up the act. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/67 "2010-12-01T15:38:28Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > I actually agree with you, but his whole career seems to celebrate and glorify murder, Satanism, chaos and evil—I don’t think that he is ACTUALLY a murderer, or an evil man, etc. but for his music to fixate on only those type subjects (which I will gladly acknowledge will sell a lot more albums than Born-Again Christian themed music would) seems impossible to reconcile. > > If an actor refused to take on ANY roles except for evil, depraved monsters, for their entire acting career, I would have trouble believing that he was serious about being a Born Again Christian (or a observant Orthodox Jew or a practicing Muslim). > ETA—I am not looking for a serious debate, or trying to bash Alice Cooper, this is just something I have a bit of trouble wrapping my head around, and I assumed that Dopers would respond as you have so far. > > Thanks for your input!!! Just because Cooper tried to get Kermit the Frog to sell his soul to the devil, doesn’t make him a bad guy does it? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/68 "2010-12-01T16:40:48Z")
The Alice Cooper character is theater. It’s like Vincent Price or Christopher Lee playing horror characters. It’s also campy and tongue in cheek. It’s never serious. I don’t see any contradiction between Furnier’s stage act and his private faith. It’s not like he’s really advocating Satan worship or criminal behavior for real when he’s on stage. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/69 "2010-12-01T20:53:49Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Even before he got married, he apparently had a relatively stable personal life. He had long-term relationships with girlfriends Christine Frka and Cindy Lang when his career was at its peak. You forgot Raquel Welch. Truth be told, it might not be so hard to be faithful if you were engaging in regular relations with the undisputed most attractive woman on the planet. ---
**Author:** ![Susanann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@Susanann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susanann)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/70 "2010-12-01T21:14:38Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > Have there been any rock stars who were monogamous during their entire career?. You mean like\*\* Frankie Avalon\*\* ? ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/71 "2010-12-02T01:59:26Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Dude, you’re way behind - post 22 already refuted me _and_ had a book! 😃 I know, I know - sorry for piling on. Gradually getting back into the SDMB after a long absence, and also wanted to share the story about Gail. And Post #22 was done by **Lawoot** , my younger brother. So naturally I had to do the older-brother-one-up thing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/72 "2010-12-02T08:41:27Z")
> [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](#): > > I know, I know - sorry for piling on. Gradually getting back into the SDMB after a long absence, and also wanted to share the story about Gail. > > And Post #22 was done by **Lawoot** , my younger brother. So naturally I had to do the older-brother-one-up thing. 🙂 Oh yeah? Well, Mom likes ME best!!! Neener, neener, neener! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2010, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/73 "2010-12-03T06:37:48Z")
\*\*lawoot \*\*and **Kilvert’s Pagan** , no squabbling or both of you are going to have to stay in the Pit until bedtime! ---
**Author:** ![Quintas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2010, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/74 "2010-12-03T07:21:09Z")
> [@lindsaybluth](#): > > I was on a flight with Bono once and he was in the waiting area with the rest of us schlubs for an hour ahead of boarding. I’m very surprised to hear Bono flies commercial. I wonder why? If I were worth in excess of $100 million i’d sure charter a private flight to avoid waiting around the airport. ---
**Author:** ![pkd88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@pkd88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkd88)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/75 "2010-12-04T03:56:45Z")
> [@Quintas](#): > > I’m very surprised to hear Bono flies commercial. > > I wonder why? If I were worth in excess of $100 million i’d sure charter a private flight to avoid waiting around the airport. Perhaps he is thinking about his carbon footprint. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/76 "2010-12-04T04:17:10Z")
Sometimes it takes more time to charter a flight than to hop on the next commercial flight (our flight was notably not full). I can’t imagine why otherwise; I don’t buy the carbon footprint thing for a second. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/77 "2010-12-04T12:15:14Z")
> [@pkd88](#): > > Perhaps he is thinking about his carbon footprint. Doubtful. We’re talking about a man who decided that he couldn’t perform for a while without his little army drab military hat, but lost it. So before a concert the next night in Italy, had someone go buy a duplicate hat in Los Angeles, buy it a first class seat and had it flown in said seat to him in Italy. Not via a courier, he bought a commercial, same day, first class international seat \*for a $9 hat \*from an army/navy surplus store in Compton. Then a driver went to the airport to retrieve it for him in a limo. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/78 "2010-12-04T12:47:42Z")
Getting back to the OP, what about **Randy Bachman**? Throughout his time with the Guess Who, he and Burton Cummings were on opposite sides of the ‘Sex, Drugs and Rock’n’Roll’ philosophy. Randy was in favour of only one of those three, and Cummings seemed determined to take Randy’s share of the sex and drugs. At any rate, he has been married to Denise McCann since 1982. There’s nothing I’ve found so far that indicates he had a thing for groupies while with any of his bands. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/79 "2010-12-04T14:58:07Z")
He’s way too young to be in the running, but Brandon Flowers of the Killers is a Mormon and married his high school sweetheart. Most people, myself included, are surprised to find out the dude’s a Mormon. He named his first kid Ammon after the Book of Mormon prophet, and states that religion is very important to him. I’m assuming he’s been faithful, but who knows. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252/80 "2010-12-04T16:10:09Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > You forgot Raquel Welch. > > Truth be told, it might not be so hard to be faithful if you were engaging in regular relations with the undisputed most attractive woman on the planet. Supposedly, Raquel’s fascination with Alice took place during his engagement to Sheryl and Alice simply rebuffed her advances. Also, I’d heard over at the groupie boards on Metal Sludge that Jon Bon Jovi was not faithful to his wife, but it was seldom and discreet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-rock-stars-who-were-monogamous-during-their-entire-career/562252.md?page=5)