# Interesting things you learned from liner notes

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 4, 2002, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-you-learned-from-liner-notes/107201 "2002-05-04T02:24:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 4, 2002, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-things-you-learned-from-liner-notes/107201/1 "2002-05-04T02:24:43Z")

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Patty Smyth (formerly of _Scandal_) was asked to be the lead singer of _Van Halen_ after David Lee Roth baled. She turned them down.

Just an interesting tidbit I learned from the her Greatest Hits liner notes.

Anyone else have an interesting tidbit about your favorite musician…?