The 50 Craziest Pop Stars Ever!

#42. Little Richard Invent rock & roll? Check. Watch people fondle your girlfriend? Check Case History: By age 14, Richard Penniman had been beaten by his father for effeminacy and sexually abused. On tour, Richard enjoyed watching his girlfriends being serviced by other musicians — including Buddy Holly, who Richard says was hung like a stallion. Cocaine abuse (and arrests in public bathrooms) followed. Richard wasted away to 115 pounds, became nearly schizophrenic and was almost shot over a coke deal. Crazy Moment: Once renounced rock & roll after a sign from God. (It was actually Sputnik flying over Australia.) He's So Crazy: "I had to scream like a white lady!"