History BerserkButton / Music

* Do you play guitar? Don't even think of playing "Stairway to Heaven" or "Smoke on the Water" if you want your instrument intact afterwards.

* Do not suggest to a WithinTemptation fan that they are a ripoff of {{Evanescence}}, {{Nightwish}}, or any other symphonic metal band that Within Temptation predates.

* Did you just learn a few chords on the guitar? Don't even think of playing "Stairway to Heaven" or "Smoke on the Water."

** Also, beating your girlfriend is a great way to get Homme to throw you out of the band, something Nick Oliveri found out the hard way.

* [[http://www.bryanreesman.com/blog/2011/07/13/dont-piss-off-dave-grohl/ Don't start fights with the fans]] in front of Dave Grohl at a FooFighters concert.

* Even if he does agree with your views, Pete Townshend is still going to take you to school if you dare run across the stage stating your views during [[TheWho The Who's]] set. Abbie Hoffman infamously did just that during {{Woodstock}}. [[{{Understatement}} Townshend was not amused]].

* One of the contributing factors to [[{{Megadeth}} Dave Mustaine]] being kicked out of Metallica was his berserk button which went off ''constantly.'' Dave once broke a man's arm because he insulted drummer Lars Ulrich. Though Dave was let go of the band, you can't deny that was a rather sweet, if uncalled for gesture.

* Never aim your camera at {{ptitlewiz5pz1p}} unless you want to take a beating from Axl Rose, who will dive off the stage and lay the smackdown on you if he sees it.

* Never refer to the frontman of the gothic-rock band TheSistersofMercy, Andrew Eldritch, as a {{Goth}} within his hearing. Likewise, never allow industrial artist Al Jorgenson (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Lard) near your copies of Ministry's ''With Sympathy'' or ''Twitch'' if you wish to keep them intact.

* Do NOT insult Halie Jade Scott (especially not in a song) or you will feel the wrath of {{Eminem}},

* From Michael Jackson's ''Moonwalker'', it is NEVER a good idea to harm children in front of Michael Jackson during the Smooth Criminal mini-movie/music video. For clarification, Frank Lideo/Mr. Big planned on hooking all the kids in the world on drugs, and when he captures Michael's child friend, Katy, he threatens to get her high. Michael gets pissed. THEN, after he and his guards beat him up a bit, Mr. Big tells a guard to kill Katy. Michael, thanks to a magical shooting star, gets incredibly pissed off, turns into a robot, and takes out all the guards and Mr. Bigg.

* Mark E. Smith of The Fall is a fairly amiable guy. Except if you mention Pavement to him. Do that at your own peril.

* Do NOT insult Halie Jade Mathers or you will feel the wrath of {{Eminem}, D12, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, G-Unit, Obie Trice and DMX. Ja Rule and Everlast can tell you that.

* Do NOT insult Halie Jade Mathers or you will feel the wrath of Eminem, D12, Dr. Dre, 50 cent, G-Unit, Obie Trice and DMX. Ja Rule and Everlast can tell you that.
* Don't call MeatLoaf "Marvin" or tease him about his weight. And if you're dating one of his daughters, you will bring her home early or he will introduce you to another kind of bat.

* {{Duran Duran}}: Do not mention Warren Cuccurullo to Andy Taylor fans, or Andy Taylor to Warren Cuccurullo fans. Also, do not mention the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Jann Wenner, the Grammys, Paul Young, Amanda de Cadenet, most American music critics, Hollywood Records, or Mick Hucknall to a Duran fan.
* {{Bryan Ferry}}: Don't insult his children, even if they've said things in the press that aren't exactly politically correct (e.g. his son Oliver advocating the controversial fox hunt).
* Up until very recently, mentioning the other members of Kajagoogoo was a good way of making Limahl very, very angry. (Their '80s split was not at all amicable.)
* On a similar note, mention any other former member of {{The Smiths}} aside from Johnny Marr to Morrissey and you're just asking for trouble.
* Mark E. Smith of The Fall is a fairly amiable guy. Except if you mention Pavement to him. Do that at your own peril.

* Post-hardcore band At the Drive In's (and now The Mars Volta) Cedric Bixler-Zavala flips a shit when people mosh, slam-dance, or crowd surf during their shows, and has been known to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi2PjcXO7Zc patronize the audience by calling them sheep and baah-ing at them.]] Omar Rodríguez-López also hates slam-dancing [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSHeW9rLQoQ to the point where he slams his guitar on the ground and stops playing.]]

* Never aim your camera at GunsNRoses unless you want to take a beating from Axl Rose, who will dive off the stage and lay the smackdown on you if he sees it.

* If you are Mick Jagger of TheRollingStones, ''do not, under ANY circumstances'' refer to your bandmate Charlie Watts as "my drummer." Last time Mick did something like this, Charlie slugged him and said, "Don't ever call me your drummer again! You're my fucking singer!"

* Don't call MeatLoaf "Marvin" or tease him about his weight. And if you're dating one of his daughters, you will bring her home early or he will introduce you to another kind of bat.

* Try calling Mark Wahlberg 'Marky Mark' and see how that goes for you.

* Call Mark [=McGrath=] "Sugar Gay" and see what happens.

* Even if he does agree with your views, Pete Townshend is still going to take you to school if you dare run across the stage stating your views during [[TheWho The Who's]] set.

* Do '''''NOT''''' mention John Lennon's assassin by name! Seriously, just don't! Yoko Ono actually got someone fired from a Lennon biopic simply because his real name was [[spoiler: the same as John's assassin]]!

* When asked about (in)famous smooth jazz saxophonist Kenneth "Kenny G" Gorelick, guitarist Pat Metheny gave a well-reasoned argument as to why he didn't like his music but generally had no ill-feelings towards the guy (a position bordering on saintly, considering most of the jazz world considers him the Antichrist...). HOWEVER, when Gorelick dubbed himself over jazz great Louis Armstrong, Metheny delivered a superbly out of character verbal assault, labeling his performance "lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy, out-of-tune, noodling, wimped out, fucked up playing".

* Do '''''NOT''''' mention John Lennon's assassin by name! Seriously, just don't! Yoko Ono actually got someone fired from a Lennon biopic simply because his real name was [[spoiler:Mark Chapman]]!

* Do '''''NOT''''' mention John Lennon's assassin by name! Seriously, just don't!