When I was in middleschool, U2 had a hit with "The Sweetest Thing." I used to hear this song on some radio station that played pop and r&b in equal doses, and for some reason I got the impression that U2 and Boyz II Men were really similar. Thus, I just assumed all the members of U2 were black.

GG

I used to always get Marylin Manson and Marylin Monroe mixed up.

Anon

Years ago, I read an article about Stevie Nicks, and in it she briefly touched on past relationships. This was before I really knew who was who in Fleetwood Mac, and when she mentioned her short marriage to Kim Anderson in '83, and her on-again-off-again relationship with Lindsey Buckingham, my first thought was: "All these years, I had NO idea she was a lesbian!"

It wasn't until it dawned on me that Lindsey was the *MALE* guitarist... I guess I always assumed that 'Lindsey' was the gorgeous, classy English woman (Christine McVie).

Lindsey's Rhiannon

When I was a kid I used to believe that Micahel Jackson had his own country- Thialand.

Anon

my sister convinced me that micheal jackson and janet jackson were the same person, and if they both were going to be on the same show they would run backstage and switch custumes

roxanne

Ages ago I saw a cinema leaflet that said they had a discount for UB40. It meant what they now call 'Jobseekers' allowance', but I thought it meant the reggae band. I figured the owner of the cinema must have been a fan and thought if he offered a discount he might get to meet them.

Spook

Until recently, my friend believed that Richard Starkey was the fifth Beatle.

Spook

My brother convinced me that "Kate Bush" was actually a swear word, he then bullied me to say it. I wouldn't, he then went round shouting the name and I was amazed no-one told him off. Actually, now I think it would be a great swear word.

bootle

when i was young i saw a queen concert on the tele, freddy was wearing a robe and a crown, for years after seing this i believed he was the king of some eastern country that just so happened to be a singer.

Tim

when i was young i believed Micheal Jackson and 'the artist formerly known as prince' were twin brothers.

tim

I used to think that performers in music videos actually sang the song for the video not lip sync'd until I saw an Alanis Morisette video where her mouth wasnt moving but the song was still going... am i the only one?

Dave

I used to think Michael Jackson was Michael Jordan. When I finally saw who Michael Jackson was, I was flabbergasted.

Jessy

My mom has a great collection of vinyl (yes, VINYL!) records... lots of 60's and 70's stuff. So, as a kid, I was exposed to a lot of great music, and knew a lot of trivia about the bands and their music. One day when I was about twelve, some song by Sting (solo) came on the radio and I said "oh, I love this song! Sting sounds JUST like the singer of the Police!". I am now 27 and have not lived it down.

K

I used to believe that the man Pancho Villa was really Bon Jovi, because everyone was apparently pronouncing it Bon Jovia because he was mexican.

Anon

I believed that there were no such thing as music groups, a singer was one person with background music and that was it.

Anon