I thought Scott Joplin and Janis Joplin were related. Two musicians with the same last name - it made sense!
A childhood belief about pop stars

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that all my aunts were related to my mother and all my uncles were related to my father.— Mandy
- When I was little, my dad had a friend named Scott. I thought my dad's friend was the king of Scotland— Uhhh....
- I thought Rock and Roll were 2 musicians, with one who rocked and one who rolled.Anon
- When I was little, I was convinced that musicians lived inside the radio...little versions of them, that is!— pcmkrfn
- When I was 5, I thought cats were spawned from moss, since moss was so soft. Made sense to me.Anon
- I used to think that the priest at church was JESUS.
He had a beard.... it made sense— Joe B