Random Rock Stars You Didn't Realize Were Swapping Ladies All Tim (12 items)

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  (#5) Marianne Faithful Swapped The Stones

  Anita Pallenberg wasn't the only woman to create her own personal soap opera within the Rolling Stones. Marianne Faithfull also started with Brian Jones but wound up as the official steady girlfriend of Mick Jagger.

  However, she stated that Jagger spent most of his energy either performing or chasing other women around, and by the time they settled into their home's four-poster bed, he typically preferred a book. She would also claim that throughout her relationship with Jagger, she was much more attracted to Keith Richards.

  Marianne Faithfull described sleeping with Richards as "the best night of my life." Jagger and Faithfull broke it off after four years, a miscarriage, and blatant promiscuity on Jagger's part.

  Faithfull descended into heroin addiction, unemployment, and ultimately homelessness, which culminated in several successful professional comebacks and re-inventions in the '80s and '90s. 
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  (#11) Steve Winwood, Eric Burdon, Jim Morrison, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, And Linda McCartney

  Paul and Linda McCartney are remembered as having an idyllically romantic relationship that became a popular culture tragedy when Linda died prematurely from cancer in 1998. Paul, a previously notorious womanizer, seemed to settle down with the "lovely Linda" and enjoyed a life of domestic bliss.

  According to a biography written by Linda's close friend, she and Paul were open with one another about what they considered their "conquests." Sometimes, Linda even added names to hers of men she hadn't actually slept with.

  Regardless, some of the names on her list include Steve Winwood, Eric Burdon, Jim Morrison, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, and Warren Beatty. 
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  (#4) Todd Rundgren, Steven Tyler, And Bebe Buell

  Bebe Buell dated many high-profile rock musicians, including Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Jimmy Page, and Iggy Pop. Beginning in 1972, she entered into a relatively serious relationship with Todd Rundgren that would last until 1979.

  In 1976, she became pregnant and ultimately gave birth to a child she named Liv Rundgren. Here's the rub: Buell couldn't be sure that Rundgren was the father because, at the time, she had engaged in sexual activity with another famous musician: Steven Tyler.

  Although Rundgren and Buell's relationship dissolved shortly after Liv's birth, they maintained the facade concerning Liv's paternity until the girl was 11 years old. Over the years, Liv has remained close with Steven Tyler and Todd Rundgren, both of whom she considers her father.
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  (#7) Ringo Starr, George Harrison, And Maureen Starkey

  The adulterous relationship that ended George Harrison's marriage to his wife Pattie involved his Beatles' compatriot, Ringo Starr's, wife. One night, Pattie came home to Ringo's wife Maureen Starkey in bed with Harrison. She described this as the final straw that compelled her to end the marriage. In the '80s,

  Harrison was relatively nonchalant when asked how he could do this to his friend and band mate. "Incest, I guess," was his response.
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  (#6) The Men Of Fleetwood Mac And The Women Of Fleetwood Mac

  In 1974, when Mick Fleetwood invited Lindsey Buckingham to join his band and grudgingly accepted Stevie Nicks as part of the package, Fleetwood Mac was going through its ninth and potentially final iteration. The band subsequently released one of the most successful popular music albums in entertainment history, an effort that included "Rhiannon," "Landslide," "Say You Love Me," "Over My Head," and "Monday Morning." It followed this up with Rumours, a very thinly disguised account of the breakup of both Buckingham and Nicks and Christine and John McVie.

  Overwhelmed by alcohol and cocaine abuse, the band somehow staggered through the recording of an album that was exponentially more successful than its predecessor. The band members all credit Mick Fleetwood as being the one rock of stability during this process, keeping things together when other band members either wanted to quit or physically and mentally felt they couldn't continue.

  Then, subsequent to the album's release and an eight-month tour, Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks became involved in a clandestine affair. Not only did this threaten to permanently destroy the group, but Fleetwood was also married with two small children. This occurred at the peak of the band's success and was potentially indicative of a downward trajectory. The band's next album Tusk was interesting but not nearly as successful or popular as Rumours. Fleetwood Mac would never return to the heady days of 1979.   
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  (#9) Billy Corgan, Kurt Cobain, And Courtney Love

  In 1991, Courtney Love was involved with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan when she wound up on a ferry with Nirvana as they returned from a Danish music festival. Corgan and the Pumpkins played the same festival, but the rockstar declined to front her an airline ticket, hence the ferry ride.

  Within months, Love dumped Corgan and got together with Kurt Cobain. The rest is twisted rock history. After Kobain's death, Corgan and Love would spar over her incorporating his music without permission, but, unpredictably, Corgan moved in with Love in 2006 and began professionally collaborating with her again. Apparently, that didn't end well.

  In 2010, Corgan publicly stated: “I have no interest in supporting her in any way, shape or form. You can’t throw enough things down the abyss with a person like that.”

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