The Tragic Stories Behind Pop's Biggest Stars

At first glance, it seems like most pop stars really do have it all. But look past the music, and you'll find that some of the world's most beloved performers have lived deeply troubled lives. Here are the tragic stories behind pop's biggest stars.

In rock and roll's early days, many parents referred to the music that entertained their children as "devil's music." Indeed, religious parents and secular music tend to mix like oil and a match. Just ask Katy Perry.

Once upon a time, Perry's parents, Keith and Mary Hudson, were far from the ultra-religious couple that the young singer came to know. In the 1960s, the pair were caught up in that decade's iconic counterculture, hanging out with celebrities and using psychedelic drugs. Mary Hudson even dated rock singer Jimi Hendrix, while Keith Hudson helped manufacture and sell LSD for the famed psychologist Timothy Leary.

By the end of the 1970s, however, the Hudsons had swapped their peace signs for crucifixes, having become Pentecostal preachers. In a 2011 interview with Vanity Fair, Perry told stories about her strict Christian upbringing. For example, she was forbidden to use words such as "deviled eggs," once picketed a Marilyn Manson concert and, when she decided to become a musician, released a self-titled Christian album before converting to mainstream pop.

Tabloid stories have since suggested that Perry's parents disavowed her music, insisting that she had been lured away by Satan. Perry does still sometimes make public appearances with them, so it's clear they're still close — but the singer has never had any trouble pushing back on her parents' beliefs.

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