Top 10 Weirdest Diva Requests A rider request is a perk added on to an artists
contract and they are usually pretty reasonable, but reasonable is boring, so we're gonna look
at “diva requests”, the most absurd, hilarious and downright childish requests from our favourite
celebrities.
10.
Justin Bieber Starting us out is the pop wonder boy sensation,
Justin Bieber, who has had a horde of adoring fans since the age of 16, around the time
he was discovered.
By now he must be used to getting attention and having everyone say “yes” all the
time.
Having a unique childhood can lead to understandably odd behaviour - like requesting that nobody
communicates with him directly, or in the days of his fledgling relationship with Selena
Gomez, that nobody plays any of her songs...
9.
Selena Gomez Bieber wasn't alone in his relationship-drama
antics.
Another child star, Selena Gomez reportedly could not have anyone utter the name “Justin”
during the shooting of an Adidas commercial.
What is it with celebrity drama that people named Justin can come under crossfire because
of the whims of teenage love?
Is it unreasonable to control how people speak in these cases?
What if one of the crew on set was named Justin?
8.
Van Halen Van Halen put bizarre rider requests on the
map.
They famously requested a bowl of M&Ms backstage with the brown ones removed.
While you might be perplexed as to why anyone would care about removing a candy colour from
the mix – after all, let's face it, the colours all taste the same – their reasoning
was pretty sound, actually: David Lee Roth claims that it was a test to determine how
thoroughly these contracts were read by the people putting on the show.
One show they played, where the on-stage weight requirements were clearly stipulated, almost
caused them to lose their lives as the stage collapsed from beneath their feet.
Since then, checking the bowl of M&Ms for brown shells has been a sort of insurance
policy.
7.
Adele Now we don't have too much dirt on Adele,
but this one incident is a good indicator of letting her status get to her head.
Spending time at a resort-hotel for celebrities probably had some effect on her.
While they claimed to have some of the “best ovens” available, the singer-songwriter
was insistent that the hotel staff pick-up food from her favourite pizzeria...
70 miles away.
So the staff member made the trip and came back four hours later, after the pop star
had already fallen asleep.
Can you say cold pizza for breakfast?
6.
Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan has had a hard time in the media.
Battling her inner demons and attachment to booze can lead to some disastrous blunders.
After breaking up with Russian fiancé, Egor Tarabasov, she was contacted by a Russian
talk show host interested in interviewing her about the relationship.
It reportedly took a few days for Lindsay Lohan to drop the vodka and go into the studio,
but even crazier was her request for: a 1 year Russian visa and a meeting with Vladimir
Putin.
Hmmm, very bizarre... we're not too sure why Putin would want to meet a young, Hollywood
bad girl, at least maybe they'd both enjoy the vodka.
5.
Katy Perry Katy Perry's requests are kind of weird and
psychedelic.
She asks for egg-coloured chairs, cream or soft-pink coloured drapes in the dressing
room, and a fridge with a glass door.
It's about more than just décor with Perry, though, she also asks the chauffeur provided
to her does not speak to her, her guests, her fans, nor look at her for too long from
the rearview mirror, and especially not ask her for her autograph while driving...
well, the last one makes sense, but not being spoken to?
Really?
To each their own...
4.
Madonna One of Perry's idols, Madonna has been famous
since the '80s for her catchy tunes and hyper-sex'd image.
Maybe Katy got the flowers idea from Madonna because it's known that her rider requests
include white and light-pink lilies and roses... and perhaps the oddest request on this list,
a new toilet seat for every venue.
Well, who's to judge her for that?
Wouldn't we all love a sterile toilet seat wherever we go?
You can never be too careful.
3.
Queen The award for most fun request on this list
goes to the band Queen, who on one of their tours requested a mud bath outside their dressing
room, and people to be the “mud wrestlers” for post-show entertainment.
We can see how it can blow off some steam to watch a bunch of people slip and slide
in the mud after you've played your anthems to tens of thousands of roaring fans in a
stadium.
You do what you gotta do.
2.
Jennifer Lopez Now don't be fooled by the rider requests
she's got, she's still Jenny from the block, right?
Jennifer Lopez a.k.a. J-Lo is so high on our list because she's known for being one of
the most diva of the divas.
She basically requests that everything be white; white couch, white flowers, white table
cloths, white drapes, white candles etc...
what's more, she's asked for abundant hotel rooms to house her travelling troupe of stylists
and hair dressers.
On the more humble side of things, and probably telling of some child-hood nostalgia, J-Lo
requests that a VCR and CD player must ABSOLUTELY be available.
1.
Axl Rose For the top of our list, one of the craziest
of them all is rocker Axl Rose whose demands approach a new level of diva.
Up until 2010, the man would require that his dressing room be all black and decorated
with red and white roses, which is almost as weird as his request for a cubic melon.
Hmmm, a cubic melon... we totally get his request for seven types of cheese... but a
cubic melon?
Maybe this is some sort of insurance test like Van Halen?
Of course, we just want to point out that the diva queen of them all is Mariah Carey,
but since she has the most hit singles for a solo female artist of all time and possibly
the longest rider, we will give her a future list all to her own
Now it’s your turn.
You are a famous rock star, you have all the money in the world, and you're surrounded
by people saying “yes” all the time.
So what do you ask for in your dressing room?