Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa
Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa married in 1991 and have three children: Evan, Jessica and Sam. They met in 1974 in a bar in New Jersey, where they both played with their respective bands. In 1984, Scialfa joined Springsteen’s E Street Band as a backup singer and guitarist. Their relationship began in the late 1980s, when Springsteen separated from his first wife, actress Julianne Phillips. Scialfa was his support during his divorce and depression. In 1990, they had their first child and the following year married in a private ceremony in Los Angeles. Since then, they have been together and share their passion for music, both on stage and in the studio.
Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed
Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed married in 2011 after a 28-year relationship. They met in 1983 at the Playboy Mansion, where she worked as a model and he as the lead singer of the band Kiss. Their relationship was very mediatic and was marked by his infidelities and her jealousy2. In 2006, they starred in their own reality show, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, which featured their family life with their two children, Nick and Sophie. In 2010, Simmons proposed to Tweed in Paris and they married the following year in an intimate ceremony in Beverly Hills. Since then, they have remained together and are dedicated to their musical and philanthropic projects.
Keith Richards and Patti Hansen
Keith Richards and Patti Hansen married in 1983 and have two daughters: Theodora and Alexandra. They met in 1979 at Studio 54, where he was the guitarist of the Rolling Stones and she was one of the top models of the moment2. Their relationship was very solid and long-lasting, despite his excesses and addictions and her health problems, who suffered from bladder cancer in 2007. In 2010, they celebrated their silver anniversary with a party in New York attended by friends such as Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood or Sarah Jessica Parker. They have been together as a couple ever since.
Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson
Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson got married in 2006, after several years of on-and-off relationship. Their wedding was very extravagant, as they held four different ceremonies in places like Saint-Tropez, Malibu, Nashville and Detroit. However, their marriage lasted only four months and they divorced in November of that same year. According to actor and director Sacha Baron Cohen, one of the causes of their breakup was Anderson’s participation in the movie Borat, where the main character tries to kidnap her. Apparently, Kid Rock did not like his wife’s role at all and got very angry with her after watching the film. Anderson and Kid Rock did not have children together, but both have children from previous relationships.
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love became the icons of grunge and alternative rock in the 1990s. They met in 1990 in a club in Portland, where he played with Nirvana and she with Hole. Their relationship was intense and stormy, marked by drug use, especially heroin, and by the legal and media problems they both faced. They married in 1992 in Hawaii and had a daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, who was born with withdrawal syndrome. Their marriage lasted only two years, until Cobain committed suicide on April 5, 1994 with a gunshot to the head, leaving a note addressed to Love. His death shocked the music world and made Cobain a rock legend. Love continued with her musical and acting career, but also with her addictions and scandals. Even today she remains rock’s most controversial and controversial widow.
Paul and Linda McCartney
Paul and Linda McCartney married in 1969 and remained together until her death from breast cancer in 1998. They met in 1967 in a London nightclub, where she worked as a professional photographer. Their relationship was very romantic and harmonious, based on love, music and commitment to causes such as vegetarianism, animal rights and world peace. They collaborated in several musical projects, such as the group Wings, which they founded in 1971, and composed songs dedicated to each other, such as Maybe I’m Amazed or My Love. They had four children: Heather (adopted by Paul), Mary, Stella and James. Their marriage was considered one of the most stable and happy in show business, although it also had its difficult moments, such as Paul’s addictions, criticism from Beatles fans or their infidelities. However, they never separated and supported each other until the end.
Richie Sambora and Denise Richards
Richie Sambora and Denise Richards met in 2006, shortly after the two divorced their respective exes, Heather Locklear and Charlie Sheen. Their relationship caused much controversy, as Richards was friends with Locklear and was speculated to have been the cause of her breakup with Sambora. However, Richards denied interfering in her former friend’s marriage and claimed that she fell in love with Sambora after he broke up. The couple were together for a year and then separated in 2007, due to personal difficulties they were both going through, such as her parents’ cancer and a custody battle for their children. In 2011, they gave each other a chance again, but their reconciliation was short-lived and they broke up for good in 2012.
Richie Sambora and Heather Locklear
Richie Sambora and Heather Locklear married in 1994 in Paris, after she divorced Tommy Lee. He was the guitarist of Bon Jovi and she was the star of Melrose Place. Their relationship lasted 13 years and they had a daughter, Ava Elizabeth Sambora, who was born in 1997. They divorced in 2007 due to irreconcilable differences and maintained a good relationship for the sake of their daughter. Ava is now a model and actress and looks a lot like her mother.
Tommy Lee and Heather Locklear
Tommy Lee and Heather Locklear were married in 1986 in a traditional wedding with 500 guests. She was one of the stars of the series Dynasty and he was a well-known rock musician. Their relationship seemed unlikely because of their different lifestyles, but they were very much in love for seven years. However, they divorced in 1993 because of Lee’s infidelities and drug abuse. Locklear later married Richie Sambora, Bon Jovi’s guitarist, and Lee married Pamela Anderson.
Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson
Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson married in 1995 after meeting at a New Year’s Eve party. He was the drummer of Mötley Crüe and she was one of the stars of The Beach Watchers. Their relationship was highly publicized and scandalous, especially due to the leak of a sex tape they recorded during their honeymoon, which became the first major case of intimate content stolen and distributed without consent. The couple divorced in 1998 after several episodes of domestic violence.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
John Lennon and Yoko Ono became a symbol of love and peace in the 1960s and 1970s. They met in 1966 at an art gallery in London, where she was exhibiting her avant-garde works. Their relationship was love at first sight, but also scandalous, as they were both married to other people. They married in 1969 in Gibraltar and celebrated their honeymoon with a famous «bed-in» for peace, a peaceful protest against the Vietnam War that consisted of staying in bed for a week in front of the media1. Their artistic and personal union was highly influential and creative, collaborating on several albums, songs, films and performances. Their marriage lasted until December 8, 1980, when Lennon was killed by a fanatic in front of the Dakota Building in New York, where they lived with their son Sean.
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are a musician and television celebrity couple who married in 1982 and have three children, Aimee, Kelly and Jack. They met in 1970 when Sharon’s father, Don Arden, was the manager of Black Sabbath, Ozzy’s band. Their relationship was tumultuous from the beginning, marked by addictions, infidelities, violence and scandals for both of them. In 1989, Ozzy tried to strangle Sharon under the influence of alcohol and drugs, but she forgave him and helped him to rehabilitate. In 2002, they became world famous for their reality show The Osbournes, which showed their family life and vicissitudes1. In 2020, Ozzy revealed that he suffered from Parkinson’s and had had several health problems. Despite everything, they are still together and support each other.
