A.V. Land articles

Jerry Garcia may have looked like Santa Claus—and was as well-loved—but his smile concealed a dark side that not even music, adoration, or an endless supply of acid could erase.

Whether he was destroying hotel rooms, bags of illicit substances, marriage vows, or his drum kit—both literally, by setting it on fire and metaphorically with his virtuosic pounding—Led Zeppelin’s explosive drummer was a wild man with a very dark side.

Hollywood discovered Brad Renfro at the tender age of 10—but as it often happens with child stars, his life went so off the rails, it's unforgettable.

Leslie Caron may have been Hollywood’s most prized ballerina, but her horrifying history of eating disorders and depression led her to a chilling fate.