12 Musicians Who Claim They Were Possessed While Writing Their Hits

Kanye West

Led Zeppelin Robert Plant

Angus Young ACDC

Keith Richards Rolling Stones

John Lennon

Michael Jackson

Little Richard

Screaming Jay Hawkins

Joe COCKER

Ginger Baker

Glen Tipton

Beyonce Knowles

Musicians are a strange bunch sometimes. Apparently, a lot of that strangeness can be attributed to being possessed by otherworldy entities. Yep, some of the most iconic musicians of all time believe their song writing genius, impressive performance prowess, and general musical skill comes from being possessed. For instance, Angus Young blames his crazy stage behavior on a "guitar demon," and rock pioneer Little Richard thinks the actual devil possesses him.

From Beyonce to Kanye West, John Lennon and more, these musicians believe they have been possessed while either writing or playing music.