Top 9 Bizarre Band Food Demands

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M&Ms, specifically the brown ones, caused quite a stir back in 1982 when it was revealed that Van Halen wanted them banished from their dressing room candy bowl, as evidenced in their hand-written, 53-page rider. Have musicians of today toned-down their diva demands when it comes to food -- or are they getting worse? We selected what we think are some of the more recent bizarre food requests by musicians. Here are our Top 9 picks:

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9. Brandon Flowers
According to the rider of his 2010 solo tour, The Killers frontman will only allow certain fruit preserves backstage, depending on the day of the week. Sundays and Tuesdays are reserved for strawberry, Mondays and Thursdays for apricot, and red raspberry jam on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

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