Black Eyed Peas burns up all their instruments while burning candles to set the mood recording their new album.

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Hip-hop group devastated by fire Aug 13 2004

US group the Black Eyed Peas lost £300,000 worth of musical equipment after the quartet set fire to their studio with candles.

According to The Sun, Fergie, Will.I.Am, Taboo and Apl.De.Ap decided to light the candles to set a cool mood while recording for their new album Monkey Business in Burbank, California.

But unfortunately for the hip-hop outfit they forget to blow them out as they went off to get something to eat.

Will.I.Am said: “Guitars, drums, keyboards, microphones and classic instruments which we’ve carried on our worldly travels are now destroyed.”

Doh!

source: http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/showbiz/tm_objectid=14528604&method=full&siteid=50100&headline=hip-hop-group-devastated-by-fire-name_page.html

― shookout (shookout), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

This story gives me the giggles.

― Huck, Friday, 13 August 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I mourn for the loss of all that lovely musical equipment.

But still... damn schadenfreunde (can't even spell it) makes me laugh out loud with glee.

― Super-Masonic Black Hole (kate), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha, I remember seeing Will.I.Am introducing videos on one of those cable sequels to MTV or VH1. He was accompanied by a band in a nice candlelit studio, it seemed a bit dangerous at the time. That's just how BEP rolls I guess.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

GOOD

― Red Panda Sanskrit (ex machina), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

"while recording for their new album Monkey Business"

― Al (sitcom), Friday, 13 August 2004 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Wait a minute: since when do the Black Eyed Peas forget to blow?

― briania (briania), Friday, 13 August 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

This story gives me the giggles.

It's a starting point.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 August 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

You only get one chance to, dude.

x-post

― Barms, Friday, 13 August 2004 14:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Where is the love?

― ledge (ledge), Friday, 13 August 2004 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

"while recording for their new album Monkey Business"

-- Al (hoteloper...), August 13th, 2004.

Actually, I hope the full album title is Monkey Business in Burbank, California.

― Huck, Friday, 13 August 2004 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the song title quote is "Let's Get Retarded."

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 13 August 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

damn it miccio, you beat my horrible joke about them getting too retarded.

"..classic instruments which we’ve carried on our worldly travels.." is amazing, though. I wish them luck in their spiritual travels ahead.

― mike h. (mike h.), Friday, 13 August 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

they should take this as a sign

― adam west (adamwest), Friday, 13 August 2004 20:07 (twenty-one years ago)

the world needs more diet soda jingles, let's wish BEP well

― Gear! (Gear!), Friday, 13 August 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

As catchdubs put it, "karma, natural selection, or both?"

― djdee2005, Saturday, 14 August 2004 05:17 (twenty-one years ago)

divine intervention

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 14 August 2004 10:13 (twenty-one years ago)

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