With his almost Mötley Crüe-esque view on breaking rules, his unfailing drive and ambition, and his romps and debaucheries that would make even the most well-traveled groupies blush; Richard Branson is undoubtedly the most Rock ‘n’ Roll billionaire around today.

Today The Backdoor brings you 5 anecdotes that you probably didn’t know about the man behind Virgin.

Freddie Mercury was the quintessential Rock ‘n’ Roll front man. His charisma on stage and off was gargantuan to say the least, and his passion for his art was overwhelming. He could wrap an audience of 80,000 around one of his fingers and hold them spellbound on a musical thread, or he could look them all in the eye and make them lose every last ounce of lucidity and restraint they possessed, as he pleased and as he desired. His performances with Queen were a theatrical event, as he lived, breathed and performed every single lyric and vocal melody as if it were his last night on stage.

Today The Backdoor brings you some of the lesser known facts of the man, who came, saw and conquered.

He was one of the greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll composers ever, one of the most acclaimed guitarists of his generation and one of the founding fathers of Rock ‘n’ Roll. But Pete Townshend was more than that. Much more. He was art personified.

Tattoo artist, shop owner and host of the T.V show ‘L.A Ink,’ Kat Von D is one of the most sought after Rock ‘n’ Roll/Gothic fashion icons. Kat brings back the sexuality of the pin-up girls from the 1940’s and 50’s. Leather, pouted red lips, thick layers of mascara, cigarette in hand and higher than high heels which look like strip poles. Delicious, yes?

And Stealing Styles on The Backdoor gives you a run down on how to Kat clone yourself.

The Backdoor brings you the story behind the three days of music, free love and what-not. The story of Max Yasgur, the small town conservative and republican farmer that actually made Woodstock possible.