Didja know that Dee Snyder used to sing in his church's choir?

Jay-Jay French used to work as a waiter, and as an assistant manager of a hardware store.

"I don't think Twisted Sister is "glam" because that implies glamour, and we're not glamorous. We should be called "Hid" because we're hideous."
Dee Snider, 'Interview with Twisted Sister' Picture disc. (source: The Twisted Sister File (http://www.deesnider.com/twisted/) )

Twisted Sister made seven videos in the 80s: "You Can't Stop Rock N' Roll" (1983), "We're Not Gonna Take It" (1984), "I Wanna Rock" (1984), "The Price" (1985), "Leader Of The Pack" (1986), Be Chrool To Your Scuel" (1986), and "Hot Love" (1987).

What d'ya got?

Dee Snider wrote and directed a horror movie called Strangeland in 1998.

Dee Snider joined Twisted Sister in 1976 after they had went through a couple of vocalists.

Another one of Dee Snider's forays into writing was co-authouring a book of advice for teens published in 1987, Dee Snider's Teenage Survival Guide, Or How To Be A Legend In Your Own Lunchtime. He returned to dispensing advice in 1996-97 with an "Ask Dee" online column. http://www.deesnider.com/ask/

Dee Snider resurfaced under a false identity in 2001. The truth is out there: http://www.deeischristina.com/

Originally posted by Cartoon_Chris
Dee Snider resurfaced under a false identity in 2001. The truth is out there: http://www.deeischristina.com/

LOL! :lol:

On VH1's Twisted Sister "Behind The Music" episode, Dee Snider said that he has written a Christmas song, which his publisher sold to Celine Dion to record. Dee asked that she not know who wrote it. They didn't mention the song's title, and I don't own any Celine Dion CDs to check....

Dee Snider was such a fan of the guy (forgot his name) who played Needermeyer in Animal House, he just *had* to have him in the *I Wanna Rock* video, even having him repeat many of his Animal House lines verbatim.

"YOUR WORTHLESS AND WEAK!"

US charts:

#21 We're not gonna take it 1984
#68 I wanna rock 1984
#53 Leader of the pack 1986

Bubbling under the US charts:

#107 The price 1985

UK charts:

#18 I am (I'm me) 1983
#32 The kids are back 1983
#43 You can't stop Rock 'N' Roll 1983
#58 We're not gonna take it 1984
#47 Leader of the pack 1986

Album rock charts:

#7 We're not gonna take it 1984
#35 I wanna rock 1984
#19 The price 1985
#32 Leader of the pack 1985
#31 Hot love 1987

Twisted Sister used to play all the local clubs here, from dives like "The Rising Sun" to the big places like "L'Amour".

Dee's voice was not exactly the best when he was first in the band, and to compensate, the soundman kept him low in the mix live, earning himself the nickname, "Secret Weapon".

Fights at Twisted club shows were commonplace....most of the time started by the band themselves! They would constantly attack hecklers!

Man....I miss those days!