Her Onstage Meltdown
Though there have been plenty of memorable on-stage hissyfits thrown since (Kanye West at Lollapalooza, Courtney Love in perpetuity), none are more infamous than Apple’s 2000 meltdown. Playing to a sold-out crowd of 3000 at New York’s Roseland Ballroom, Apple’s unhinging began as some problems with the sound, complaining she was unable to hear herself. Things escalated, with the singer crying and staring at the V.I.P. section before storming off stage 40 minutes into her set.
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