One of the biggest perks of becoming a megastar: celebrity riders.
For those who are unfamiliar, the "rider" is where a celeb gets to list out all of the snacks, games, and relaxation necessities they require before and after their performance. For some top stars, this can be as simple as a cheese plate and deli meats, though things can get more extreme for the finicky famous folks listed below.
Of course, they had to work themselves up to pretty legendary status to pull off such bizarre, super-specific, or downright confusing demands.
And some of the requests are actually pretty charming, like the memento Michael Bublé likes to bring home from every town he visits, or the way Adele makes sure people with free seats at her concerts give money to charity.
Take a look and you'll probably be surprised by just how humble a few of the world's biggest stars really are — or how much they really live up to their extravagant reputations.
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1. Cher
According to her rider from 2000 found on the Smoking Gun, this diva required a special room for just her multiple wigs and hairpieces.
2. Madonna
Journalist Matthew Croft spilled the beans on several celebs in The Little Red Riders Book, including the "Material Girl" making a request for 20 international phone lines and light pink or white roses cut to precisely six inches.
3. Britney Spears
A report from Mirror Online back in 2011 claimed that Britney made one especially unusual request for the backstage of her London show: a framed photo of Princess Diana.
4. Adele
Rather than make any crazy demands for herself, the Smoking Gun revealed that the soulful songstress has a unique clause in her rider with regards to anyone getting free tickets to her show: In return for not paying for seats, they all must donate $20 to Sands, one of her favorite charities.
5. Christina Aguilera
The Smoking Gun dug up pages of The Voice judge's show contract from 2000, which included a request for Flintstone vitamins — with extra vitamin C.
Considering she didn't give birth to her first child until 2008, we can only assume Christina has relied on the nutrient-filled gummies since childhood.
6. Michael Bublé
The crooner keeps his requests pretty low-key, but the Smoking Gun revealed the hockey fan does request a puck from a local hockey team.
7. The Rolling Stones
Their antics may have changed a lot since the aging rockers' heyday back in the 1960s and '70s, but the Smoking Gun's copy of their 2005 rider shows they still know how to have a good time, demanding a room with a full-size snooker table (similar to billiards or pool).
8. David Hasselhoff
Matthew Croft's The Little Red Rider Book also divulged that the former Baywatch star (who has a notoriously loyal fanbase in Germany for his music rather than his acting) has made the bizarre request of a life-size cutout of himself.
9. Paul McCartney
The former Beatle is extremely vocal about his vegetarian and anti-animal-cruelty beliefs, so much so that he doesn't allow any animal material like leather couches or leather limo seats on his tour.
According to the Smoking Gun, this ban extends even to faux prints of animal patterns, too.
10. Beyoncé
Back in 2004 when Mrs. Carter made her way to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl, her rider included very specific instructions for baking chicken to snack on.
First, the meal could only include legs, wings, and the breast, and it all needed to be "HEAVILY SEASONED" (all-caps in the contract) with fresh garlic, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
11. Barbra Streisand
Babs' request seems a bit illogical depending on the size of her bladder, but again according to Matthew Croft, she requires her toilet bowl be filled with rose petals.
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