Weird Idiosyncracies of Musicians?

Apparently the whole M&M thing was a test to make sure that the venue actually read through the important technical documents carefully. They had a fairly elaborate stage/lighting set-up (for the time) and it would have been a safety hazard if things weren't done to specification.

I've heard Steve Howe doesn't let anybody shake his hands.

Apparently Jimi Hendrix wouldn't record vocals if anybody could see him.

I met Steve Howe briefly and I remember everyone talking about that while I was in line to get an autograph. Apparently Robert Fripp is the same way but not Steve Hackett(who's hand I shook). Speaking of Fripp though I made the mistake of trying to speak to him before a show(he was opening for Porcupine Tree as a solo act doing the soundscape thingy). Apparently what he does is he stands back and looks at the stage in order to prepare himself for his performance(a kind of a spiritual preparation I guess). When I spoke to him he gave me what I call "prayer hands" but didn't say anything. I didn't take it personally though. He has a bit of a reputation anyway for certain things and I guess that is just one of many things that some might find to be a bit strange.

I never heard that about Jimi though.

I remember years ago, the first time I lived in Oregon (late 70's), there was a group of people who were following some "guru," or another, who believed that, similar to horoscopes, depending on when you were born, you should only eat a certain colour of food...Seems like, from what we know now, that it would be difficult and not particularly healthful, either, although he did manage find quite a mix....Can't think eating camphor would be really good for you though...must not have ingested a lot of that....