A Brief History of Rock Star Drug Arrests

As you may have heard, Fiona Apple was arrested Wednesday night in Texas and charged with possession of marijuana and hash. With the arrest, Apple joins a long and illustrious list of rock stars with drug busts on their resumes. Here is Fuse's exhaustive list

In 1980, Sir Paul McCartney was arrested in a Tokyo airport with half a pound of weed inside a packed suit jacket. He’d previously been arrested for marijuana twice before, once in Sweden and once in Scotland

Lil Wayne was arrested in January 2008 in Yuma County, Ariz. for carrying a treasure trove of drugs in his tour bus. Police found 29 grams of cocaine, 41 grams of ecstasy and miscellaneous drug paraphernalia on the bus. He was charged with four felonies and was eventually sentenced to three years probation. He was detained for marijuana possession less than a year later

The Rolling Stones have had quite the history with drug arrests. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were first arrested in 1967 after a police raid at Richards’ house. In a separate incident, then-guitarist Brian Jones was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana. Both Jagger and Richards were arrested several more times, with Jones dying two years later in what many have called a drug-related death

Perhaps weed's number one supporter, Snoop Dogg has been arrested for marijuana possession at least six times: in 1990, 1998, 2001, 2006 (twice!), 2007, and twice again this year. At some point, the police should just give up and let Snoop Dogg be Snoop Dogg

The Beatles guitarist was arrested in 1969 after police found a block of hash in a shoe in his closet

Amy Winehouse was arrested by British police after a video surfaced of her apparently smoking crack. Charges were dropped once it became clear that the police couldn’t prove what substance she was smoking in the video

A well-known pot connoisseur, Willie Nelson has been arrested at least four times for marijuana possession: in 1974, 1994, 2006 and, most recently, 2010, when he was arrested for having six ounces of pot on his tour bus

The reggae legend and pot fan was arrested and fined for possession of marijuana in London in 1977

Atlanta rapper Big Boi was arrested in Miami in 2011 while returning from a Caribbean cruise. He was charged with possession of MDMA (ecstasy) and Viagra

Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana was arrested in 1991 at Houston International Airport after authorities discovered five grams of marijuana in his suitcase

Ziggy Stardust was arrested in 1976 on charges of marijuana possession

Notorious B.I.G. was arrested in July 1996 after New Jersey police searched his home and found marijuana and firearms

Rapper DMX has been arrested at least four times for drugs, most recently in June 2004, when authorities at JFK Airport charged him with cocaine possession (along with criminal impersonation, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal mischief, menacing, and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol)

John Lennon and wife Yoko Ono were arrested in 1968 and charged with possession of marijuana. Lennon later pled guilty and was fined £150

Hawaiian airport authorities found 15 grams of marijuana inside Houston’s bag in 2000, but charges were later dropped

Crosby has had several drug-related arrests, including one in 1985 that landed him in prison and another in 2004, when police found marijuana and a handgun in his luggage

Singer/songwriter Bruno Mars was arrested and charged with felony drug possession in 2010 after Las Vegas police found 2.6 grams of cocaine on him after a concert at the Hard Rock Hotel

British pop star George Michael has been arrested several times for drugs, most recently in 2010 when he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs. He was sentenced to eight weeks in prison, a fine and a five-year ban from driving

The Eagles singer was arrested in 1980 on charges of possession of marijuana, cocaine and Quaaludes. He was fined and given two years of probation

Johnny Cash had several drug-related run-ins with the law, but his most famous incident occurred in 1965, when the Man in Black was arrested in Texas with 688 Dexedrine capsules and 475 Equanil tablets stashed inside his guitar case

G.O.O.D. Music rapper/singer Kid Cudi was arrested in New York City in 2010 on charges of felony criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance, believed to be cocaine

Atlanta rapper T.I.’s most recent drug bust occurred in September 2010, when he was arrested with his wife in Los Angeles after police found ecstasy, prescription cough syrup and marijuana inside his Maybach. At the time, he was on probation for weapons charges and he’d been arrested several times before for drug charges

The legendary jazz performer was arrested in 1931 for marijuana possession, but charges were later dropped

The Stooges frontman was arrested in 1976 for marijuana possession

As a member of pre-AC/DC band the Valentines, Scott and his bandmates were arrested in 1969 for possession of marijuana

Ex-Libertines frontman Pete Doherty has been arrested numerous times on drug charges, most recently in October 2010 for possession of cocaine

Ray Charles was arrested twice for drugs, once in 1961 when he was caught with heroin and marijuana. He was arrested again for the same substances in 1964

The late, great Godfather of Soul was arrested several times for drugs, most recently in 1998 for possession of marijuana

Public Enemy hypeman and reality TV star Flava Flav was arrested several times, including once in 1993 on charges of cocaine and marijuana possession

The former Culture Club singer was arrested on charges of cocaine possession after he called the NYPD to report a burglary and the police, while searching his home, discovered cocaine near his computer

The Stone Temple Pilots singer has been arrested at least four times on drug-related charges, most recently in 2004 when he was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol

In 1999, the late Wu-Tang rapper was arrested on charges of cocaine possession

The former Van Halen frontman was arrested in 1994 along with 24 others in New York City's Washington Square Park while trying to buy a $5 bag of marijuana