-- "He split his tongue, sliced off his own nipples, modified his ears, nose and genitals, tattooed his eyeballs and pierced many other parts of his body." --Hmmm... is there a Professional Body Piercer League? Why haven't I heard of this... oh, wait...
-- "Brown died in June from a massive drug overdose after a painful struggle with mental illness." --Smell that 'professional' journalism.