Crushable Books: Taboo’s ‘Fallin’ Up: Keep It On the Positive’

Better known as Married with Children's Bud Bundy, Faustino was a promoter for the Whisky A Go Go club in Hollywood.

One of the Peas' first celebrity fans, Taboo says that when they first met her she was a 23-year-old named Nikki.

The Black Eyed Peas checked out one of the rapper's first shows and were in awe of his freestyle abilities. Later, Taboo has to tell Eminem to be more social because everyone thinks the shy rapper is stuck up.

While on tour with Public Enemy, Flav woke the guys up every morning so they could smoke weed. Once when Will.i.am asked Flav what his zodiac sign was, Flav replied, "Tarantula."

The Peas dig her unusual voice and collaborate with her. Taboo notes that her feet are bigger than his but that she always wears cool, colorful kicks.

While really high, Taboo hits on the Australian singer and gets rebuffed.

While on the Warped tour, the Peas play basketball against Blink-182 and Taboo becomes buddies with drummer Travis Barker. Taboo makes his MTV debut as one of Barker's on-camera pals when Barker's house is featured on MTV Cribs.

The Peas and 'NSYNC have an impromptu danceoff at Club A.D. Later, Justin Timberlake emotionally unloads to the Peas after his breakup with Britney, despite having known them for all of five minutes. Where is the love, indeed?

Prince invites the Peas to a movie awards after-party. He kicks them off the mic "because of the foul language [they] were using in the house of Jehovah." Prince continues to expound his religious and social views to them all night and asks Taboo to pray with him. Taboo gets so excited he curses again. Prince is not amused.

The Peas meet James Brown at the MOBO Awards and tell him they'd love to work with him one day. Within 72 hours, Brown makes it happen.

The Peas get to crash at Sting's castle in Wiltshire for two days. He takes them to see Stonehenge. Because it's RIGHT ACROSS FROM HIS HOUSE.

Taboo observes Keith Richards. All he can think is "Wow-- you look fucked."

U2 and the Peas meet. Bono takes a picture to commemorate the moment. Taboo is reminded of the "synergy" inherent in making music with other people. Awww. Then they all spend the night together flying "somewhere" on "Air Force U2."