Ok, sorry, this took me a few days to get to, it's been a rough week. Here is the rock star rant!
So I was having a discussion with a freind the other night about rock stars and how so many died around the age of 27. I came upon a list and it is amazing just how many there are: Here is a list I compiled from the original list, I only selected the artists that I know, and those who died under the age of 30. The complete list has 321 'rock' stars listed. It amazes me how young some of them were when they died. To view the original list click HERE. The format, just to be clear, is name, band date of death, age, cause of death.
Duane Allman Allman Brothers Band 71-10-29 24 Motorcycle accident
Tommy Bolin Deep Purple 76-12-04 25 Drug overdose
Dennes Boon Minutemen 85-12-22 27 Car Accident
David Box Crickets 64-10-23 21 Airplane Crash
Jeff Buckley 97-05-29 30 Drowned
Tim Buckley 75-06-29 28 Drug overdose
Cliff Burton Metallica 87-09-27 25 Traffic accident
Steve Clark Def Leppard 91-01-08 30 Alcohol
Kurt Cobain Nirvana 94-04-05 27 Suicide
Darby Crash Germs 80-12-07 22 Suicide
Ian Curtis Joy Division 80-05-18 23 Suicide
Pete Farndon Pretenders 83-04-14 30 Drug overdose
Steven Gaines Lynyrd Skynyrd 77-10-20 28 Airplane crash
John Glascock Jethro Tull 79-11-17 28 Medical
Pete Ham Badfinger 75-04-23 28 Suicide
Les Harvey Stone The Crows 72-05-03 27 Electrocuted
Jimi Hendrix 70-09-18 27 Drug overdose
Gregory Herbert Blood, Sweat & Tears 78-..-.. 28 Drug overdose
Buddy Holly 59-02-03 22 Airplane crash
James Honeyman-Scott Pretenders 82-06-16 25 Drug overdose
Shannon Hoon Blind Melon 95-10-21 28 Drug overdose
Ken Jensen D.O.A. 95-01-29 Fire Robert Johnson 38-08-16 27 Poisoned
Brian Jones Rolling Stones 69-07-03 27 Drowned
Janis Joplin 70-10-04 27 Drug overdose
Jimmy McCulloch Wings 79-09-27 27 Heart attack
Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan Grateful Dead 73-03-08 27 Alcohol
Jacob Miller Inner Circle 80-02-21 23
Jim Morrison Doors 71-07-03 27 Heart attack
Bill Murcia New York Dolls 72-11-06 21 Drug overdose
Notorious BIG 97-03-09 24 Murdered
Bradley Nowell Sublime 96-05-25 28 Drug overdose
Berry Oakley Allman Brothers Band 72-11-10 24 Motorcycle accident
Gram Parsons Byrds 73-09-19 26 Drug Overdose
Kristen Pfaff Hole 94-06-16 24 Drug overdose
Otis Redding 67-12-10 26 Airplane crash
Randy Rhoades Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne 82-03-20 26 Airplane crash
J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) 59-02-03 24 Airplane crash
Stefanie Sargent 7 Year Bitch 92-06-27 24 Drug overdose
David Savoy Jr. Husker Du 87-02-.. 25 Suicide
Selena 95-03-31 23 Murdered Tupac Shakur 96-09-13 25 Murdered
Hillel Slovak Red Hot Chili Peppers 88-06-?? 25 Drug Overdose
Stu Sutcliff Beatles 62-04-10 21 Medical
Vinnie Taylor Sha Na Na 74-04-17 25 Drug overdose
Jason Thirsk Pennywise 96-07-28 27 Suicide
Ronnie Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd 77-10-20 29 Airplane crash
Sid Vicious Sex Pistols 79-02-02 21 Drug overdose
Clarence White Byrds 73-07-14 29 Car accident
Danny Whitten Crazy Horse 72-11-18 29 Drug overdose
You may or may not be surprised that the top 10 causes of death are:
1. Heart attack - 42
2. Drug overdose - 40
3. Misc medical - 37
4. Suicide - 36
5. Auto/cycle crash - 35
6. Cancer - 25
7. Airplane crash - 22
8. Unknown - 21
9. Murdered - 18
10. Alcohol - 9
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Janis Joplin died at 27 too! Damn, cross yo fingers and toes lady. I'd die happy if I died this year, still, I'd like to try out this phase of my life a bit more and see if it stays interesting. Cannot believe Joy Division dude was only 23...Hot Damn, I LOVE their music. Although my fave song is one released post-humously. Freaks of talent and nature, I suppose. Good topic E!
I agree! Makes me feel really wierd being 27...
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