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Tragic deaths happen every day, but when someone famous dies it send reverberations throughout the culture. In a small way, the shock of a celebrity death is good, because it makes us reflect on our mortality. Hopefully, this reflection wakes us up to the reality of how short life really is, and in turn, helps us to slow down, enjoy life and make the right decisions..

Musicians have a reputation for living on the edge, and many have paid the ultimate price. .

For this playlist I have selected my top picks for musicians who died too soon. Specifically, before the age of thirty. As I looked through this completed list what amazed me most was not the tragedy of a life cut short, but the accomplishments achieved by those so young..

Dead Too Soon: Musicians Who Died Before Age 30.

1. Robert Johnson
Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938
Age: 27
The legendary tap root of popular music, Robert Johnson, died at a cross roads near Greenwood, Mississippi. It is rumoured that he was poisoned by a jealous boyfriend or husband of a woman whom he had become involved with..

2. Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960
Age: 21
Eddie Cochran was touring overseas when he got into a taxi at Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. Unfortunately, his driver was reckless and crashed into a lamp post killing Eddie after he was thrown from the vehicle. The cab driver went to jail for 6 months and lost his license for 15 years..

3. Buddy Holly
That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly
September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959
Age: 22
Charles Hardin Holley, better known as "Buddy Holly" was killed in what is arguably the most famous musical tragedy in history when the Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft he was travelling in crashed. The accident was immortalized by Don McLean in the song "American Pie"..

4. Ritchie Valens
La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959
Age: 17
Ritchies Valens is the forefather of Chicano rock and had an extremely bright future ahead of him. Unfortunately, he was on the same plane that Buddy Holly was on "the day the music died". Also of note that day is the death of J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson" (Age: 28) who was also on the plane and known for his hit song "Chantilly Lace"..

5. Jimi Hendrix
Castles Made Of Sand - Jimi Hendrix
November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970
Age: 27
There is some mystery around Jimi Hendrix's death in London. He was found dead by his girlfriend when she awoke, and the official reports show that he drown in his own vomit consisting mostly of red wine. It is also said that he had taken nine of his girlfriend's prescription sleeping pills, which may have led to his inability to awaken and save himself..

6. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana
February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994
Age: 27
On March 30, 1994 Kurt Cobain arrived at a detox center in L.A., inspired by the urging of his family and friends. However, the very next day he jumped the fence and returned to Seattle. Less than two weeks later he would be found dead of a shotgun wound to the head. A suicide note was found by his body..

7. Ronnie Van Zant (Age: 29) (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Steve Gaines (Age: 28) (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Cassie Gaines (Age:29) (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
After the tragic airplane accident that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, I would have to say that the next most tragic music related airplane crash would be the one that took the lives of three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd on October 20, 1977..

8. Otis Redding
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967
Age: 26
Otis Redding was taken from us by yet another tragic airplane crash. His Beechcraft 18 airplane crashed into Lake Manona in Wisconsin on December 10, 1967. Authorities were never able to determine the cause of the crash..

9. Randy Rhodes (Ozzy Osbourne)
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982
Age: 25
Ozzy Osbourne's legendary and extremely talented guitarist was also taken from us in a plane crash. But this time the cause of the crash was pure stupidity. The pilot (Andrew Aycock) who had promised a safe flight (as Randy was afraid of flying) thought it would be a great idea to "buzz" the tour bus and wake the rest of the band. On the fourth attempt a wing clipped the bus and crashed killing all onboard the plane instantly. No drugs were found in Randy's body, but the pilot tested positive for cocaine..

10. Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones
February 28, 1942 – July 3, 1969
Age: 27
Brian Jones was found on the bottom of the pool at his East Sussex, England home by his girlfriend Anna Wohlin. The coroner reported that his heart and liver were enlarged due to drug and alcohol abuse and listed his official cause of death as "death by misadventure"..

11. Tim Buckley
Wings - Tim Buckley
February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975
Age: 28
Drugs and alcohol are one of the biggest killers of musicians and Tim Buckley is one of the great talents who succumbed to them. The official cause of death is listed as "acute heroin/morphine and ethanol intoxication due to inhalation and ingestion of overdose". Tim's son, Jeff Buckley, was a superb talent in his own right and met an untimely death by drowning. Jeff did not make this list because he was able to reach the age of 30..

12. Chris Bell (Big Star)
September Gurls - Big Star
January 12, 1951 – December 27, 1978
Age: 27
Chris Bell was driving his Triumph TR-6 home from his family's restaurant in Memphis where he worked when he lost control and slammed into a light pole. He was killed instantly..

13. D. Boon (Minutemen)
This Ain't No Picnic - Minutemen
April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985
Age: 27
D. Boon had been sick with fever, so he was lying down in the back of his van while his girlfriend drove on route I-10 close to the California border. She ran off the road, Boon was thrown from the vehicle and was killed. Bandmate and bassist Mike Watt would go on to dedicate every post-Minuteman album he's created to the memory of D. Boon..

14. Cliff Burton (Metallica)
Creeping Death - Metallica
February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986
Age: 24
Cliff Burton was asleep and riding on the tour bus with the rest of his bandmates through Sweden on a European leg of the Damage Inc.tour when the bus ran off the road and flipped. Burton was killed when he was thrown out of a window and pinned under the bus..

15. Aaliyah
Rock Da Boat - Aaliyah
January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001
Age: 22
The young and talented Aaliyah is yet another musician killed in a plane crash. The investigation showed that the crash, which happened shortly after takeoff in the Bahamas, was due to the plane being loaded past its weight limit and an inexperienced pilot who was not licensed for the aircraft. An autopsy also showed that the pilot had cocaine and alcohol in his system..

16. Janis Joplin
Piece Of My Heart - Janis Joplin
January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970
Age: 27
Janis Joplin looked older than her young 27 years. This was no doubt due to her hard-living rock and roll lifestyle, which included large amounts of drugs and alcohol. It caught up with her in early October, 1970. The official cause of death is listed as an overdose of heroin..

17. Jim Morrison (The Doors)
The End - The Doors
December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971
Age: 27
Jim Morrison died in his Paris apartment. No autopsy was performed since under French law it's not required if the medical examiner finds no evidence of foul play. The most widely held theory is that Morrison snorted a bunch of his girlfriend's heroin thinking it was cocaine and overdosed..

18. Bradley Nowell (Sublime)
Santeria - Sublime
February 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996
Age: 28
Brad Nowell had everything to live for. A new wife and child, and a major label record deal. Just weeks before the band was to embark on a European tour in support of their major label debut, bandmate and drummer Bud Gaugh awoke to find Nowell dead of a drug overdose..

19. Hillel Slovak (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Freaky Styley - Red Hot Chili Peppers
April 13, 1962–June 25, 1988
Age: 26
Hillel Slovak was born in Haifa, Israel to Jewish parents who were survivors of the Holocaust. After moving to the states, Hillel blossomed into a pioneering guitarist and unfortunately, a heroin addict who tried, but failed to kick the habit. He died of a speedball overdose..

20. Chuck Wagon (The Dickies)
Eep Opp Ork (Uh, Uh) - The Dickies
Age: 24
Born Bob Davis, Chuck Wagon was a member of the punk rock band The Dickies. He fought drug problems, but it was a broken heart after a break up with his girlfriend that led him to commit suicide with a bullet to the head..

21. Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon)
No Rain - Blind Melon
September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995
Age: 28
Shannon Hoon found fame in 1992 with the huge single "No Rain". He was a drug addict well-know for bizarre behavior. In 1995, Shannon welcomed a baby girl named Nico Blue with his longtime girlfriend. This event prompted him to make an effort to get clean and he entered drug rehab. However, his effort to quit drugs failed and he overdosed on a speedball while on tour..

22. Gram Parsons
Love Hurts - Gram Parsons
November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973
Age: 26
Gram Parsons was a key figure in the birth of the country rock and alt-country genres. He had a great love for the Joshua Tree National Monument and this is where he overdosed on a combination of morphine and alcohol. His wish was to have his ashes spread in Joshua Tree and when his stepfather planned a private burial in New Orleans his road manager and a friend stole his body and tried to do a cremation in the desert with gasoline. .

23. Hank Williams
There's A Tear In My Beer - Hank Williams
September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953
Age: 29
Hank Williams is a genuine country music legend. Sadly, before leaving Knoxville for Canton, Ohio in a chauffeured Cadillac, Hank injected himself with morphine and vitamin B12. He never made it to the show in Canton. His driver found him dead when he pulled over in Oak Hill, West Virginia..

24. Ian Curtis (Joy Division)
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
July 15, 1956 – May 18, 1980
Age: 23
Ian Curtis was an artist and a tourtured soul. His marriage was ending after an affair, and his health was challenged due to epilepsy. In the early morning of May 18, 1980 Ian watched the Werner Herzog's film Stroszek, listened to the Iggy Pop album The Idiot, and then hung himself in his kitchen..

25. Nick Drake
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
June 19, 1948 – November 25, 1974
Age: 26
Nick Drake did not know fame during his lifetime. Unfortunately, his music was only really discovered on a large scale well after his death in 1974. He lived on a $20 per week record company retainer and suffered from depression. Nick died young after he overdosed on the antidepressant amitriptyline. Some think it was suicide, others think it was accidental..

26. Pete Ham (Badfinger)
Day After Day - Badfinger
April 27, 1947 – April 24, 1975
Age: 27
Peter Ham hung himself in his garage while extremely drunk. He was not seeing any money from his work with Badfinger. His suicide note directed hatred at his business manager who had a reputation for corruption. Pete left behind a pregnant girlfriend..

27. Alan Wilson (Canned Heat)
Going Up The Country - Canned Heat
July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970
Age: 27
Alan Wilson had reportedly tried to commit suicide twice before his death. He died in Topanga Canyon, California of a drug overdose, and although some suspect suicide, there was no suicide note and his death was not ruled as such..

28. Sid Vicious (The Sex Pistols)
Pretty Vacant - The Sex Pistols
May 10, 1957 – February 2, 1979
Age: 21
Sid Vicious was not really an accomplished musician, and not really an accomplished person for that matter. But he is one of the most iconic punk rock celebrities in history. He was accused and arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. Shortly afterward, he attempted suicide and was admitted to Bellevue Hospital. Sid got clean in jail, but after being released on bond he overdosed on heroin that was purchased by his mother..

29. Darby Crash (The Germs)
Manimal - The Germs
September 26, 1958– December 7, 1980
Age: 22
Darby Crash killed himself in a suicide pact with his friend Casey Cola, who survived. He died of an heroin overdose, and many believe he was driven by a quest to immortalize his name. As he lay dying, Darby tried to scrawl the words "Here Lies Darby Crash" on the wall, but was unable to finish. Unfortunately, Darby's death was largely overshadowed at the time by the murder of John Lennon, which happened the very next day..

30. Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers Band)
Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band
November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971
Age: 24
While in Macon, Ga on a break from touring Duane Allman was on his motorcycle when a truck stopped in an intersection. Duane could not stop in time and suffered severe injuries that led to his death several hours later. His bandmate, bassist Berry Oakley (Age: 24) died in a similar motorcycle accident with a bus just 13 months later and just three blocks away. The bandmates are buried next to each other..

31. The Notorious B.I.G.
Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G.
May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997
Age: 24
The Notorious B.I.G. was heavily involved with the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop feud of the 1990s. The New York rapper was in L.A. shooting a music video to support the release of the best-selling double album Life After Death when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting. The murder has not been solved although there are plenty of theories to choose from..

32. Tupac Shakur
California Love - 2Pac
June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996
Age: 25
After attending the Mike Tyson / Bruce Seldon boxing match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Tupac Shakur and his entourage got into an altercation with a known member of the Crips gang. Later that knight, as he rode with Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight, a car pulled up next to them and fired about a dozen rounds. Tupac was hit four times and although there was hope he could survive the gunshot wounds (as he had previously) he died a few days later..

May they all rest in peace and thanks for the music.

http://new.ca.music.yahoo.com/blogs/yradish/40175/dead-too-soon-musicians-who-died-before-age-30
 
Thanks for sharing. Three came to my mind immediately:

In the jazz world, although I know there are more, one came to mind, cornetist Bix Beiderbecke, compared to Louis Armstrong in his day, was one who died much to soon:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bix_Beiderbecke

Also, although she was 31, the wonderful chanteuse Minnie Ripperton left this world before we would've liked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Ripperton

Likewise, the song bird with the lovely voice, Eva Cassidy who, at 33, died much too young and only received the recognition for her work after her death.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Cassidy
 
OK so one of my favorite Musicians died at age 34. So I know he was over 30, but was just over 30 and to me was really talented.

One of my favorite bands is Alice In Chains. Their lead singer Layne Staley died in 2002 from a drug overdose. A combination of Heroin and Cocaine were found in his system. To all of you who may not know the story of how he died....well here it is. It is probably one of the saddest ways to die too. That is why even though he was over 30, I felt it was OK to post this here. Here it is-

This is a part of a story about Layne Staley written whey he died (that is why this part seems to be like there was something written before it, but I chose this because it's a pretty good summary of things that happened). This was taken from Askanswers.com-

"But the sporadic work eventually ground to a halt, as Staley seemed more interested in feeding his drug habit than pursuing music. His life took a turn for the worst in 1996 when his fiancée died from drugs, which friends say made the former Alice in Chains frontman blot out the pain with further drug abuse. During the last few years of his life, Staley rarely left his Seattle condominium, and refused to answer the door or phone when former bandmates or friends came around to check on the singer's condition (which had supposedly deteriorated to the point that he had lost most of his teeth and had abscesses all over his arms). Although it shouldn't have come as quite a surprise, the rock music world was shocked when Staley's dead body was found on a sofa in his condo, the victim of a lethal overdose of heroin and cocaine. Since the body had been in the apartment for two weeks and had begun to decompose, it was hard to determine at first the exact date of Staley's passing. Eventually, a date was determined, which proved to be eerie -- April 5, 2002 -- exactly eight years to the day that another leading figure of the early '90s Seattle rock scene also took his life, Kurt Cobain. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide "


Very sad. Many people feel that Nirvana and Alice in Chains were the Beatles and the Rolling Stones of Grunge (although I really don't think that Alice ever belonged in that category). So for Kurt and Layne to die the same day just different years makes it even more eerie.

The fact that he had so dropped out of life that it took two weeks for anyone to know he was dead is just the saddest part for me. This was a man with so many fans, that was famous. And he died totally alone, and no one knew for two weeks. My God how sad is that? On so many levels. The only reason anyone knew that something may be wrong is because his accountants noticed that money was no longer coming out of his account (it came out everyday for the purchasing of drugs they knew). So when it stopped and just did not pick up again after two weeks, that is when the Police were summoned to do a wellness check on Layne. And as you read, by then he had long left this earth.

For all of you who have no idea who Layne Staley is, or who Alice in Chains are and don't know what a talent music lost that day in April 2002 here is a video showing just how amazing Layne's voice was. There has never been, nor will there ever be anyone that sounds like Layne again. He had the most amazing beautiful voice. It was just incredible. And Alice's music is just incredible....
Here is a video of Layne at his best-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfFtyOpwQkQ

It is also a tribute set to the song.... too. Love this song as well.....


Thanks for reading, and who knows maybe I converted some new fans to AIC......
 
This is so sad, I was upset reading that post and then I scrolled down and saw Michael's picture in your signature and it just broke my heart.

I miss him.
 
British police to review 1969 death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones

By Matt Surman,Meera Selva, The Associated Press

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LONDON - Forty years after the body of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones was found floating in his swimming pool, British police said Monday they are reviewing new evidence about his death turned over by an investigative journalist.


Though Jones' 1969 drowning was ruled an accident linked to a drug and alcohol binge, friends and fans have long insisted the rock star was murdered, and reports have swirled of a death bed confession by a building contractor.


Sussex police in southeast England said they will examine new documents received from a journalist relating to Jones' death. They have not yet decided whether to officially reopen the case.


"It's too early to comment at this time as to what the outcome might be," the Sussex duty inspector said, reading a statement over the telephone. Police did not give further details.


The Mail on Sunday reported that journalist Scott Jones - who is not related to the musician - has handed over 600 documents.


Jones, a founding member of the Rolling Stones, reportedly came up with the band's name, taking it from a song title on a Muddy Waters album cover. Formed in 1962, the band branched out from blues covers to become pivotal in the so-called British Invasion, drawing fans attracted by their rebellious image and surly but sexy style.


"In the beginning, Brian Jones was the real catalyst for the Rolling Stones, the smart, handsome, multi-instrumentalist leader who the blues and galvanized the band," Jasen Emmons, the director of curatorial affairs at Seattle's Experience Music Project, said in an email.


But his role started to shrink "and his legendary substance abuse made him less reliable and desirable, although it didn't hurt the Stones' reputation as one of rock n' roll's most dangerous bands."


Jones was eclipsed by swaggering lead singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, whose songwriting propelled the band's popularity. Increasingly marginalized and drawn to drugs and alcohol, Jones was convicted twice on narcotics charges, avoiding jail by promising to quit his habit.He quit the band a month before his death and was replaced by Mick Taylor.


He stood out even among his band mates for his flashy clothes and prodigious appetite for drugs. He died July 2, 1969 at age 27, his body found in the swimming pool at his 11-acre 4.5-hectare Sussex estate.


Two 1994 books claimed that Jones was murdered by a London builder who had been hired to help renovate Jones' home: "Paint it Black: The Murder of Brian Jones," by Geoffrey Giuliano and "Who Killed Christopher Robin?" by Terry Rawlings.


Both claimed that builder Frank Thorogood confessed on his deathbed in November 1993 to killing Jones.


"It was me that did Brian. I just finally snapped," Thorogood reportedly said to road manager Tom Keylock, Rawlings' book quoted Keylock as saying.


It was not clear why British police did not reopen an investigation after those books were published.


Scott Jones interviewed Janet Lawson, the person who discovered the guitarist's body, shortly before she died last year. In the interview, published in The Mail on Sunday last November, Lawson claimed that Keylock, her boyfriend at the time, had asked her to visit Brian Jones because he was worried about tensions between Jones and Thorogood.


The night Jones died, official reports say there were three guests at his home at Cotchford Farm in Hartfield, east Sussex - Lawson, Thorogood, and Jones's girlfriend Anna Wohlin. All three gave statements to police saying Jones had been drinking that evening. Lawson later told Scott Jones that the police had pressured her.


"The police were trying to put words into my mouth," she is reported as saying.

She told Scott that the evening Jones died, they had all eaten in the early evening, and that Jones and Thorogood began fooling around in the swimming pool. She said a short while later Jones, who was by then in the pool alone, asked her to find her asthma inhaler.

"I went to look for it by the pool, in the music room, the reception room and then the kitchen," she said. "Frank came in a lather, his hands were shaking. He was in a terrible state. I thought the worst almost straight away and went to the pool to check. When I saw Brian on the bottom of the pool and was calling for help, Frank initially did nothing."

She told the journalist her original police statement did not mention any tensions between Jones and Thorogood, or the fact that Thorogood initially ignored her cries for help.

Keylock died in July 2009, according to the British newspaper, The Times.

Scott Jones also spoke to Bob Marshall, the chief investigating officer of the case. Marshall retired in 1974, but still occasionally responds to questions about the case. He told the reporter he still believed Jones' death was "a tragic accident, a simple drowning."

The title of Rawlings' book, "Who Killed Christopher Robin?," is a reference to Jones' estate, which was formerly the home of the late A.A. Milne, author of "Winnie the Pooh," which features the character Christopher Robin.

The Rolling Stones are one of the most influential and biggest-selling rock bands in the world, with album sales estimated at more than 200 million copies. The band's long list of classic hits include "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," "Street Fighting Man" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want.""

The band is now made up of Jagger, Richards, Ronnie Wood - who replaced Taylor in 1975 - and drummer Charlie Watts. Emails and phone calls to the groups' publicists and record labels were unanswered.

The Stones topped Forbes' rich list for music acts in 2007, earning some US$88 million between June 2006 and June 2007, mostly from their "Bigger Bang Tour."

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090831/entertainment/eu_britain_rolling_stones_death
 
Jackie Wilson.. he was one of Michaels idols and he died at only 49.. He fell off the stage and went into a coma.. very sad :cry:
 
Another that hurt for me, someone who was over 30 but still died too young is John Denver. He was just 53 and had a ton of life left in him. His music meant so much to me since I was a little kid. I saw him when I was like five years old in Denver (at the same arena I would later see Michael my one and only time.) Remember that footage of Michael whistling the song Calypso while in Berlin in 2002? I was like... whoa, I know that song... that's John Denver ;)

John was another angel for the Earth and its creatures, extremely active in charity and humanitarian work, founding his own charity and he had just filmed a special for PBS about the Alaskan wilderness and his trip down the Colorado River (Grand Canyon) right before he passed away. He was a pilot and died in yet another plane crash in his newly-purchased experimental craft. It crashed into the Pacific, just off the coast of California on October 12, 1997. That sucked. The cause was that the design had been altered by the previous owner and John wasn't aware that the alternate fuel tank lever wasn't where it was supposed to be, so he ran out of fuel and couldn't switch tanks quickly enough.

So I always think of it like this... Princess Diana went on Aug 31, 1997. Michael said in the Barbara Walters interview that he knew/felt there was another one coming and prayed it wasn't him (him being Michael, himself). Well, next came Mother Teresa, just a few days later on September 5, 1997. You know how things "come in 3's"... I also felt Michael was somehow in danger at that time. It was like God was taking the angels back. Well, the third actually ended up being John Denver a month later. Three amazing and inspirational people who were known for their charity work and really making a difference in the world, all taken in a short time during the second half of 1997. Very sad.
 
Aaliyah
Left Eye
Biggie
Tupac
Gerald Levert and Sean Levert
 
John Lennon, one of my music idols, died at the age of 40, leaving a 5-year-old son and a 17-year-old son.

George Harrison died too young as well, at age 58.

May all these amazing musicians rest in peace.
 
Yeah it's pretty depressing readin it. so sad :(

I was sad when I heard about Aaliyah's death. She just became popular in europe/germany and I really liked "come back in one piece" and "we need a resolution".. I was shocked and it's so sad because she was very young and she could have achieved a lot now!

YES! Left eye, she was over 30... gosh, I really loved her. I heard TLC when I was 11 for the first time and I thought the t-boz and chili were "boring"... ok, bit harsh, but lisa was different, she was the crazy one and i remember sittin in my room listening to waterfalls over and over again and trin to rap like her LOL. i had their posters in my room for years. on that day I had a sports lesson in school and my teacher thought we should listen to some music, so we listened to tlc and again I was rapping to waterfalls and tellin people that i am a fan and that i love the song... when i got home i heard the news and cried immediately. I was VERY sad.

But there's one person you forgot. He is not that known, but we fans know him.

Wylie Draper, the one you played michael in "the american dream"

born May 5th 1969
died Dec 20th 1993
rare form of leukemia

I was sad when I heard it, he was the perfect michael!
 
I don't know if she has been mentioned yet, but Amy Winehouse died at 27 last year after a drug overdose. She was one of the few singers of this generation with real talent, so I hope that people will still listen to her music.
 
^^^ She did not die of a drug overdose. I believe it was alcohol poisoning. It was media oulets condemning her of this before even giving her a chance.

Still, her death was terrible either way.
 
ginvid said:
^^^ She did not die of a drug overdose. I believe it was alcohol poisoning. It was media oulets condemning her of this before even giving her a chance.

Still, her death was terrible either way.
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It was a terrible and tragic death. The media reported different things, so I wasn't sure how she really died. Still, the world lost a great talent that day...
 
I bumped this thread because I've been really memorized with Shannon Hoon lately, it crosses my mind, like I never knew he had such an amazing voice. He was so gorgeous. :yes:

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I also thought Jeff Buckley was great too, love his song "Grace" and they are making a Jeff Buckley movie that comes out in 2013!!!

Amy Winehouse, I always miss her, she was edgy and classy, very unique.
May they all RIP. :flowers:
 
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