Gone too soon π
The tragedy of drug addiction (alcohol included) has taken a lot of people far too young. Whose death hit you?
Whitney Houston - age 48
Elvis - technically died from heart disease but the abuse of prescription drugs was a factor. Thank you Dr Nick.
shareIronic you'd mention Whitney. I just re-watched the 1991/1992 ABC special "This Is Me" .
I recorded it the night it aired and watching her (yesterday) belt out a mostly acapelaa version of The Greatest Love of All in studio, with just her back up singers, reminded me of just how great she really was. ...and all thrown away for stupid fixes/drugs or whatever.
I can say this, in watching the 1881 concert scenes (which was the tour I saw in May 1991), she was definetly NOT on drugs then. I'm not accusing anyone but 'someone' started her on drugs and it had to be sometime after The Bodyguard.
Anyhow back to the main point and for me it doesn't matter 'how they went :
David Bowie (I consider under 90 too young)
George Michael
John Lennon
George Harrison
Prince
Michael Jackson ---> The most because he was the last person I expected this to happen too.
Elvis Presley
Buddy Holly
Richie Valens
J.P. Richardson aka The Big Bopper
Johnny Ace (early rock & roll singer, accidentally shot himself)
James Dean (the actor, not Jimmy Dean the singer)
Andy Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Donna Summer
There's so many singers, entertainers, actors in TV and movies and more that left us too early and for many different reasons. Whatever the reason, none are sadder than others...it's all just plain sad.
I was aiming for drug-related deaths, but you're right that it's all just plain sad.
shareMakes it even sadder about Whitney. She had one heck of a great set of pipes.
Kurt Cobain
From the "It Doesn't Matter How They Went" file ...
Warren Zevon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YdHlOivAWE
And since I'm a huge fan of The E Street Band,
Clarence Clemons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=087mi1e46us (Such an uplifting song!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uijnPTZfQVY (I was at this game!)
Danny Federici
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_dnYc5Cv-0
Finally, since no one has mentioned her,
Natalie Wood
(So, did Robert Wagner push her off the boat, or didn't he?)