Never mind there’s also
The Styx
Kiss
Foreigner
Well I don't wish death on anyone, but I'd rather some of the actual good musician who had died hadn't and the members of KISS had instead. Life for a life.
shareStyx- the original drummer died fairly young
Kiss- all the originals are still alive, but 2 of the replacements (Eric Carr, & Mark St. John) were pretty young when they died too.
ZZ Top
Aerosmith
Mötley Crüe although Nikki Sixx died twice.
Guns n Roses not through lack of trying though.
U2 would be one of the few bands to maintain the same line up.
Fleetwood Mac? Aren't they all alive, and still quarreling?
shareDanny Kirwan died a few years ago. He had been homeless since the 80s, maybe earlier, sleeping in hostels in England last time I read about him before he passed. The Green/Kirwan was my favorite line-up of the group.
shareOk, so what's premature then? He still made it to 68 and died of natural causes. I'm not counting that as prematurely. Even if it would have been unnatural death (Keith Emerson, suicide, 71) I'd not consider it premature. Sad Barrett was only 60. Neil Peart was 67.
shareI generally think of dying before 70 as premature, but for musicians I'd say it's before 60.
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