If there’s any profession that’s famous for living fast and dying young, it’s being a rockstar. There have been an uncountable number premature deaths in the music industry (well, and the whole world really, but lets try and narrow it down a bit) and 27 seems to be the age that most of them go. So here, purely for your personal interest (if you are interested) is a list of 6 of the more noteable rockstars that died at the age of 27, but there are plenty more:
Brian Jones – The Rolling Stones – found in the bottom of his swimming pool at his home on 3rd july 1969 (It should be you, The Rolling Stones)
Jim Morrison - The Doors – Found in the bathtub of an apartment in Paris on the 3rd of July 1971 (Mock Jim Morrison Interview)
Jimi Hendrix – Swallowed 9 sleeping pills and then vomitted in his sleep, asphyxiating himself while unconscious on 18th of september 1970. (Hendrix Album)
Janis Joplin – Died of a herione overdoes that may well have been mixed with alcohol on the 4th october 1970, around 2 weeks after hendrix. She had recorded a birthday tape for John Lennon which arrived at his door the day after she died (Janis Joplin at Woodstock)
Kurt Cobain – Nirvana – Found dead at his home with a shotgun laying next to him and most of his head missing by an electrician who’d come to install a security system on 8th April 1994. (Kurt Cobain)
Richey Edwards – Manic Street Preachers – His body was never found and he was assumed deceased in november 2008 (Autumnsong by Manic Street Preachers)
So if you’re in a band and are older than 27, stats say you’ll be alright, but if you’re younger than 27, when you get to that age you may want to cut back on the drugs and booze and crazy living, only until you’re 28, then you can go nuts.
