A unique album that was borne out of tragic circumstances, yet shines bright as ever over 30 years later. Though mostly known in the United States for a single song, Kirsty MacColl was regarded as one of the finest artists of her generation in the United Kingdom. The BBC reported that U2 frontman Bono called MacColl “the Noel Coward of her generation,” and Johnny Marr of the Smiths said she had “the wit of Ray Davies and the harmonic invention of the Beach Boys.” Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, John became entangled in a series of contemptuous legal fights with the head of Fantasy Records, Saul Zaentz.
- I may have heard some small part of the band/album’s backstory but hadn’t yet found the spectacular glory of Mother Love Bone.
- While his piano-playing become an inspiration to many, it was not until the man more commonly known as “Fats” began singing, in 1930, that he found real fame.
- Where sources indicate drug overdose or intoxication was only suspected to be the cause of death, this will be specified in the ‘notes’ column.
- Those figures led Shane to come clean about his drug abuse on the 2023 single “Pill,” one of two songs from his new album, Damascus, that address the crisis.
#1: Jimi Hendrix
The troubled Nirvana frontman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1994 at age 27. Cobain was one of the biggest names in grunge rock at the time, thanks to hits like “Come As You Are,” “Lithium” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” The musicians who died of an overdose Alice in Chains singer-guitarist died in 2002 at age 34 after a history of drug problems. We have lost too many of these gifted musicians at too young of an age, with an unfortunate link connecting many of them. Between September, 1970 and July, 1971, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison all died from drug-related causes.
John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12,
- If you watched Glee back in the day, you might recognize Cory Monteith, who played Finn Hudson.
- We will always remember these amazing musicians who have inspired us.
- Though still conscious when he was taken to the hospital, the guitarist died hours later from his injures.
- Her duet with the Pogues, “Fairytale of New York” has become a modern-day holiday season classic.
- “I didn’t even know what fentanyl was, but I knew Matt had taken something,” says Roberts, who accompanied his son on the trip.
John described Tom as having “some sort of weird Patti Hearst syndrome.” During the 1980s, Tom was infected with AIDS from a blood transfusion. John said one of the last letters he got from his brother read, “Saul is my best friend.” Tom died of tuberculosis on September 6, 1990, at the age of 48. Moon’s predictable demise finally came eight years marijuana addiction later on September 7, 1978.
Tom Petty’s Cause of Death: Accidental Overdose
“We were disappointed – Matt’s father wants accountability,” says Dumas. Similar questions surround Lil Peep, who died on his tour bus before an Arizona show last year after overdosing on Xanax pills that he was likely unaware were laced with fentanyl. The Arizona division of the DEA is investigating the origins of his fentanyl supply. Beyond the music industry, fentanyl has emerged as the most dangerous new drug in a generation. Of the nearly 65,000 fatal opioid overdoses in the U.S. in 2016 (the most recent survey), one-third were fentanyl-related, double the amount from the year before. The drug has surpassed heroin as the leading cause of overdose deaths, and new data shows that fentanyl overdose deaths jumped 30 percent between July 2016 and September 2017.
According to John Collis’ biography, Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran, people close to Cochran said he became obsessed with his own death, believing it was around the corner after the deaths of Holly, Valens, and Richardson. It’s always sad hearing about someone’s passing, whether they were close to you or not. It’s also sad when we hear about celebrities passing, whether we know them personally or not. For example, if you grew up listening to Linkin Park your entire life, hearing the unfortunate news of Chester’s passing could have hit you hard.
- One of the few classic rock drummers to rival Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, The Who’s Keith Moon possessed a reputation being somewhat of a lovable lunatic on stage and off, with a crazed and manic energy.
- Alcohol is ubiquitous, a cornerstone of the genre from the heartbreak ballads of the Fifties to the red-cup-chugging party anthems of the 21st century.