Gone But Not Forgotten

It’s a part of life, but no one ever expects their favourite rock star, their musical hero, to die. 

I’ll admit, this topic may be a little grim, but death is something that affects us all; famous or not.    

We’ve all heard of the heroin overdoses, the murders, and the suicides. Whether it be Janis Joplin, John Lennon, or Kurt Cobain, these deaths never seem justified, and it never seems to be their time.    

I was young, but I still remember Kurt Cobain’s suicide. I remember hearing everyone talk about how they thought Courtney killed him, how the note was fake, and how maybe it was all a hoax and he was still alive. I guess it’s hard to accept that your hero was a sick man, a human being, who just couldn’t take it anymore.     

Many people look at musicians as more-than-human invincible beings who are put up on a pedestal for all to admire. When they die, that dream disappears and reality hits like a ton of bricks.    

Personally, I  can’t help but wonder what would’ve become of these people if they had not met their untimely demises. Would they continue to make good music, and do their thing, or diminish into the “land of has-beens”? Now, we can only contemplate the futures of those who never got to reach them.    

The following is a list of a few of the very influential rockers that left us wondering what could’ve been: 

• Freddie Mercury (AIDS)
• Kurt Cobain (Suicide)
• John Lennon (Murder)
• George Harrison (Cancer)
• Janis Joplin (Drug Overdose)
• Mama Cass (Speculated Choking)
• Elvis Presley (Heart Attack)
• Hillel Slovak (Heroin Overdose)
• Jimi Hendrix (Speculated Suicide/Overdose)
• Randy Rhodes (Plane Crash)
• Bon Scott (Alcohol Poisoning)
• Jim Morrison (Speculated Suicide/Overdose)

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