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| The Most Shocking Rock Star Deaths Posted: 19 Apr 2013 12:40 AM PDT Live fast, die young and leave a good looking corpse is what they will tell you when you first become a rock star. What they won't mention is the indignity of meeting your end floating face down in a pool or sitting on the toilet with your trousers at your ankles. Some of the most popular and inspirational rock stars of all time died in shocking ways and here are some of the most shocking rock star deaths which shook the world. Kurt Cobain Death Conspiracies Photo Credit: Wikipedia
It is hard to believe that the Nirvana frontman died almost 20 years ago. At just 27 he was tragically young when he apparently committed suicide and it is impossible to imagine what a 40 something Cobain would have been like. Drug addiction, illness, depression and relationship problems are cited as being the reasons behind his suicide but there are plenty of Kurt Cobain conspiracy theories around to keep you intrigued as well. Some people will tell you that he was murdered, some will tell you that he is still alive and still others will maybe even tell you that he was never even born. There is even a theory that he died because he played the guitar left handed (as this was possibly the cause for his stomach pain which caused him to take so much heroin). John Lennon, the FBI and Stephen King Photo Credit: Wikipedia
If you want even more rock star death conspiracy theories then John Lennon will give them to you. On the face of it this was a shocking rock star death caused when a freaky loner flipped out and gunned him down in a New York street. Mark Chapman was the assassin of the 40 year old Beatles legend, with a little help from The Catcher in the Rye book he was obsessed with. However, was the US government behind it or did horror writer Stephen King (no, really) have something to do with it? Oh, and by the way, Paul McCartney really died in the 1960s it seems. Tragic Jimi Hendrix Death Photo Credit: Wikipedia
How old would Jimi Hendrix be if he was alive today? He would be over 70. The fact that he died at the same age as Kurt Cobain is a real tragedy for the music world, as he was still at the height of his powers and surely had a good number of string bending classics left in him. There aren't as many wild theories about his death but some people will you that, you guessed it, the Government killed him. The more traditional theory is that his wild, rock star lifestyle lead to him dying either through an overdose (he had consumed just the 18 times the recommended dosage of sleeping pills) or by rather more messily choking on his own vomit. The coroner recorded an open verdict on this shocking rock star death so we will never know for sure. Mysterious Jim Morrison Death
Yet another rock star who died in the months before his 28th birthday was Jim Morrison, which means that someone has probably come up with a theory about the FBI knocking off rock legends who are 27 years old. Morrison was on a crash course with death for some time before it finally happened. It might have been a heroin overdose which killed him in the end but no autopsy was ever carried out and there are some theories (surprise surprise) that he is still alive and well and living quietly away from the pressures of fame. It would certainly be nice to think that Morrison didn't really die back in 1971. Dimebag DarrellThis rock star death is less well known than the others here but it is possibly the most shocking of all, as he was gunned down while performing on stage. This happened at a Pantera gig when a lunatic spectator called Nathan Gale shot him in the head before killing three others. The murderer then got killed by police. The killing of Darrell was captured on video, in a horrific piece of footage which is truly shocking. Who are we missing? What were their stories? |
| REM: Three Decades of Greatness Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:43 PM PDT What makes someone successful? Is it longevity? Popularity? The amount of money someone or something makes? Is being successful a subjective term? The reason this question exists is because the following music group has had each and every one of qualifications of being successful, yet they always seemed humble and honored to be noticed.  Photo Credit: Wikipedia REM started out in 1980 in Athens, Georgia as a band of regular guys who wanted to play music. The group consisted of singer Michael Stipe, bassist Mike Mills, guitarist Peter Buck, and drummer Bill Berry. They released “Radio Free Europe” in 1981 and have never looked back. The album “Murmur” in 1983 was a hit on college radio and by 1987 their single “The One I Love” hit the mainstream when it was featured on Mtv.  Photo Credit: Wikipedia The group became more and more popular as the years went by as the albums were becoming popular and each song was more popular than the next. Their 1991 album “Out of Time” and 1992′s “Automatic For The People” were gold mines. 1994′s “Monster” proved the band had what it takes to be a top act in the music industry. By 1996, REM signed on with Warner Brothers for $80 million dollars and became the highest paid contract in music at that time. Sadly, in 1997, drummer Bill Berry left the band due to health reasons (brain tumor) and the band continued on as a trio. In 2007, REM was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and in 2011 the band officially split up. After thirty years in the business, REM remained strong the entire time and went out on top. Not many people know when to go out when it’s time. In return for their tireless work ethic and numerous albums and singles, we honor REM with some of their greatest songs.  Photo Credit: Wikipedia Losing My Religion – Out of Time“That’s me in the corner…”, REM’s first breakthrough hit from the “Out of Time ” album. This is also the song that people usually have misheard lyrics from. Nightswimming – Automatic For The PeopleNightswimming is a haunting song about an innocent day in the life of a teenager and his friends. It also hits upon reflection. This song “deserves a quiet time…”. It’s the End of the World As We Know It – DocumentThis is their most unintelligible song in their library. Everyone tries to sing the song as fast as Michael Stipe, but no one succeeds. It also had a revival at the end of 1999 when the “world was ending”. Man on the Moon – Automatic for the People Photo Credit: Wikipedia If you are a wrestling fan, this song is for you. With references to Fred Blassie and Andy Kaufman, one can assume that Michael Stipe is as big a wrestling fan as Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan. “Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)” Indeed. What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? – MonsterThis song doesn’t just rock, it rips through the air and doesn’t stop until the end. The video is very unique to their style. It’s more Metallica than REM, but it’s one of their best. |
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