Personally it all seems a little too far fetched to believe, but the sheer number of people is quite staggering. Perhaps it coincidentally happened to a few people, and then the rest wanted to join and be remembered? It has been said that Kurt Cobain used to talk about joining the 27 club, and he commit suicide at that age.
Whatever the reasons, curse, coincidence, suicide... They are all greatly missed, and maybe it is better to live fast and die young, and be remembered for having great talent, spirit and rebellious energy, rather than gradually fading out, i don't know.. I'm not really one to say.
R.I.P, all of you.
The 27s and the order in which they died.
Alexandre LevyLouis Chauvin
Robert Johnson
Nat Jaffe
Jesse Belvin
Rudy Lewis of The Drifters
Malcolm Hale of Spanky and Our Gang
Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones
Alan Wilson of Canned Heat
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
Arlester "Dyke" Christian of Dyke and the Blazers
Jim Morrison of The Doors
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan of the Grateful Dead
Roger Lee Durham of Bloodstone
Wallace Yohn of Chase
David Michael Alexander of The Stooges
Pete Ham of Badfinger
Gary Thain of Keef Hartley Band and Uriah Heep
Helmut Köllen of Triumvirat
Chris Bell of Big Star
D. Boon of the Minutemen
Pete de Freitas of Echo & the Bunnymen
Mia Zapata of The Gits
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
Kristen Pfaff of Janitor Joe and Hole
Richey James Edwards of Manic Street Preachers
Fat Pat
Freaky Tah of Lost Boyz
Sean McCabe of Ink & Dagger
Maria Serrano Serrano of Passion Fruit
Jeremy Michael Ward of De Facto and The Mars Volta
Bryan Ottoson of American Head Charge
I have always been pretty fascinated by the 27 club.
ReplyDeleteIt's just one of the odd bits of rock lore that I wish I could figure out.
I wonder what it is about the age 27 that made all those rock musicians die? For some reason, a good majority of them died from drug OD's, and I'm sorry to say this, but I can't feel any sympathy for someone who has so much talent and life and wastes it away on drugs. Yeah, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones did drugs and alcohol, but that was his official cause of death, drowning was. From the way I hear it, he fell asleep and that's how he drowned. It's a pity to see him go, he looked really sweet and loving.
ReplyDeleteIt's such a sad thing that they all died at that age and yeah it's very mysterious, maybe it's a curse. @jaggerfan1 some people get dragged into drugs because of the lifestyle they're in, often not necessarily choosing to take drugs themselves but because of the pressure, and the fact that with money & fame, you can buy anything. It's experimental, and as with many artistic minds, the belief is that drugs can expand your mind and inspire you to make great music. Much of the music created by the Beatles, the Stones, the Doors etc wouldn't be existant if it wasn't for the musicians experimenting with drugs. Nevertheless, I agree drug taking can always go one step too far and it shouldn't be messed around with.
ReplyDeleteI've always found it extremely interesting, yet somehow creepy. It's strange that they all died at 27, and that it was those big artists.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad, and it does make you think.
I love the picture of Mick Jagger you put on your blog, it's so sexy, lol!! Man if I were his age, I'd marry him in a heartbeat, lmao!!
ReplyDeleteAnd now Amy Winehouse....
ReplyDeleteAmy Winehouse just joined up today.
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ReplyDeletelike jessicam i have too always had a fascination with this superstition and now the world knows of it with the loss of amy! spooky that you had just recently posted this. i love it! new follower right here. :)
ReplyDeletei too am digging the 60s and 70s after a paper i took at uni completely opened my eyes to the music and ideas more specifically. thus i'm more informed about the era than just the epic fashion (as i had been).
cheers for the post!!!
well i love the CLUB 27. i am 26 about to be 27 and could not imagine my life to be done so soon. my favorite out of the group is JANICE JOPLIN. i have been listening to her since i was 6.
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