So ive decided to do some work. Due in may i have a 3000 word report to write, amongst a million other of course. The topic is Popular music and popular culture. I get to choose the title myself which is cool and i have decided to write about death in rock music, since i know alot about that anyways. I havent thought of an exact title yet, but i thought id brainstorm on here a bit to figure something out. i want to look at if a bands music gets more popular after a musicans death cause it seems to me that they sorta become martyrs in alot of cases. First of all, Shane, my teacher said to list all the people who have died who i want to write about and list them in catagories of death, suicide, unknown etc. so ill have a go at that now.
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, obviously commited suicide in 1994, a shotgun in the mouth, above his garage in Seattle. i could write and write about this guy, but ill save that for the essay.
Ian Curtis of Joy Division. He commited suicide in 1980, hanging himself on his indoor washing line. He is really interesting as he killed him self so young (23) and i have a biography written by his widow (which i have yet to read). I really enjoyed the film Control, which actually prompted me to write my report on this morbid topic.
Freddie Mercury caught AIDS at some point in the late 80's and died in 1991. I grew up only listening to Queen. My mum loved Freddie, and i think this is where i get my fascination with dead musicans from. I know alot about him from her always telling me facts, the only one which i can remember are that he loved koi fish and siamese cats.
(lol at the pictures im choosing getting bigger and bigger)
Jeff Buckley drowned in 1997 near the Mississippi river. He went swimming in all of his clothes and wearing shoes which i find strange. I dont really know very much about him, apart from listening to his music pretty much every day, so id better do some research.
Jimi Hendrix died in 1970 from choking on his own vomit, which wikipedia tells me was mainly red wine. The circumstances of his death in London were dodgy and never fully worked out, and his gf at the time committed suicide in the 90's after a libel trial was started.
Jim Morrison died in 1971 of a supposed heroin overdose, he was found in the bathtub. Although very stupidly no autopsy was ever conducted, so there are many rumors of him being still alive and conspiracies of his death.
Sid Vicious died in 1979 aged just 21. He died of a heroin overdose just after going on trial for the death of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen who was stabbed to death in the Chelsea hotel in NY. I dont know very much about Sid but i am very interested in him and ill be reading up on him soon.
Lastly for now, Richie Edwards, of the Manic street preachers, nobody knows if he is dead or alive. Wikipedia tells me "Edwards mysteriously vanished on 1st February 1995. He was declared presumed deceased in November 2008". Interestingly the band still donate a portion of all their profits into an account for him incase he ever comes back. If you're wondering in the picture above Ritchie carved 4 REAL into his arm when a journalist questioned the band's authenticity and values in 1991.
okay so thats all i can think of right now, its 6:30 am.
i wonder if theres anyone else i should include....
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