[OPP]

Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin all died at the age of 27...
If you know any other celebrities who died at that particular age, please post 'em here!!!

[Bodah]

Those are the only ones I know of,
How old was Sid Vicious when he died ?

oh Jim Morrison was 27 as well I think.

[OPP]

Sid Vicious died of a drug overdose at the age of 21...
But Morrison died at 27!!!

[MrMagicMan]

Is 27 your favorite number or something?

[OPP]

MrMagicMan wrote:

Is 27 your favorite number or something?

No... Why?
Just seems like so many great artists died at that particular age...

[MrMagicMan]

OPP wrote:

MrMagicMan wrote:

Is 27 your favorite number or something?

No... Why?
Just seems like so many great artists died at that particular age...

I bet if you looked around there are a bunch of great artists that died at another age just as much or more.

[1andonly]

Peter Ham - singer / guitarist for Badfinger, committed suicide on April 23rd, 1975. He was reported to be deeply depressed by financial problems the group was having. He was 27 years old

[1andonly]

Gram Parsons - one time member of The Byrds & The Flying Burrito Brothers, he became a cult figure that influenced countless musicians. Parsons was found dead at Joshua Tree, Ca. Sept 19th, 1973 of an alcohol and drug overdose at the age of 27

[1andonly]

Al Wilson - vocalist and harmonica player for Canned Heat on their hits "On The Road Again" and "Going Up The Country", committed suicide on September 3rd, 1970, in Topanga Canyon, California, when it turned out that he couldn't save a redwood forest from being cut by a timber company. He was 27

[1andonly]

Rock and Roll Heaven

[twister]

Christ died at 33.. but then again he wasn't a rock star...

[ShepherdsDog]

What?? You've never seen Jesus Christ Superstar obviously. To use a song title by Weird Al, The Lord was 'pretty fly for a rabbi.'

Another interesting musical fact. If Karen Carpenter had of eaten Mama Cass's sandwich both of them might be alive today.

[OPP]

1andonly wrote:

Al Wilson - vocalist and harmonica player for Canned Heat on their hits "On The Road Again" and "Going Up The Country", committed suicide on September 3rd, 1970, in Topanga Canyon, California, when it turned out that he couldn't save a redwood forest from being cut by a timber company. He was 27

Trying hard not to be an insensitive bastard.. but man that cracked me up!!

[Blue_Nose]

twister wrote:

Christ died at 33.. but then again he wasn't a rock star...

Actually, JC could rock out - he had some wicked pipes.

[OPP]

ShepherdsDog wrote:

What?? You've never seen Jesus Christ Superstar obviously. To use a song title by Weird Al, The Lord was 'pretty fly for a rabbi.'

Another interesting musical fact. If Karen Carpenter had of eaten Mama Cass's sandwich both of them might be alive today.

He he he.. ahhh.. Man, I love Canada!... But what the.. Karen Carpenter.. sandwich.. sound's like an exerpt from "Sorrority Sex Kittens 5"..