Remembering The 27 Club

Amy Winehouse?s death has brought up talk about the immortalized 27 Club or the Forever 27 Club. They pay the ultimate price for membership, but many of the members seemed like they knew it was their destiny It seems to me that the members of the 27 Club were living a fast paced lifestyle, had too much fame, too few people they could trust, and too many bad influences. Most of them also had very addictive personalities and though they seemingly had everything, it wasn?t enough to turn off the pain that fueled their addictions. The members include: Rolling Stone Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and as of late, Amy Winehouse. Each died as a result of or related to drugs and alcohol. Stone Brian Jones died at 27 from ?misadventure” after drowning in a swimming pool and the corner noted his liver and heart were heavily enlarged by drug and alcohol abuse. Jimi Hendrix died at 27 from choking on his own on vomit after combining sleeping pills and wine. Janis Joplin died at 27 from what is thought to be a heroine overdose, possibly combined with the effects of alcohol. Jim Morrison died [...]

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