pinky Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Well I was just imagining how many great musicians and bands that would still be here if they either didn't do drugs or drink at least too much. I do realize that some may have broken up for other reasons but they would have been here longer The Doors - Jim Morrison: heart failure due to drug/alcohol abuse. Keith Moon - overdose due to taking handfulls of pills to help his alcohol withdrawls . John Entwistle - heart failure due to cocaine. Black Sabbath - drugs tore the band apart. Although all are still alive. Led Zeppelin - John Bonham: choked on vomit in his sleep because of alcohol. Jimi Hendrix - OD. Bon Scott - past out in his car from too much alcohol and froze to death. George Harrison - lung cancer that spread to his brain from smoking. Thats all I can think of but just imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil's Haircut Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Several others will be mentioned by other posters but for me....other than who you've said... Frank Zappa. Died of cancer in 1993. I remember exactly what I was doing it when I heard and immediately called my best friend and fellow fan in Texas to find some kind of solace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrycja Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I miss Janice. She was such a great instinctive talented spirit. And slightly OT from the freak accident category, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Buckley. Giant talents who are greatly missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) Imagine how the Stones would have turned out had Brian Jones not lost his mind from drug abuse and eventually drowned in his pool; thus we never hear Mick Taylor's contribution to the band, changing much of Beggar's Banquet and eliminating Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile On Mainstreet, Goats Head Soup and It's Only Rock n Roll= their best work. I also would like to believe had drugs/alcohol abuse not alienated one another, the original lineup for Guns 'n Roses might have lasted. Sure, Axl's ego probably would have kicked in sooner or later and the ship would have sunk..but who knows what could have been had they stuck together. Edited December 11, 2008 by bigstickbonzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Jerry Garcia Gram Parsons Kurt Cobain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Hank Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Layne Staley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Action Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Layne Staley. Now there's a tremendous talent sadly wasted.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Tommy Bolin - who, all these years later, one of my friends still refers to as "my sweet Tommy" :'( So many of these musicians who left this world too early because of drugs/alcohol had beautiful, human sides that people who didn't know them couldn't see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Tommy Bolin - who, all these years later, one of my friends still refers to as "my sweet Tommy" :'( So many of these musicians who left this world too early because of drugs/alcohol had beautiful, human sides that people who didn't know them couldn't see. It's almost as though maintaining that human side became too much to handle for so many of those artists. Like being lost in space with so much going on around you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) It's almost as though maintaining that human side became too much to handle for so many of those artists. Like being lost in space with so much going on around you For many of those musicians, what you say about the struggle to maintain their human side may be true - maybe they were simply overwhelmed. I was thinking about how the general public and press often dismiss or ignore the human side of many of these musicians and focus on the drug/alcohol abuse. When I talk to people who knew some of these musicians on a personal level and who were able to see beyond or behind the drug and alcohol abuse, they often describe those musicians as nice or good or humane souls. Edited December 11, 2008 by MadScreamingGallery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 What would Pink Floyd's legacy have been if Syd Barrett kept it together, and David Gilmour never joined the group? They broke ground in alot of ways during the earliest part of their formation - but much of it was just odd noises, it seems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spats Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Oh I don't know. Maybe just the most popular rock n roller of all time.....ELVIS PRESLEY. And of course.. Jimi Hendrix Janis Joplin Jim Morrison Keith Moon John Bonham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleNecker Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 (edited) I had one, but I forgot. Edited December 11, 2008 by DoubleNecker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Oh I don't know. Maybe just the most popular rock n roller of all time.....ELVIS PRESLEY. I can't beleive I forgot about him and nobody else mentioned anything, I was litteraly about to post that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jam Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 The band Free Paul Kossoff pased away on my birthday March 19, 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jam Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 You also could include The Band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I miss Janice. She was such a great instinctive talented spirit. And slightly OT from the freak accident category, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Buckley. Giant talents who are greatly missed. It's Janis. Anyway, I didn't see John Lennon or George Harrison. I also didn't see Nick Drake, he's sorta unhead of but he's pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 It's Janis. Anyway, I didn't see John Lennon or George Harrison. I also didn't see Nick Drake, he's sorta unhead of but he's pretty good. I love Nick Drake! Believe it or not, I discovered him watching a Volkswagon commercial a few years back. Then a few of his songs are on the soundtrack to the movie Serendipity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 For many of those musicians, what you say about the struggle to maintain their human side may be true - maybe they were simply overwhelmed. I was thinking about how the general public and press often dismiss or ignore the human side of many of these musicians and focus on the drug/alcohol abuse. When I talk to people who knew some of these musicians on a personal level and who were able to see beyond or behind the drug and alcohol abuse, they often describe those musicians as nice or good or humane souls. Well, I was referring more to the fact that their problems arose more from the fact that they were good souls to begin with and the rigors of a R&R lifestyle and the money that comes with it could have been just too much to handle for some. There are very few of the musicians, who are no longer with us, that I don't think poured their heart and soul into their music. It's reflective of them as people. I think some of our favorites were and are, just damn lucky to survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adi Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Well, I was referring more to the fact that their problems arose more from the fact that they were good souls to begin with and the rigors of a R&R lifestyle and the money that comes with it could have been just too much to handle for some. There are very few of the musicians, who are no longer with us, that I don't think poured their heart and soul into their music. It's reflective of them as people. I think some of our favorites were and are, just damn lucky to survive. I agree. It must have been very hard for them to deal with the major fame, money, fans, media, etc because they actually were just a simple people who suddenly had to deal with a lot of stress and they had to live with the fact that from now on the live in a kind of "fishbowl" while a major part of the society watch their every step. The R&R lifestyle always had a "glorious" image but I think there are some disadvantages in this kind of lifestyle that caused some musicians to escape to the drugs and alcohol (which caused some of them to death). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JethroTull Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I would rate Hendrix as one of the biggest losses. He died at the height of popularity. I was never a big fan, but had he lived I suspect he really would have taken the guitar to extreme levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 What about Sid Vicious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I believe that Jim Morrison wouldn't have made it till today. He was a brilliant man with great ideas. He just wasn't cut out to live a long life. I wish he would have been, but he wouldn't be happy here. The world is just too unfair and unaccepting for someone like he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Michael Hutchence. May not have been hugely influential, but I thought Inxs were a great band and his death was incredibly sad. I was lucky to have met him. Lovely lovely person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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