10 Most Tragic Music Icon Deaths
Every death is a tragedy, but in the world of music when an icon dies too young, it sends reverberations throughout the whole world. We saw it this week with the death of Michael Jackson at the age of 50. Those who have reached the pinnacle of success in the music business always see an outpouring of sympathy when they die because of the sheer number of fans they leave behind. But there is more to it. It also reminds us all that life is short and all the money and fame in the world won't stop death. In the most tragic cases it also proves that money and fame cannot buy happiness. To the contrary, sometimes the star simply cannot deal with the trappings of fame and self-destructs. For this playlist I've selected what I feel are the 10 most tragic music icon deaths. These are all artists who have reached millions of people with their music, but died much too young under tragic circumstances.
May they all rest in peace and may their deaths remind the stars of the future that they too are only human.
10 Most Tragic Music Icon Deaths
1. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
2. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly
3. (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
4. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
6. Riders On The Storm - The Doors(Jim Morrison)
7. Piece Of My Heart - Janis Joplin
8. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana(Kurt Cobain)
9. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
10. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd(Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines)
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I will truly miss him and his music but he lives on in all of us and in his children. He is no longer in any pain(physically/emotionlly).
I am sure Michael would want us to be happy and selebrate his life.
Where were all those whom cared when he was very alone and down where????
Be there now for his children and family and especially for Michale!!
Rest in peace our angel!!
ML
RIP BOB
WHO CARES ...
Music Icons!!! Selena Was not a Music Icon, no one knew who she was til she died... MJ was One of the best, MJ and Elvis and I'll give it to Kurt Cobain. Marvyn Gaye died a tragic death but not cause he couldnt handle fame...
MJ forever!!!!
The title of this post cannot be emphasized enough. Now, if this was a Top 25 list, a lot of the names aforementioned should 'n probably would have appeared on such a list. But honestly, havin' read over the list myself, how can you argue with the names that are up there? These were, and still are to this day, some of the biggest names in music. Their contributions were immense. Their deaths were sudden 'n unexpected, thus sendin' shockwaves all around the world. For those of you who don't necessarily agree with this list: Which of these iconic figures would you remove from this list so to include those you felt should have been on it? If you know anythin' about music, it'd be very difficult to argue with this list here. All in all, good job!