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We all know how Cobain, Hendrix etc died. But how did other stars die?

― michael eichhammer (mrrightnow), Saturday, 16 September 2006 10:05 (twenty years ago)

Percy Sledge - Choked to death during pie eating contest.
Michael Karoli - Go-Kart accident.

― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Saturday, 16 September 2006 10:10 (twenty years ago)

Mama Cass - smothered to death in a Stu Hamm sandwich

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:29 (twenty years ago)

Furry Lewis - Cerebral haemorrhage brought on by picking his nose with a crab claw

― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:34 (twenty years ago)

ian curtis: tripped over a dancing chicken and fell off the edge of macclesfield.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:45 (twenty years ago)

marc bolan: eaten by a dinosaur.

jim morrison: eaten by marc bolan.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:47 (twenty years ago)

"Tyrannosaurus Rex
The eater of lards."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:50 (twenty years ago)

Rick James - Love Gun

― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:52 (twenty years ago)

G.G. Allin: crushed by an onslaught of squealing preteen fans in a fit of "GGmania"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:53 (twenty years ago)

paul mccartney: run over on a pedestrian crossing by a VW beetle.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:55 (twenty years ago)

Meat Loaf: served in grade school cafeteria

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:56 (twenty years ago)

Albert Ayler - Disappeared over Guatemalan coast whilst attempting World Record for self-powered flight

― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:56 (twenty years ago)

Darby Crash: mainlined Smurfs and choked on hats

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:57 (twenty years ago)

Ronnie Van Zant: Decapitated by train tunnel.
Duane Allman: Fell to death while chasing mountain goat.
Jim Croce: Electrocuted after touching ladder to powerline.
Jeff Porcaro: Heart attack following allergy to lawn pesticide.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:59 (twenty years ago)

Stiv Bators: Ball cancer

― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:01 (twenty years ago)

Tupac Shakur - Beaten to death following argument with male prostitute

― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:03 (twenty years ago)

Prince, Paul Simon, Michel Petrucciani: Smallpox.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:05 (twenty years ago)

john entwistle while he worked

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:05 (twenty years ago)

Scott La Rock- Laminating machine accident

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:06 (twenty years ago)

Mark Sandman- Cranial trauma sustained whilst stepping on a large number of rakes, slapstick comedy style

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:07 (twenty years ago)

Jerry Garcia: Smothered by gratitude cards

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:07 (twenty years ago)

bob dylan: betrayed by judas

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:08 (twenty years ago)

Dexter Gordon: beaned.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:08 (twenty years ago)

Johnny Paycheck- Had his pomade swapped with very gooey acid by a spurned lover

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:09 (twenty years ago)

Eazy-E- Death by chocolate

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:09 (twenty years ago)

johnny thunders: lightning

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:09 (twenty years ago)

DJ Subroc: Doomed from the start

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:10 (twenty years ago)

Mel Appleby- Stone Cold Stunner through a table

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:10 (twenty years ago)

Joey Ramone: Bitten by venomous walking-stick insect.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:11 (twenty years ago)

Frank Zappa: still controversy over whether the fatal injury was inflicted by hot rats or baby snakes.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:14 (twenty years ago)

Stuart Sutcliffe: scared to death by an episode of Dark Skies

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:14 (twenty years ago)

Johnny Cash: one piece at a time

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:15 (twenty years ago)

John McGeoch - Shot by both sides

― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:19 (twenty years ago)

Frank Sinatra - Choked on cock

― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:20 (twenty years ago)

That guy from Drowning Pool- Excelsior syndrome

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:22 (twenty years ago)

"Dimebag" Darrell - allergic reaction to peanuts

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:23 (twenty years ago)

Janis Joplin - allergic reaction to penis

― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:25 (twenty years ago)

Big Punisher - Anorexia Nervosa

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:26 (twenty years ago)

Ricky Wilson - Cock Lobster

― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:30 (twenty years ago)

Paul Kantner - evil computer sabotaged starship, depressurized "A" deck

― excuse me while I fold my pants (samjeff), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:32 (twenty years ago)

Neil Peart: suffering a severe concussion after fallin' offa the shoulders of four other drummers while changing a lightbulb

― tiit (tiit), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:35 (twenty years ago)

Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue

― King-a-Ling (King-a-Ling), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:36 (twenty years ago)

Joe Strummer - Strimmer

― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:45 (twenty years ago)

Charlie Reid of The Proclaimers shot by a jealous husband in a case of mistaken identity.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Saturday, 16 September 2006 19:56 (twenty years ago)

elliot smith - knife juggling mishap.

― grady (grady), Saturday, 16 September 2006 20:34 (twenty years ago)

tim buckley: blood loss after snapping his frenulum during an over-zealous bout of intercourse with a blow-up doll.

jeff buckley: died of shame thinking about it.

biggie smalls: crash dieted without consulting his doctor first.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Saturday, 16 September 2006 21:45 (twenty years ago)

Razzle: Murdered by evil Heroin kingpin/kung fu master with detachable metal hand (note: Razzle did not notice; was too busy looking good)

J Dilla: Plowed into by Pete Rose at home plate in 1970 All-Star Game

John Bonham: Unexplained mishap on set of The Muppet Show

Brian Jones: lost fight with horse

― nate p. (natepatrin), Saturday, 16 September 2006 22:04 (twenty years ago)

Gram Parsons: suffocation from own farts

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Saturday, 16 September 2006 22:21 (twenty years ago)

Sandy Denny: cancer of the hangnail

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Saturday, 16 September 2006 22:22 (twenty years ago)

Very Meltzeresque thread.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Saturday, 16 September 2006 22:41 (twenty years ago)

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Emmett Otter's Jugband: run over by 18-wheeler
-- a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar

u_u

― katie quirk (dubplatestyle), Monday, 18 September 2006 18:12 (twenty years ago)

Haikunym wins for the Flavor Flav one!

― Douglas (Douglas), Monday, 18 September 2006 18:17 (twenty years ago)

ODB: seppuku
Tiny Tim: "suicide by cop"
The Shins: chutes too narrow
Shannon Hoon: general failure

― Erroneous Botch (joseph cotten), Monday, 18 September 2006 18:47 (twenty years ago)

Israel Kamakawiwa'ole: malnutrition

― a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar (nickalici, Monday, 18 September 2006 18:55 (twenty years ago)

Wesley Willis: whooped the wrong lion's asshole

― a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar (nickalici, Monday, 18 September 2006 18:56 (twenty years ago)

Jem and the Holograms: executed by Saudi morality police while touring Middle East

― a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar (nickalici, Monday, 18 September 2006 18:58 (twenty years ago)

Jeffrey Lee Pierce: stoned

Jeffrey Lee liked his telephone; it was shaped like a black woman's breast. The 4 and 6 buttons were silicone nipples, with hand-painted areola extending almost to the edge of the dial.

Normally Jeffrey Lee hated calling his 84-year-old mother, but she'd just gotten a new cell phone for Christmas. He licked his lips and started dialing. "Here we go: one, four-four-four, four-four-four-..." He shrieked. "This isn't titty milk, this is not--STONE, WHY THE FUCK IS THERE SEMEN ON THE 6?"

Stone Gossard rushed into the living room and ran Jeffrey Lee through the chest with his massive ding-a-ling.

― King-a-Ling (King-a-Ling), Monday, 18 September 2006 20:23 (twenty years ago)

Dr. Octagon - shot by Dr. Dooom

Morrissey - killed by YOU

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 18 September 2006 21:21 (twenty years ago)

(and you know, this thread would make a great book if it had some Edward Gorey illustrations accompanying)

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 18 September 2006 21:22 (twenty years ago)

(or Tim Burton doing his best Edward Gorey impression)

― grady (grady), Monday, 18 September 2006 21:28 (twenty years ago)

Kid Rock: auto accident.

― mark 0 (mark 0), Monday, 18 September 2006 21:59 (twenty years ago)

the crazy thing is that all of these are true.

― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Monday, 18 September 2006 22:01 (twenty years ago)

Steve Miller: went back in time, stepped on butterfly

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 18 September 2006 22:08 (twenty years ago)

Mannie Fresh: went back in time, accidentally fucked his own momma

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 18 September 2006 22:08 (twenty years ago)

Josie and the Pussycats: severe dander allergies

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 18 September 2006 22:09 (twenty years ago)

> the crazy thing is that all of these are true.

Especially the ones that contradict each other. Those are superduper-true!

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Monday, 18 September 2006 22:16 (twenty years ago)

Mastodon - trapped in glacial crevasse and iraculously perfectly preserved for millions of years.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Monday, 18 September 2006 22:17 (twenty years ago)

...miraculously...

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Monday, 18 September 2006 22:18 (twenty years ago)

R.E.O Speedwagon: "Chubby Bunny" contest

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 18 September 2006 22:20 (twenty years ago)

Derek Bailey - stalked, strangled by I@n R!ese-Mor@ine's mom.

― Danny Aioli (Rock Hardy), Monday, 18 September 2006 22:27 (twenty years ago)

Wiley: went over Niagara Falls in barrel

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 18 September 2006 22:28 (twenty years ago)

Izora Rhodes - drowned in the Martha Wash

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 18 September 2006 23:00 (twenty years ago)

jeff porcaro = crushed by a "nice price" display

― john david bootyflake (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 18 September 2006 23:42 (twenty years ago)

syd barrett = after all, it was you and me

― john david bootyflake (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 18 September 2006 23:45 (twenty years ago)

Buddy Holly - Showdown with town sherrif with tragic result.

― Thomas Mehlt (Tokyo Ghost Stories), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 02:49 (twenty years ago)

Ritchie Valens: was given the ability to turn anything he touched into risotto; died of malnutrition.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 02:56 (twenty years ago)

The Big Bopper: bopped until he dropped into a blast furnace

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 02:58 (twenty years ago)

Sam Cooke: nosebleed

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 02:59 (twenty years ago)

Television: cancelled

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 03:02 (twenty years ago)

Steve Lacy - burned up upon re-entry from orbit

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 03:02 (twenty years ago)

Sun Ra - Melanoma

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 03:02 (twenty years ago)

janis joplin: fell into the grave she was going to bury her yearbook photo in

― john david bootyflake (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 03:03 (twenty years ago)

Chet Baker - Wished he could be young again. A genie granted his wish and he eventually shrank into a child, then a baby, then a newborn infant, and in rapid succession a fetus, embryo, and finally a zygote which seperated into an ovum and spermotazoa.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 03:06 (twenty years ago)

Look it up if you don't believe me! It's a rather famous story, and I'm certain any of the jazz fans on this board will be happy to confirm it.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 03:08 (twenty years ago)

Fela: purple nurple complications

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 03:11 (twenty years ago)

butthole surfers (entire band): wiped out

― latebloomer aka 'the sun' (latebloomer), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 03:17 (twenty years ago)

Louis Jordan: decided to stop ceiling fan with left fingers
Ice Cube: picked the wrong undercover cop to approach for handjob in park
Charlie Palmieri: choked to death on fly accidentally swallowed while laughing at friend's joke on bus
Daniel Johnston: speeding motorcar
Yo La Tengo: covering speeding motorcar

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 04:13 (twenty years ago)

hahahahaha

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 04:16 (twenty years ago)

Gwen Stefani - Accidentally swallowed toothbrush; choked to death
Kim Gordon - Spontaneously combusted (along with comfy TV chair) just halfway through the "X-Files" marathon
Todd Rundgren - Was stowaway aboard the Challenger
Malcolm Mooney - Not "dead", exactly: It's just that he hasn't been born yet hasn't been born yet hasn't been born yet hasn't been

And, this is for you, herr eichhammer!:

http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/deadrock.html

― Monty Von Byonga (Monty Von Byonga), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 06:29 (twenty years ago)

Will Shatter: weaponized cooties

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 02:37 (twenty years ago)

James Brown: choked trying to speak German

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 02:41 (twenty years ago)

Duke Ellington: first person to become a series of ones and zeroes

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 02:43 (twenty years ago)

Nasreh Fateh Ali Khan: he gave that DDR machine as good as he got

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 02:45 (twenty years ago)

Steve Albini: peppermint schnapps enema

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 02:48 (twenty years ago)

Greil Marcus: unsuccessful jump over Snake River

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 02:49 (twenty years ago)

Steven Tyler: mistaken for sacrificial horse while on tour in Kerala, India

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 02:55 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

Biz Markie: Felled by an assassin's bullet while traveling in a motorcade down Dealey Plaza in Dallas
The Edge: Cut finger on a cat-food tin, left it unattended-to, bled out after 22 years

― Myonga Vön Bontee, Sunday, 22 February 2009 08:43 (seventeen years ago)

four months pass...

Mike Oldfield: Disappeared while trying to surf the Pipeline in Oahu

― the who cares (okamax), Friday, 3 July 2009 19:58 (seventeen years ago)

six years pass...

Cliff Burton - garotted by a completely nude James Hetfield, who then forced the bus driver to crash the bus to cover it up

― Neanderthal, Thursday, 17 March 2016 21:48 (ten years ago)

Tiny Tim - murdered onstage by the Symbionese Liberation Army

― Neanderthal, Thursday, 17 March 2016 21:51 (ten years ago)

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