Musicians gone too soon, a short list!

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JIMI HENDRIX
1942-1970

He was probably the best guitar player we ever had. He also had some bad habits that caught up with him in England. His girlfriend, Monika Dannemann, found him in his London flat. The events around his death are still controversial to this day.



JANIS JOPLIN
1943-1970

She could sing louder, better, and with more soul than anyone. She could drink grown men under the table. Still, Janis was an insecure little girl inside who couldn't shake her demons. She died alone in her hotel room while in the middle of making her album Pearl.



ANDREW WOOD (lead singer of Mother Love Bone)
1966-1990

Andrew died just before his group's first album was to be released. Bandmates Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament went on to form Pearl Jam, and Andrew was memorialized in the one-off tribute band Temple of the Dog, which also included Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron from Soundgarden.


KURT COBAIN
1967-1994

Seattle's favorite most tortured son, Kurt had stomach problems, emotional problems, and substance-abuse problems that all became too much for him to bear. His suicide brought the age of grunge to a screeching halt and still leaves a big hurt.


SHANNON HOON (lead singer of Blind Melon)
1967-1995

Sudden success did not agree with Shannon Hoon. After Blind Melon's debut album, Hoon and his band spent two years straight on the road — most of which the singer could not remember due to his partying. He tried to clean up his act in between tours but he still eventually succumbed to his addictions.


NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
1972-1997

Biggie epitomizes the horrible consequences of the late-'90s East Coast-West Coast hip-hop wars that also claimed Tupac, another remarkable young artist we lost too soon. Only 24, Biggie was gunned down after leaving a party hosted by Vibe magazine. The murder remains unsolved.

Just a reminder of the ones we lost too soon. Six men and women who didn't even make it to 30.

And don't forget Jim Morrison from The Doors!