July 23rd, 2011
02:19 PM ET
Music stars who died at the age of 27The reported death of troubled singer Amy Winehouse at the age of 27 is a sad reminder of several other musical stars who also passed away at the same age. Known in pop culture as "The 27 Club," this unfortunate collective of stars remains forever frozen in fans minds at that age, with many of them believed to have had their best work yet ahead of them. With her death, Winehouse joins the group which includes:
– Blues legend Robert Johnson whose cause of death in 1938 has been disputed. – Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones who drowned in a swimming pool in 1969. – Singer Janis Joplin who died of an apparent overdose in 1970. – Rock legend Jimi Hendrix who died of asphyxiation in 1970. – The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison who died of reported heart failure. – Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain who committed suicide in 1994. A book titled "The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll" documents the deaths.
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If you read the comments you will see there are alot more than the ones listed..really do your homework well before posting. You would think CNN would have had that figured out before posting this!! WTH? Really??
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Amy Winehouse was a famous musician who tragically died at the young age of 27....she most certainly deserves to be on the list of the 27 club....Who cares if some people didnt like her music.
Yes, death is sad. But she did this to her self. I do not feel bad for her, nor am I surprised at all.
The legendary Hank Williams Sr died at 29 in his sleep. He had a long life of hard drinking and drug use also. He died while sleeping in the back seat of his car while traveling to a gig. Sad. But this shows you that the human body does not bode well with this behavior. Some folks make it through and grow up while others don't.
It's an offense to God to treat the body that He created for you and to be self-destructive. Change your behavior before it's too late.
What about Bradlley from Sublime!!!!!!!!!! He was 27 and better then Winehouse
I hate their time was cut so short, they were all great musicians. Most people refer to them as the Forever 27 instead of the 27 Club.
They forgot something else they all had in common: Drugs and alcohol.... lemme pretend to be surprised they all died so young... Wait I think I learned this in elementary school: Drugs will kill you. It's really not that big of a coincidence: Musicians+high pressure lifestyle+drugs and alcohol= DEAD.
Its just that they found the essence of DEATH much pure and gentle then this scary life......full of uncertainities...unlike DEATH which is CERTAIN....
All rock stars. So sad. Xo
Dont forget Jeff Buckley!!! He died from drowning at age 27.
ITA that Amy doesnt deserve to be on this list.
Too bad it couldnt have been that manure eating clapton instead of Hendrix.
Hendrix got run down in crosstown traffic.
Hendrix died of asphyxiation...he drowned in hi own vomit....
Cobain was a punk and deserved to die. Im glad he is dead.
GO TO HELL, COBAIN!!
@ ASSBUTTER : Cobain was called by some as " Great Spokesman Of His Time" as far as im concerned he can even be called a king....as Elvis was the king of rock, Michael Jackson the king of pop....Cobain was the king of grunge!!!
Shanon Hoon from Blind Melon – Died of a heroin overdose @ 27
For her family and friends who are now suffering I offer my condolences. We all have our faults and failures and many times the more creative or talented you are the more you either suffer mentally for it because your brain is just built different than most or the pressures of celebrity are more than they can bear. In any event, to anyone still alive and suffering: hang in there and seek help from anywhere or anyone you can before it's too late.
You don't care for Jimi Hendrix? If you have a love for music it won't matter what generation you were born in. I feel bad for your kids for not knowing who these people are.
Amy died alone. So sad. RIP, Amy.
Are you suggesting that Winehouse is to be included and compared to the likes of Hendrix, Joplin, and Morrison? Give me a break – Winehouse was good, but nowhere near reaches the status of these artists. She had one good album and one hit song, even Vanilla Ice accomplished that (well, the one good album is questionable). I'm not happy Winehouse died, but don't compare her to true legends.
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Her songs will transcend the week!
Now if we could only get the rest of you liberals to follow suit. I just don't understand why you consistently bash a man who has never been found in history to have any flaws or grievances. Im not a believer but your hate of somone you don't even believe is astounding. So I finsh by saying F.O.A.D. Im not a christian. I dont have to be nice:P
I never heard of her until now. I certainly don't put her in the same category as the other famous musicians who died at the age of 27.
Amy Wino's name should not appear on the same page as Hendrix, Joplin or Morrison...or even be spoken in the same breath. THEY had talent and a huge positive impact on the evolution of rock music. Amy Wino is, and will be nothing more than an asterisk at the bottom of the page in the annals of rock.
How could you forget Shanon Hoon from Blind Melon??
Thank you, thank you for saying the Jimi Hendrix died of asphyxiation. Far too many writers say it was a drug overdoes. Sorry to all those who believe that but had the ambulance crew done their job, Jimi may still be with us today. He was no where near an overdose from a few sleeping pills he took that night.
If it wasn't drugs, then what caused him to stop breathing?
Heather – if those guys did "anything after they died," this would be a whole different article...
Most of the 27 club were better after their passing....like the older one becomes, the better they were...................
she shouldnt even be listed on the same page as the others jim, janis, robert, kurt....they all contributed to music and left a mark...this chick was a junkie piece of crap who got what she deserved.
Wow. Who are you to judge another person in such a crass manner? Cold slab is an excellent name for you.
the heathen worship false gods in rock stars
Sheesh. There's always some bone head bringing his or her personal beliefs into an unrelated comment thread. What a tool.
Admiration, adoration, and enthusiasm are not the same thing as worship.
The nut who referred to Jesus death 2000 years ago needs to read his bible...He also arose 2000 years ago...But, of course the person has been blinded by God's words and will not ever understand the great gift that was given to those who believe...
Don't forget Pigpen from the Grateful Dead. He also died at 27 years old.
I still find it amazing how many artist who struggle to get out their thier and be herd and taken seriously seem to just flush thier carreers down the crapper. Thier are so many who would love to be out their selling hit records and making a living and have real talent and no drup hang ups. If using drugs is your desire in life, you should not be able to take money from thos who support you to support your drug habit. Everyone that bought her album also helped her buy all the drugs she needed. Its as simple as that. We support those we want to support. Its a tragidy
anyone else think that she kinda looked like a dude?
and they were all junkies....funny that.
...and they were all druggies...
Who is Amy Winehouse?????
Pigpen – an early signature voice for the Grateful Dead – also passed away at 27
I have seen her in the news for the past few years now and I still can't tell you a single song she has done. If I have ever heard her music, it was obviously not memorable nor wonderful enough for me to find out who the artist was let alone to seek out her whole body of work.
At least the people on this list made good music. Her music sucked, she was ugly AND she died young.
Some people think Brian Jones was murdered, not drowned (though that was the "official" cause of death). Someday I hope to visit his grave...almost made it last year.
Even mentioning Amy Whinehouse with these other artists is absolutely absurd! I don't mean to speak poorly of her, but she's not even close to the same class as the others in the 27 Club.
While I am sorry that she has passed away and feel badly for her family, Hendrix et al were people who were famouse for their talent first and their life style second. The modern media looks to sensationalize and you can't do that without putting someone in a league they don't belong in first.
do not show the email address ...
She should not have died because of a screen name ...
was her mom always a technician of ?
mothers against drunk driving might be a little upset !
I kinf of thought a bunch of people might still like alcohol and or drugs !
just think she might have done other things with her life ...
five awards ... maybe someone ought to be the acts that red skelton use to have on tv ... wasn't there a drunk or homeless person whom made people laugh LOL !
gee ... maybe our government ought to be playing rehab to get the drunks out of it ... LOL !
maybe there should be awards for media that is made without drugs and or alcohol !
and maybe there should be awards for media that is made with alcohol and or drugs ... an award might be a FREE TRIP to a rehab ...
f.a.s.
You forgot Alan Wilson. Alan was the co-founder, singer, key song writer and guitarist of Canned Heat. Best known for On the Road Again and Going Up the Country, it was his vocals and harmonica that lead those songs which are still played and used in commercials and movies today.
RIP Blind Owl. You are missed.
Addiction is an ugly demon to carry around with you. I know this first hand. And yeah, turning to Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior saved me! It was a decision that so many others can't or don't make .... I decided not to please satan anymore! I am so sorry that Amy Winehouse never got the help she needed.
RIP
Its a shame lives are being lost every day to mindless drug use and alcohol abuse. Its horrible to have to live with a person so far off into the world of drugs. My mother is a junkie who refuses to get treatment and its torn our family apart. Poor Amy was a lost soul who couldnt find her way back may the loved ones she left behind find peace and closure from this nightmare.
@Jamie, Um... she had many chances to accept rehab and "overcome her addiction" she just said No, no, no.
So... she chose her path as many in the list before her chose their paths as well.
I'm sure your children are doing worse that what these people did to themselves. If they drink and drive i'm sure they do much more. Yea you think your children are perfect little angels
who cares ?
Novelty or lounge acts as you stated do not win five grammys
add alan wilson, slide quitar player for 'canned heat' overdose
Too bad Hitler, Stalin and W couldn't have died at 27. 37, even.
You can't compare Winehouse's mediocre talent to those on this list. She at best was a novelty act or maybe a lounge singer. She was a one hot wonder....
sad
but all drugs will get you one way or another
Thought comments were deemed to be about Ms. Winehouse whose tragic death has made many more aware of life. Comparison to others is not really necessary, but informative at least. The religious angle is argumentative in this sense and totally unnecessary.
I hit a squirrel once with my car and felt really bad afterwards and I even cried. It's sad when animals die. Human on the other hand, who cares. We are all mean and ugly anyway. Animals are cool.
watch the haters now come out in force and take cheap shots at a poor dead girl. Her talent was massive. In time, hopefully the tabloid stuff will be overshadowed by the pure craft of her 2 records. Brilliance. And like many brilliant artists, seemingly tormented. RIP, Miss Winehouse. You were amazing.
Robert Johnson the king of blues should be on here. The founding member of the 27 club
I pray for Amy and her family and friends, and fans. I also pray for all of you who leave a message rather if you did not like her or you should still show respect to her family. I pray that all of you God and that you keep God in Your hearts at all times. 1Corinthians 13: 1-13 read it live it love it. God bless all of you!
And you are just a loser with no life rubbing one out bc you have no gf and posting stupid remarks on a blog! Get a life sh!t for brains at least J.M. had one unlike you sitting and stroking one out in your mama's basement.
Let's not forget Bradley Nowell of Sublime who was barely 28 and wonderfully talented.
The fact that they were all 27 makes it tragic, regardless of how they died. THEY WERE PEOPLE. THEY WERE TALENTED & YOUNG WHEN THEY DIED. They deserve a little respect. If they had lived, maybe they could have had a chance to overcome their demons.
What does Jesus have to do with the price of tea in China>
She was 27 years old! She was so young! Some of you are talking like she was a squirrel you hit with your car...except with less compassion! Regardless of your personal feelings, have some respect for a human life! I pray for her family!
Mia Zapata of The Gits should be mentioned in the "27 Club" list, although she wasn't weak like Winehouse, Cobain, Morrison, Hendrix, or Joplin. She didn't need drugs to deal with pain. I'd say her murder is far more tragic than the deaths of these others.
NEWSFLASH DOC BROWN! Jesus isn't dead!!!!!
lol jim morrison is an overrated pos drunk the modern day equivalent is that lead singer jagoff in the band creed, jim morrison`s name on this list is the embarrassment
You sir have no taste what so ever. Not only was he a great artist he was a great poet. And to me the greatest "rocker that ever lived
some of you people are pathetic a human life has been lost..no matter what mistakes ms. amy made she was someone's daughter, sister, aunt, friend and family member...she also had incredible talent..may she rest in peace and my sympathy goes to her parents and family as well as her friends and fans..R.I.H. MS. AMY WINEHOUSE
JESUS DIED WHEN HE WAS 27. SUPPOSEDLY FROM AN OVER DOSE OF SIN. IM NOT CONVINCED.
We should get it straight that she was a British musical star. Hardly a world wide talent. All she will be remembered as is an addict who's personal problems outweighed her musical talent. She is a one hit wonder who's 15 minutes of fame were expanded because of her additcions. No big loss. Never did anything for anyone but herself.
DOC BROWN, in case you didnt know, the Bible says that Jesus did in fact die. But then rose from the dead and accended into Heaven as a living being.
yes, and the easter bunny poops easter eggs, Santa delivers toys to billions of children in one night, and the debt ceiling crisis will be resolved by August 2nd by a bunch thieving, lying politicians.
Too bad there isn't a book on how to survive being a celebrity. How many have died young? I really did not like Amy Winehouse's music. Some may wonder about John Belushi or Chris Farley. Were they talented? Maybe, maybe not. Jimi, Janis and Morrison died when I was four years old. All of them will be in their 60's if alive today. Would Elvis be touring at 76 if he were around? Buddy Holly would have been 75 in September. Billie Holiday died at 44. She had talent.
In astrology, the Saturn Return occurs in the late 20s ~ sometimes excruciating.
What did she have 3 hit songs? And people are trying to compare her to other people who had so much more talent? Doesn't make sense. She is not in the same category.
Winehouse had no talent so please don't insult the likes of Cobain, Hendrix, and Morrison by putting her in the same category.
A few years ago I wrote a list of members of the so-called "27 Club"... It includes a few more obscure names. http://www.cassavafilms.com/list9_2007/list9_040507.html
Ooooh @n not bein cool huh? Let em' make it if they wana be idiots....be good...don't be hateful yall...not a blog meant for hate....some others "ok" but try and be nice on this one....
@mad- LMAO!! (you're a trip bro)
To bad @n isn't a member of this club.
Is it significant that 27 years (plus a little more) is also 10,000 days?
This women should not be mentioned in the same breath as the others. There were plenty of people who lost their lives yesterday that are more worthy of our attention.
ok she may have died at 27 but she was far from the Legends that died at the age of 27...Janis, Jim, Jimmy, kurt....She far from deserves to be bunched up in the 27 club with them....
If Doc. Brown's comment was the best ever you have read, you need to get out more. Wow your comment makes you look like your life is spent in a bubble. Please shoot yourself you sad person
The writer has HEART failure NOT HEAT failure. Where are you idiots read heat failure? @arron and doc brown, you both suck. Too bad it wasn't you non belivers of Christ that didn't died instead. You both are a waste of space walking on earth.
The writer obviously fixed it, jesus would've clued you into that if you weren't so busy judging others.
Please stop associating Amy Crackhouse with some of the greatest musical talents that ever lived. Just to mention her name in the same sentence as Jim Morrison or Jim Hendrix or Janis Joplin is a crime. He music will not llive on like theirs has and there is no comparison. Generation or no generation.
bradly nowell should be on the list
She was 27, that's about the only thing she had in common with that group.
You gorgot these.
http://youtu.be/M5WptAhv6rY
Shanon Cook made a very unrealistic comment about the "27 Club"..maybe they were burnt out from all the touring...blah, blah, blah...How about all the DRUGS and ALCOHOL?? THERE is the real truth. Might want to actually start reporting that bit of reality.
Amy Winehouse's age at her time of death and her history of substance abuse are pretty much the only characteristics she has in common with any of of the rock legends she's lumped together with in the above article. Nothing against her, but to list her among barrier-breakers, genre pioneers, and musicians who are still larger than life and impacting the scene decades after their deaths is really rather sickening.
I hate to be the one to break it to you but those guys didn't do anything after they died. To be honest she SHOULD be on the list. She had incredible talent and had more than one hit both in the States and the UK. I myself never cared for most if the above mentioned, and my children will give you a dumb stare if you ask who any of them are except Cobain and Winehouse. So thankfully your opinion doesn't count as to who is on the list.
Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon dead at 27 from cocaine and heroin OD – to be added to the list....
Dislike the 27 club concept....It's macabre, trivializes the losses and disrespects their memory ...
Some people say taking drugs is a form of suicide, but none of those on this list that died of drug overdoses meant to O.D. To me, Cobain doesn't belong on that list because of the fact that he committed suicide. I think one of the reasons he did it at 27 was simply because he so badly wanted to make this list. Don't give him the satisfaction.
You're an idiot
Media should stop idolizing the "27 club" and start focusing on what they all had in common and what killed them all. horrible DRUG ADDICTIONS.
Another dead rock star. The best thing for a famous entertainer's career is for them to die.
Her name does not belong nor fit amongst the rest of the 27 club!
Doc Brown made the best comment ever.
i had a feeling that was going to happen to her sooner or later just hoped it would have been much later..sad
winehouse in the 27 club? hahahahahahaha i dont think so lets see we have Cobain, Joplin, Hendrix, Morrison and Jones and than you want to add winehouse to those legends of music hahahaha Music is truly dead it died when Cobain died
@yiff- that's funny! Chakras needin' a little alignment...
Amy Winehouse does NOT deserve to be on that list. Everyone else there had talent.
Hey @BV & @ms fernace & @mad...hope you're all well....have a good w/e....be good
RIP Amy.... what a great talent. My condolences to her family, friends, and coworkers.
I wish someone had been appointed some sort of conservator over her a couple years ago for her own good.
She obvisouly was not capable of making health decisions for herself.
I'm sorry, but comparing her to Joplin, Cobain, and Hendrix is just a slap in the face to their legacy.
Different generations have different stars. She could've been bigger than them if she had a chance to overcome her addiction.
Lmao..@Robert. I'm sure Jesus was laughing at that one also. You do know we all have to die one day, right?
"27 Club" is one of the most offensive things CNN has come up with. I am an old hippy. I saw some of these people. I pay attention and have a son who pays close attention to popular culture and no adult refers to these deaths as the "27 Club" What does CNN do, come up with this garbage and then pretend they heard it elsewhere.
I see your point about it being tasteless but CNN did not make it up. There's a lot of other articles on the subject and a Wikipedia page as well.
Um... CNN did not coint the phrase "27 club"... This has been around for years. Not offensive, just a sad coincidence...
I agree w/ @ms fernace...have some class...her family is hurting and some wish to spew that "you dont care" and other negativity....let her rest in peace
All those who insist on writing derrogatory statements about some1 who is dead, I feel sorry for you! You obviously have issues, are full of anger & can't consider how her family must feel now! Her fans are also devastated! Go away & let the mourning grieve!!
Brian was murdered in his pool by Frank Thorogood who admitted it on his deathbed. Still, he was incredibly talented and so adorable!
try that http://www.SUPERSONIC.US.COM
I just turned 28 and Amy obviously was born in my year of 1983. Too bad for her that she didn't live to 28, too. I mean, I don't hate or love her, as she never hurt me (hence no hate) or help me (hence no love.)
Is it coincidence that there are 27 comments before I posted this?
RIP Amy. I hope you've found peace. Just know, people will miss you. Despite what you went thru, you were still admired.
Since when has this POS ever been in the same company with any of the others mentioned?
T Money. You aint got no money you F-ing koon.
Amy who ?
Last time I checked, Morrison died of heart failure, not heat failure. CNN – you are a joke. It's the Lizard King. Get it write – I mean right. I mean correct. RIP Amy. We will miss your beautiful voice. ~ Jim
Cool club, but membership is a killer.
LOl I just fell off my chair laughing
shes not fit for the 27 club. she sucks. her name shouldnt even be mentioned in the same article as hendrix or brian jones.
My heart goes out to her parents and family, how sad to watch your child self destruct. She was an incredibly talented woman that was far too young to die, I pray she finds the peace beyond that she could not find here.
"heart failure" not "heat failure."
She doesn't deserve to be in this club.
Get this junk off the front page. Seriously CNN, terror in Norway, debt catastrophe in the USA, starvation in Somalia, and we're focusing on this wreck of a human being who was asking for this all along? Really?
R.I.P. Amy. No matter what demons you faced in this life, may your spirit find eternal peace. My sympathies to the Winehouse family.
@DENNA, that was well said and very nice of you. =)
Heat Failure?
What a shame. great musician
jim morrison froze to death?
Froze to death in his Paris apartment bathtub eh
Courtney Love had Kurt murdered.
Jimi was murdered, stolen from, evil all around him. Jim Morrison pulled and surrounded by darkness. Janis the same. Brian, surrounded by envy, and who knows, envy and jealousy at a soul stirring talent like Robert Johnson, may have been behind his death, evil all around them. Now Amy. True tragedies.
When Cobain died he did it at his own hand. He stood for nothing, who was envy of that?
Aside from that, talent is a magnet for envy, soft shoe shufflers, who want to see you fail or even perhaps see you hurt. I'm not saying "talented" people are above or special, but when you have talent, you can't help using it, it flows from you.
Could Amy have been a victim of such energies around her? Ultimately its her responsibility, but why didn't anyone do more? So much we don't know behind the scenes.
You need to align your chakras or something because you're not making sense.
wow,are you just typiing to hear yourself type? haha Geez fool why bash Kurt Cobain? By seveal responses here many think he may have been murdered, and if the poor man did take his own life how is that so different than those that overdosed themselves? Quit judging! All of these people are gone before their time, they were already big or well on their way and had mega talent. No need to judge those that are not here to defend themselves, better to simply say what a shame they are gone and we will hear no more from them.
it looks like fame and fortune can destroy your life, if they only knew jesus this wouldnt of happen
Because no one christian has ever OD'd. My eyes just rolled straight out of their sockets.
What does Jesus have to do with anything? He died 2000 years ago, right? Pretty sure dead people aren't helping anyone.
What does Jesus have to do with his comment? Because living based on Christ's teachings, a person is more apt to NOT do drugs or to become an alcholic, and will more often than not sustain from lifestyles that are destructive. No one is saying that Christians don't do this but they are more likely to not do this because of the change in heart and behavior.
I believe that Amy began to grow up and wanted to change but unfortunately, it was not meant to be and she was not given this chance.
To Robert and Scott-Amy Winehouse was Jewish. Unless you want to get into a debate about Jews accepting Jesus (and I know you don't, so let's not go there), please drop it.
Jim Morrison died of heat failure? Can we get Dr. Sanjay Gupta to comment on this?
who cares jus another celb that thought she could get away with anything serves her right
@hillman, that is both mean and stupid, a very bad combination. Who are you to judge?
First!
Fail!
Kurt Cobain was murdered by Courtney Love.
Typo. You mean that Jim Morrison died of heart failure, not heat failure. That's not as tragi-romantic, dying due to faulty air conditioning.
Jimi Hendrix was 29 and 2 months from his 30th birthday when he died. It's long been established that he lied about his age because, as anyone old enough to remember can tell you, 30 was a magic number back then. Don't trust anyone over 30, etc.
Jimi was born Nov 27, 1942. He was 27 on Sept 18. 1970.
Kurt Cobain's should say "Murdered at the age of 27".
Yes!!! I wonder if Kristen from Hole and El Duce were 27 when Courtney had them murdered? Maybe there should be a list for those who were killed for/by that waste-case.
Correct!!! Kurt was murdered... It was proven that at the time of his death, that the amount of heroin in his body and his body weight, he would not be able to lift the shotgun to shoot himself in the mouth. Kurt Cobain and his music live on as the many of the others (Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison). Not quite sure if Amy Whinehouse made much of an impact on the music world at all. She is more famous for her husbands drug issue andher own drug and alcohol issues. The others mentioned earlier are famous for thier music and they also had drug or alcohol issues.
Dana, you are an imbecile.
Wow-there's some conspiracy-mongering people here on CNN today, aren't they? And I here I thought this teenybopper obsession with hating Courtney Love would have died when people became adults. Apparently not.
That's coincidental that she's 27. Don't include her in this mix though. Those were influential musicians and have stood the test of time despite their short musical careers. She had one song people knew. She's known for her screw ups rather than her music.
Agreed , she hasnt had any influence compared to the list above.
She doesn't deserve to be on this list at all.
You have clearly not listened to her music. She has many incredible songs and definitely deserves to be on this list. The other artists on the 27 list had problems that they are known for as well as their music.
The 27 club is not about tallent (although most were insanely tallented at the time of their death). It's about being a famous musician & dying before their time (coincidentally at the age of 27). I'm sure there are people who don't like Jimmi's music or Janis' music etc... but that's not the point.. I have never been a fan of Amy's music but who are you to critique her skills? Regardless, it's a sad story & her family is grieving...
I totally agree with this. All she's known for is her use of drugs and alcohol, not for her great influence in music.
Kyle-please don't project your ignorance onto anyone else. Winehouse was a well-respected R&B singer in her native Britain, even by legendary soul and classic rock artists. And she was a darn good vocalist (minus AutoTune), which is sorely missing from mainstream pop these days. Most of the American public only knows about her bad girl image and her one stateside hit single.
As someone who actually understands the history of Western popular music-from ragtime to hip hop-I'd appreciate it if you keep your rudeness and disrespect to yourself.
I totally agree, I was thinking the exact same thing.
– The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison who died of reported heat failure.
should read heart failure
Jim Morrison. Heart failure not heat failure v