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Title: The "27 Club"
Post by: 240 is Back on April 22, 2013, 09:07:43 PM
Jimi, Joplin, Jim Morrison, Cobain, Winehouse... Musicians that died at their peak, age 27.

What would each of their legacies have been, if they had lifted weights, enjoyed whey shakes, and used fish oil, and lived to be 70 or 80 years old?  
The greatest of all time?  Or would they have gotten fat, put out another five average albums, and now be photog'd in TMZ buying cat litter in flip flops?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club

Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: Jizzacked on April 22, 2013, 09:11:35 PM
sometimes I feel a little sad that I have lived a few years past all these cats yet my life hasn't really amounted to shit. 
Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: Roger Bacon on April 22, 2013, 09:14:01 PM
I'm going to open a franchise called Forever 27.
Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: The Scott on April 22, 2013, 09:16:17 PM
Winehouse, Cobain and Joplin all sucked.  If they had not died they would have just continued on sucking.  Lampreys of the music world.  Not quite as sucky as rap arteests but then, who is?
Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: Roger Bacon on April 22, 2013, 09:17:11 PM
Winehouse, Cobain and Joplin all sucked.  If they had not died they would have just continued on sucking.  Lampreys of the music world.  Not quite as sucky as rap arteests but then, who is?

Why you got to say Cobain suck?

Fucker
Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: Roger Bacon on April 22, 2013, 09:30:39 PM
sometimes I feel a little sad that I have lived a few years past all these cats yet my life hasn't really amounted to shit. 

I have a feeling you've accomplished a lot more than you give yourself credit for big guy!
Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: The Scott on April 22, 2013, 09:32:11 PM
Why you got to say Cobain suck?

Fucker

Because I think his music sucked. Still do.  It doesn't mean you can't like him or his music. 
Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: Roger Bacon on April 22, 2013, 09:34:11 PM
Because I think his music sucked. Still do.  It doesn't mean you can't like him or his music. 

Oh, I can still like it? ???

Thank you bro
Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: delon on April 23, 2013, 01:18:20 AM
Jimi, Joplin, Jim Morrison, Cobain, Winehouse... Musicians that died at their peak, age 27.

What would each of their legacies have been, if they had lifted weights, enjoyed whey shakes, and used fish oil, and lived to be 70 or 80 years old?  
The greatest of all time?  Or would they have gotten fat, put out another five average albums, and now be photog'd in TMZ buying cat litter in flip flops?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club



27 seems so random but makes sense to a degree when the rock star life cycle is broken down (particularly from the 60's/70's):
* early 20's: first rush of fame etc.
* mid-20's: the initial touring frenzy is out of the way.  The rock star suddenly finds him/herself sitting on a shit load of money and a tonne of spare time
* coupled with the easy availability,  pressures of fame,  and often already existing inner demons the star develops a serious addiction
*This gets progressively worse over the next couple of years until around that age 27 the star's luck runs out...

As for how they would look now-
Jim Morrison would have been massively brando-esque fat as there were already signs of him being inclined to porkiness
Jimi might be pumping out some classy blues.
Cobain is a mystery, he was going all REM crazy towards the end (at least according to michael stipe) but who knows.
Brian Jones was just someone who was never going to be old,  too insecure & brittle.  Probably would have gone down the Brian Wilson psychiatric road.

Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: Irongrip400 on April 23, 2013, 02:23:35 AM
I think it's just where you are in life. You're not quite to that responsible 30's age yet with kids and what not, but you could afford better and more drugs than in your early 20's and still have that "invincible" feeling.

Also, he was 28, but throw Bradley Nowell in there. Dude was an animal.
Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: gracie bjj on April 23, 2013, 05:25:04 AM
i was just watching all of the above names on (the final 24), its shows what all of them did the last 24 hrs before they died, mostly alot of partying and insane amounts of drug use. i watched john belushi episode yesterday
Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: calfzilla on April 23, 2013, 05:25:47 AM
Why you got to say Cobain suck?

Fucker

Same with Winehouse. Both her and Cobain were great. I don't know Joplin so I can't judge.
Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: dr.chimps on April 23, 2013, 05:28:26 AM
Because I think his music sucked. Still do.  It doesn't mean you can't like him or his music. 
Passive-aggressive much?
Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: Pet shop boys on April 23, 2013, 07:30:04 AM
Jimi, Joplin, Jim Morrison, Cobain, Winehouse... Musicians that died at their peak, age 27.

What would each of their legacies have been, if they had lifted weights, enjoyed whey shakes, and used fish oil, and lived to be 70 or 80 years old?  
The greatest of all time?  Or would they have gotten fat, put out another five average albums, and now be photog'd in TMZ buying cat litter in flip flops?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club



Morrison wasnt at his  peak......   he left the Doors and went to live the junkie life to Europe...  sadly that didnt last long.
but thru the years he became an Iconic figure for dying so young   so what gives?





WOOOSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Title: Re: The "27 Club"
Post by: Griffith on April 23, 2013, 08:37:47 AM
sometimes I feel a little sad that I have lived a few years past all these cats yet my life hasn't really amounted to shit. 

I think if a person is healthy and free of pain then life is pretty good...

With social media and celebrity culture, we're constantly comparing ourselves to others and will never be happy this way.