I would never join a club that would have me for a member, Groucho Marx once said.
The club of rock artists who died at the age of 27 is one group no-one would want to belong to.
Members include Janis Joplin. Robert Johnson. Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, Kurt Cobain and now, sadly but by no means unexpectedly, Amy Winehouse can be added to the list. Continue reading
While I’m away #6
Neil Young wrote it’s better to burn than fade away. Kurt Cobain took this too literally. Nick Cave’s one time Bad Seed guitarist gave some profound advice on how rock stars can avoid getting burnt out. He said there are three basic options: a) Don’t become a rock star in the first place. b) Find something in life that fulfills you as much as being a rock star does. c) Don’t burn!
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