Rock Stars are probably the wildest of celebrities. Unfortunatley their mantra of rock n roll usually leads some to their downfall. Some rockers die from crazy accidents, and plenty of them unusually die at 27. Take a look at some of the rock stars who died tragically. TW: non-graphical Death, Suicide, Murder
Randy Rhoads' Plane Crashes Into A Bus, Killing Him.
Randy Rhoads, the guitarist for Ozzy Ozbourne's Blizzard of Oz album, died in a plane crash. He died at just 25 when the pilot of the airplane flew it without permission and hit a tour bus killing everyone on board the plane. This includes Rhoads and his makeup artist.
Keith Relf Gets Electrocuted By His Own Guitar
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The Yardbirds vocalist Keith Relf was electrocuted by his own guitar at the age of 33 around the time of recording an early version of Led Zepplin's Dazed and Confused. He was electrocuted in his London home by an electric guitar that wasn't properly grounded.
Euronymous Killed and Found With 23 Stab Wounds
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Euronymous or Oystein Aarseth, the guitarist for the metal band Mayhem, got into a feud with another metal player, Varg Vikernes. Vikernes drove to Aarseth's apartment and stabbed him 23 times. Two in the back of the head.
Kirsty MacColl Was Hit by a Speedboat, Instantly Killing Her.
Kirsty MacColl was out with her son when a speedboat was heading for her son. She pushed him out of the way, and the speedboat collided into her, killing her instantly. The speedboat was in a restricted swimming area.
Dennis Wilson Drowns After Unexpectedly Jumping Overboard
Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys died after getting drunk, and diving off a friends yaht searching for pieces of his yaht he lost three years earlier.
Randy California Drowns in a Rip Current to Save His Son
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Randy California, the Spirit Guitarist, was on vacation in Hawaii when a rip current took hold of his son. He managed to push his son to shore but died to try to save him.
Mike Edwards (ELO) Killed By a 1300 lbs. Hay Bale
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Mike Edwards, a musician for Electric Light Orchestra, was killed by a 1,300 pound hay bale that rolled off a farmer's load and crashed into his car, killing him.
Taylor Hawkins Dies With 10+ Substances In His Bloodstream
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Taylor Hawkins, the drummer of the Foo Fighters, recently passed. But, they found over ten substances in his bloodstream including marijuana and alcohol. He was found dead shortly after a concert in Colombia
Kurt Cobain Commits Suicide
Kurt Cobain was the frontman of the huge grunge band Nirvana. He committed suicide due to a multitude of mental health issues as well as drug influences. He was found dead with a shotgun. This death is possibly one of the most tragic in the history of Rock.
Jimi Hendrix Dies of Drug Intoxication
Jimi Hendrix was an amazing guitarist and frontman of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He had terrible drug addictions, which wasn't unusual for the time, but he had gotten so high, he fell asleep facedown. He suffocated on his own vomit and passed.