Unexpected, Untimely And Shocking Deaths In Music
Heart attacks. Plane crashes. Car crashes. Drug overdoses. Murder. Over the years, these have become some of the most common causes of the often shocking deaths in the music industry. On a lighter note, some might argue that even ham sandwiches have been involved.
Regardless of the cause, take a look back at these musical icons that have left us way, way, way too soon - yet have left us with legacies that will live on forever. The majority of these deaths, in addition to being sudden and shocking, were in some way either ironic or just completely messed up. Rock on...
Michael Jackson
June 25, 2009. Age: 50. Cause of death (speculated prior to autopsy): respiratory/cardiac arrest allegedly brought on by the use of multiple mixed prescription drugs.
On Thursday, June 25, 2009, the world was shocked to hear that pop superstar Michael Jackson had suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital, after which he fell into a deep coma for a brief time and ultimately passed away. Love him, or hate him due to the controversies surrounding him for the better part of the last 15 years, there's no denying that Jackson's sudden death ranks up there with the most shocking celebrity deaths like that of Diana, Princess of Wales, who was killed in a car accident in France in 1997; John Lennon's murder in 1980; and Elvis Presley's sad demise, perhaps on the eve of a potential comeback, in 1977.
Reports claimed that Jackson was on a "cocktail" of seven different prescription drugs, including Demerol, which was basically the equivalent of the five point palm-exploding heart technique that killed Bill. Again, that's seven different prescription drugs.
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