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artists who've done drugs (allegedly) name some!
Stevie Wonder David Bowie Prince James Brown Kurt Cobain George Clinton Mick Jagger Sid Vicious your turn!  | |
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these all died.
Many people believe that artists stand a higher chance of suffering and dying from drug overdoses and related health issues than the rest of the population. Evidence supporting this has been controversial, and many believe that there is little or no connection. This is a list of artists who died from drug overdoses, drug abuse–related illnesses, and accidents caused largely by intoxication. (Deaths caused by alcohol and caffeine are included.) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Nick Adams - actor Dave Alexander - of The Stooges Rick Allen - of Asylum G.G. Allin - punk musician, heroin West Arkeen - of Outpatience, and songwriter, heroin Howard Arkley - painter Arlus - of the Blunt Stitches B Deford Bailey - country musician Chet Baker - jazz trumpeter and singer Florence Ballard - of The Supremes, cardiac arrest strongly exacerbated by long-term drug abuse Honore Balzac - caffeine poisoning from drinking over forty cups of coffee a day Lester Bangs - musician, writer, overdose of painkillers, possibly accidental Jean-Michel Basquiat - painter Ludwig van Beethoven - classical musician, note: alcohol abuse led to the serious health problems that caused his death Bix Beiderbecke - jazz musician John Belushi - of the Blues Brothers,actor, and comedian - heroin and cocaine Bunny Berigan Sonny Berman - jazz musician Wes Berggren - of Tripping Daisy Dave Bidwell - of the Pink Fairies, Chicken Shack, Savoy Brown Matty Blag - of Blaggers I.T.A Mike Bloomfield - blues guitarist, heroin Tommy Bolin - of Deep Purple John Bonham - of Led Zeppelin, inhalation of own vomit; believed to be alcohol-related James Booker - musician, heroin Erik Brodreskift - of Borknagar Herman Brood - musician Dennis Brown - musician Lenny Bruce - comedian, heroin, found dead with a needle in his arm Robert Buck - of 10,000 Maniacs Tim Buckley - rock and roll musician, heroin Lester Butler - harpist, of the Red Devils, heroin Paul Butterfield - American blues musician C Toy Caldwell - of Marshall Tucker Band Alex Campbell - musician Skip Candelori - of Turning Point Herb Caro - saxophoneist, clarinetist, heroin Leroy Carr - blues musician Michael Clarke - of the Byrds Steve Clarke - of Def Leppard Will Clay - of The Toys Montgomery Clift - actor Kurt Cobain - Nirvana singer and guitarist, heroin and gunshot wounds Brian Cole - of the Association Allen Collins - of Lynyrd Skynyrd Cowboy - of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five Carl Crack - of Atari Teenage Riot Darby Crash - punk musician, of the Germs, heroin Todd Crew - of the Drunk Fux and Jetboy Robbin Crosby - of Ratt, contracted and died of HIV as a result of long-time heroin addiction D Dalida - singer, barbiturates Dorothy Dandridge - actress, singer Jesse Ed Davis - guitarist, session musician, heroin Jeanine Deckers - the Singing Nun Sheik Sayid Darwish, Egyptian composer and father of Arab popular music, cocaine Rick Dey - of the Vejtables, February Sunshine, the Wilde Knights and the Merry-Go-Round DJ Screw - musician, codeine Tommy Dorsey - jazz musician and bandleader, choked to death while sleeping with the aid of drugs John Dougherty - of Flipper Nick Drake - musician E Jeanne Eagels - actress John Entwistle - of the Who Rick Evers - drummer and songwriter F Chris Farley - comedian Pete Farnden - of the Pretenders Rainer Fassbinder - playwright, director Keith Ferguson - of the Fabulous Thunderbirds Zach Foley - of EMF and Carrie Tom Foote - of the Devices and the Loco Gringos G Rory Gallagher - of Taste Jerry Garcia - of the Grateful Dead, cardiac arrest strongly exacerbated by longtime heroin abuse Paul Gardiner - of Gary Numan's Tubeway Army Judy Garland - American actress Duck Geottel - of Skinny Puppy, heroin Andy Gibb - singer, younger brother of the Bee Gees; cardiac damage strongly exacerbated by cocaine and alcohol abuse Candy Givens - of Zephyr Dwayne Goettel - heroin Stacy Guess - of the Squirrel Nut Zippers H Paul Hammond - of Atomic Rooster Bobby Hatfield - of the Righteous Brothers, heart attack triggered by cocaine overdose Tim Hardin - heroin Wynonie Harris - blues singer, alcohol poisoning George Harrison - of the Beatles, heavy tobacco user, died of lung cancer Alex Harvey - of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, liver damage caused by alcohol abuse Eddie Hazel - guitarist, of the P-funk collective Helno - of Les Negresses Vertes Margaux Hemingway - actress Jimi Hendrix - rock and roll musician, respiratory arrest caused by barbiturate overdose Gregory Herbet - of Blood, Sweat & Tears Bob Hite - of Canned Heat Randy Jo Hobbs - musician El Duce Hoke - of the Mentors Michael Holiday - singer Billie Holiday - jazz singer Hollywood Fats - musician Gary Holton - of Heavy Metal Kids James Honeyman-Scott - of the Pretenders Shannon Hoon - of Blind Melon Tim Hovey - actor Baby Huey - singer Phyllis Hyman - singer I J Lorri Jackson - musician Tom Jans - musician Brian Jones - of the Rolling Stones, drowned, very likely due to alcohol and barbiturate intoxication Rob Jones - of Wonder Stuff Janis Joplin - rock and roll and blues musician, heroin K John Kahn - of the Jerry Garcia Band Jeff Kaplan - of Kaleidoscope Wells Kelly - of Orleans Beverly Kenney - singer Kenny Kirkland - noted pianist, heroin Hoi Klinskih - of Sector Gaza Paul Kossoff - of Free Lance Krantz - drummer of Detox Eddie Kurdziel - of Redd Kross L Peter Laughner - of Pere Ubu; acute pancreatitis Bruce Lee - actor, of The Green Hornet, possible drug use - disputed. Rudy Lewis - of the Drifters Bela Lugosi- actor Frankie Lymon - doo wop singer, heroin Phil Lynott - of Thin Lizzy M Steve MacKay Billy MacKenzie - of the Associates Mike MacTavish - of the Lost Souls Steve Marriott - of The Small Faces and Humble Pie, drug related fire Big Maybelle Jad McAdam - of Lino David McComb - of Traffic David McCombs - of the Triffids, heroin Jimmy McCulloch - guitarist Pig Pen McKernan - of the Grateful Dead Robbie McIntosh - of the Average White Band, heroin Clyde McPhatter - singer Joe Meek - record producer Jonathan Melvoin - of the Smashing Pumpkins, heroin Mighty Spoiler - calypso music singer Miss Christine - of the GTO's Amadeo Modigliani - painter, alcohol poisoning Marilyn Monroe - actress, singer Ken Montgomery - of D.O.A Roy Montrell - session guitarist Keith Moon - of the Who Jim Morrison - of the Doors, heroin and alcohol (cause and fact of death disputed) Billy Murcia - of the New York Dolls Brent Mydland - keyboardist, of the Grateful Dead N Papoose Nelson - blues musician Jerry Nolan - of The New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers Bradley Nowell - of Sublime, heroin O Hugh O'Connor - actor, of In the Heat of the Night TV series Lani O'Grady - actress, of Eight Is Enough Frank O'Keefe - of the Outlaws Johnny O'Keefe - singer Brian O'Leary - actor Charlie Ondras - of Unsane Michael Owen - of the Ruts P Charlie Parker - jazz musician Gram Parsons - country musician, of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers Joe Pass - jazz musician Jon-Jon Paulos - of the Buckinghams Art Pepper - jazz musician Kristen Pfaff - of Hole, heroin Esther Phillips - singer John Phillips - musician, of the Mamas and the Papas River Phoenix - actor Jeffrey Lee Pierce - of the Gun Club Rob Pilatus - of Milli Vanilli Dana Plato - actress, of Diff'rent Strokes Elvis Presley - singer Freddie Prinze - comic, actor (Chico and the Man), self-inflicted gunshot wound while under the influence of Quaaludes Q Glenn Quinn - actor (Roseanne, Angel) R Dee Dee Ramone - of the Ramones Alex Ramsdell - jaz pianist Johnny Ray - musician Wallace Reid - actor Elis Regina - singer Rob Graves Ritter - of Thelonius Monster, Gun Club, the Bags, 45 Grave Peter Rosen - War Michael Rudetski - keyboardist, Culture Club David Ruffin - of the Temptations S Stefanie Sargent - of 7 Year Bitch Bon Scott - of AC/DC, inhalation of own vomit George Scott III - bass guitarist Phil Seaman - singer Jean Seberg - actress Edie Sedgewick - actress Will Shatter - of Flipper, heroin Eddy Shaver - of Shaver Bobby Sheehan - of Blues Traveler Judee Sill - musician Hillel Slovak - of Red Hot Chili Peppers, heroin Elliott Smith - singer Richard Sohl - of The Patti Smith Group Epic Soundtracks - of Swell Maps Layne Staley - of Alice in Chains Willian Stewart - doo wop singer, of Johnny Bragg & the Prisonaires Bob Stinson - of the Replacements Neil Storey - of the Dragon Rory Storm - musician Screaming Lord Sutch - singer T Dallas Taylor - of the Danderliers Vinnie Taylor - of Sha Na Na, heroin Gary Thain - of Uriah Heep Johnny Thunders - of the New York Dolls, alcohol and methadone Georg Trakl - playwright Steven James Turner - of Clock DVA Dick Twardzick - pianist U V Townes Van Zandt - musician Sid Vicious - of the Sex Pistols, heroin Gene Vincent - rock and roll musician, liver damage caused by alcohol W Dave Waller - musician Dinah Washington - singer Freddie Webster - jazz trumpeter Brett Whiteley - painter Keith Whitley - country musician, alcohol poisoning Danny Whitten - of Crazy Horse, heroin Hank Williams - country musician, overdose of painkillers, born with painful back deformation Alan Wilson - of Canned Heat Dennis Wilson - of the Beach Boys, exact cause of death unknown, alcohol-related drowning is a strong possibility Andrew Wood - of Mother Love Bone  [Edited 9/15/04 13:32pm] | |
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so sad that jonathan is on that list..... Space for sale... | |
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Don't quote me on this but... I heard a rumour that Keith Richards may have tried drugs once or twice  | |
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pacey68 said: Don't quote me on this but... I heard a rumour that Keith Richards may have tried drugs once or twice
  
  
 
  
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He's not dead (God forbid  ) but I have to add Jimmy Page!!!
This gives me another chance to post a pic of the man.  
Here you can see the progression of his heroin addiction.... A healthy Page 
Look how skinny his legs are.
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Here's some that may shock, we all know the obvious
Elton John Michael Jackson Clay Aiken Britney Spears Cher | |
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BTW theAudience, those Keith pictures are freaking me out.  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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People Who Died
Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old Fell from the roof on East Two-nine Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug On 26 reds and a bottle of wine Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old He looked like 65 when he died He was a friend of mine Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed They were two more friends of mine Two more friends that died Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs Judy jumped in front of a subway train Eddie got slit in the jugular vein And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others And I salute you brother Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died Herbie pushed Tony from the Boys' Club roof Tony thought that his rage was just some goof But Herbie sure gave Tony some bitchen proof "Hey," Herbie said, "Tony, can you fly?" But Tony couldn't fly, Tony died Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died Brian got busted on a narco rap He beat the rap by rattin' on some bikers He said, "Hey, I know it's dangerous, but it sure beats Riker's" But the next day he got offed by the very same bikers Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old Fell from the roof on East Two-nine Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug On 26 reds and a bottle of wine Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old He looked like 65 when he died He was a friend of mine Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed They were two more friends of mine Two more friends that died Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs Judy jumped in front of a subway train Eddie got slit in the jugular vein And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others And I salute you brother Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died ~~Jim Carroll tA Tribal Disorder
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HOLY SHIT!!! THE SINGING NUN DIED FROM SOMETHING DRUG RELATED???? 
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minneapolisgenius said: BTW theAudience, those Keith pictures are freaking me out.
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minneapolisgenius said: BTW theAudience, those Keith pictures are freaking me out.
They're 'posed to. 
Love the walking skeleton that was JP. 
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theAudience said: People Who Died lyrics
I totally forgot about that song!  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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theAudience said: minneapolisgenius said: BTW theAudience, those Keith pictures are freaking me out.
They're 'posed to.
Love the walking skeleton that was JP.
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http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm Well, it worked.
Yeah, and Page really WAS a walking skeleton. "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: BTW theAudience, those Keith pictures are freaking me out.
This is one I was really looking for...
..."The Ironic Shot", and just went a little berserk after that. tA Tribal Disorder
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"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: minneapolisgenius said: BTW theAudience, those Keith pictures are freaking me out.
This is one I was really looking for...
..."The Ironic Shot", and just went a little berserk after that. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm That one is actually very funny because he still looks damn cool. and then THIS one, is just plain wrong! "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Marrk said: minneapolisgenius said: BTW theAudience, those Keith pictures are freaking me out.
UNCLE KEITH! WHERE YOU BEEN? P o o |/, P o o |\ | |
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I was surprised to learn George Michael did a bunch of Extacy in the 80's
Also, was shocked to see a photo of Britney where her pupils were way wider than her companion's. Perry Farrell & Jane's Addiction Anthony Keidis & RHCP Elvis P Elvis C Jimi Hendrix This is too easy! Check this song out at:
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forgot my favorite, and one of the most complete addicts ever
John Lennon Check this song out at:
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Maybe the thread title should be changed to "Artists who HAVEN'T done drugs". "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: theAudience said: People Who Died lyrics
I totally forgot about that song! Gotta show these folks i've got a little punk cred. 
(very little)
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theAudience said: minneapolisgenius said: I totally forgot about that song! Gotta show these folks i've got a little punk cred.
(very little)
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http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm hehehe Not more than Ashley Simpson and Avril though.
(chain pulling reaction at work here) "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Cocaine is a helluva drug Keith Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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HELLO:
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Anxiety said: HELLO:
We forgot about her??!!! "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Jimi Hendrix - rock and roll musician, respiratory arrest caused by barbiturate overdose
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minneapolisgenius said: Maybe the thread title should be changed to "Artists who HAVEN'T done drugs".
Seriously! Check this song out at:
http://www.soundclick.com...tmusic.htm | |
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THE QUEEN OF COCAINE....
STEVIE NICKS! If you saw Vh-1's behind the Music the 10 zillion times it aired, you would know that! Let the rain come down...17 days.... | |
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Sly's done plenty.
Vanity snorted alot of coke. Morris Day also. Prince's eyes were pretty wide open in the 80's, he looked pretty high Dirty Mind-1999 era. I sure people on this board have done there share. Everybody does drugs! If you have an ailment you do drugs of some sort to rid of it. Users and abusers....you choose. | |
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