Top 10 Musicians Who Tragically Died Due to Drugs and Alcohol
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Published 2016-08-13
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Drugs and alcohol have taken away some truly great musicians over the years. This list looks at some revered, talented artists who died from an overdose, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
List entries and rank:
#10: Whitney Houston
#9: John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
#8: Sid Vicious (The Sex Pistols)
#7: Keith Moon (The Who)
#6: Michael Jackson
#5: Elvis Presley
#4: Amy Winehouse
#3, #2 & #1: ?
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All Comments (21)
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Layne Staley. Come on guys. You missed this one big time
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Two complaints: 1.) MJ should've been higher (not necessarily number one, but higher than six) 2.) Where the heck is Prince???
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Where was: Layne Staley(Alice in Chains) Phil Lynott(Thin Lizzy) Shannon Hoon(Blind Melon) They weren't even honorable mentions.
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At least The King died on the throne.
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How the hell did Layne Staley and Scott Weiland not even get an honorable mention at least??!?! DISLIKE
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RIP to everyone on the list.
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How can you rank peoples' deaths?
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Layne Staley wasn't even an honorable mention??? WTF?
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Why are Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson so low on the list?! I would have put M.J. at 1, Jimi at 2, and Elvis at 3. Remember this, people: drugs and alcohol are never the answer.
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You forgot Layne Stanley
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Layne Staley didn't even get an honorable mention? WTF?
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Jimi Hendrix was the biggest loss to the music world IMHO. He could do it all — perform, sing, and play rock guitar like no one else. I love watching him in concert videos — he was an absolute maestro on the guitar.
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Layne Staley should have at least made the honourable mentions
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how could you not include Layne Staley ????
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where is layne staley?
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Layne Stanley wasn't mentioned?!! What the heck! And you mentioned Bon Scott when talking about John Bohnam but he wasn't even an honerable mention! C'mon! Dislike.
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How is Layne Staley not on here?
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Where's Layne Staley?
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Layne Staleys death was the longest saddest death by drugs iv ever heard of. a 10 year heavy addiction to heroin and crack that lasts until you literally rot away. thought that might have made it on here
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I saw one of the final performances by The Who's Keith Moon in Texas when I was about 14....Keith fell off of his drum kit and it took them awhile to set him back up.....damn good show
