October 03, 2004

The rock of death

Sex, drugs and rock-n-roll -- it's a cliche. So, it's probably no surprise that the rock lifestyle has claimed a few lives. The NY Daily News did a story on the subject. They list the deadlist bands in rock (the bands which have had the most members die), the worst day in rock (when Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash) as well as those who have "outlived expectations" (Courtney Love, David Crosby, Ozzy Osbourne).

Then you have the list of the most dangerous jobs in rock:

  1. Keyboardist for the Grateful Dead (they've lost four)
  2. Bass player for The Allman Brothers (three -- good luck Oteil!)
  3. Drummer for Spinal Tap (six, mostly to various gardening accidents)

Thanks to David for the tip.

Posted by Casper at October 3, 2004 11:01 PM
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