Substance Abuse Related Deaths of Famous Rock Stars

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of DEATH.
Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)

Average Age at Death of Included Rock Stars (1)	36.9 Years
Average Age at Death of Americans (2)	75.8 Years

(1) Computed from the included list.

(2) From "The World Almanac and Book of Facts", 1997, p.973

SUMMARY OF CAUSES OF DEATH
	Drug Overdose	40
	Alcohol	9

Substance Abuse Related Deaths of Famous Rock Stars

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	BAND	DATE (YY/MM/DD)	AGE	CAUSE
GG	Allin		93-06-28	36	Drug overdose
Mike	Bloomfield		81-02-15	37	Drug overdose
Tommy	Bolin	Deep Purple	76-12-04	25	Drug overdose
John	Bonham	Led Zeppelin	80-09-25	32	Alcohol overdose
Tim	Buckley		75-06-29	28	Drug overdose
Miss	Christine	GTO's	72-11-05		Drug overdose
Steve	Clark	Def Leppard	91-01-08	30	Alcohol
Brian	Cole	Association	72-08-02	28	Drug overdose
	Dimwit	DOA	94-08-27		Drug Overdose
Pete	Farndon	Pretenders	83-04-14	30	Drug overdose
Rory	Gallagher		95-06-14	47	Alcohol
Dwayne	Goettel	Skinny Puppy	95-08-23	31	Drug overdose
Ric	Grech	Family, Blind Faith	90-03-17	44	Drug overdose
Bill	Haley		81-02-09	56	Alcohol
Tim	Hardin		80-12-29	39	Drug overdose
	Helno	Les Negresses Vertes	93-01-21	29	Drug overdose
Jimi	Hendrix		70-09-18	27	Drug overdose
Gregory	Herbert	Blood, Sweat & Tears	78-..-..	28	Drug overdose
James	Honeyman-Scott	Pretenders	82-06-16	25	Drug overdose
Shannon	Hoon	Blind Melon	95-10-21	28	Drug overdose
Janis	Joplin		70-10-04	27	Drug overdose
Frankie	Lymon	The Teenagers	68-02-28	25	Drug overdose
Phil	Lynott	Thin Lizzy	86-01-04	35	Drug Abuse
Robbie	McIntosh	Average White Band	74-09-23	23	Drug overdose
Ron 'Pigpen'	McKernan	Grateful Dead	73-03-08	27	Alcohol
Jonathan	Melvoin	Smashing Pumpkins	96-07-11	34	Drug overdose
Keith	Moon	Who	78-09-07	32	Drug overdose
Bill	Murcia	New York Dolls	72-11-06	21	Drug overdose
Brent	Mydland	Grateful Dead	90-07-01	38	Drug overdose
Bradley	Nowell	Sublime	96-05-25	28	Drug overdose
Malcolm	Owen	Ruts	80-07-14	24	Drug overdose
John	Panozzo	Styx	96-07-16	47	Alcohol
Gram	Parsons	Byrds	73-09-19	26	Drug Overdose
Kristen	Pfaff	Hole	94-06-16	24	Drug overdose
Elvis	Presley		77-08-16	42	Drug Overdose
David	Ruffin	Temptations	91-06-01	50	Drug overdose
Stefanie	Sargent	7 Year Bitch	92-06-27	24	Drug overdose
Bon	Scott	AC/DC	80-02-19	33	Alcohol
Will	Shatter	Flipper	87-12-09	31	Drug Overdose
Hillel	Slovak	Red Hot Chili Peppers	88-06-??	25	Drug Overdose
Bob	Stinson	Replacements	95-02-20	35	Drug overdose
Vinnie	Taylor	Sha Na Na	74-04-17	25	Drug overdose
Gary	Thain	Uriah Heep	76-03-19	27	Drug overdose
Johnny	Thunders	New York Dolls	91-04-23	38	Drug overdose
Nicholas	Traina	Link 80	97-08-21	19	Suicide (overdose)
Townes	Van Zandt		97-01-01	52	Alcohol
Sid	Vicious	Sex Pistols	79-02-02	21	Drug overdose
Gene	Vincent		71-10-12	36	Alcohol
Danny	Whitten	Crazy Horse	72-11-18	29	Drug overdose
Andrew	Wood	Mother Love Bone	90-03-19	24	Drug overdose

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of DEATH.
Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)

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