Rock and roll can be a brutal business. The good die young, the great leave the party too soon and others simply choose to implode. Maybe it's something about baring the soul to millions. Or maybe artists sometimes get caught up in their own myths. Who knows?

Hendrix choked on vomit. Cobain blew his brains out. Lennon was gunned down. Being a famous musician appears to have its costs. If you're interested in this kind of thing, many macabre musicologists have set up web sites about who died, when, why and how.

Dead Rock Stars
This page is a tribute to the many great rock musicians and composers who have provided us with great music and those who have had a great influence rock music.

Obituary and tribute list to rockstars
This site is the love child of fans just like you who want nothing more than a place to gather and pay our respects to the men and women who entertained and inspired millions around the world.

Died Too Early
http://www.clicks-and-klangs.com/archive/001/001diedjg.htm
http://www.clicks-and-klangs.com/archive/002/002diedjg.htm
Every month we bring together a list of disparate musicians with one common factor.

Premature Death of Rock Stars
"The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened." - Proverbs 10:27

The Dead Rock Stars Club Guest Book

Fuller Up: The dead musician directory
Find your dead rockstar by type of death. Highlights include 'inhalation of own vomit', 'shooting' and 'brawling'.