Nah
Imagine you were an American guitarist and songwriter, like Hendrix, and wanted to die young and leave a good-looking corpse, like Hendrix, and you made a deal with the devil to this end. And then imagine you're Shannon Hoon from Blind Melon.

For every Joplin, there is a Kristen Pfaff. For every Bonham, a Spinal Tap drummer (or five).
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 11:46, 4 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

For every Anton du Burk

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 11:47, Reply)

You lay off Tony!

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 11:49, Reply)

A Ringo Starr, if you will.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 11:48, Reply)

No, I won't.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 11:54, Reply)

Ah, Ringo Starr
Proof that boundless talent doesn't always lead to an early grave
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:00, Reply)

I won't have a word said against Starkey
A great drummer. No arguments.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:16, Reply)

because you can't, like, dust for vomit

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:00, Reply)

Hahaha
Played
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:03, Reply)

What's a shannon hoon, blind melon, joplin, pristen plaff or bonham ?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:01, Reply)

Allow me to educate you
Shannon Hoon - American rock star, died young of a drug overdose
Blind Melon - the shit band he was in
Joplin - Janis, American singer-songwriter, died young, was excellent
Kristen Pfaff - Hole drummer, died young, was shit, as are/were Hole
Bonham - John, Led Zeppelin drummer and (incredibly) the only member of that band's determination to take every drug America had to offer during the 1970s to cark it as a result. Choked to death on his own vomit, providing the material for an excellent Spinal Tap joke, as referenced by TGB above.

Hope this helps.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:06, Reply)

Why do you know this useless information?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:09, Reply)

Look who you're asking
My brain hold useful information like a sieve holds water, and treats useless information like a sieve holds a brick.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:11, Reply)

... and wasn't it our own Jonathan Miller who said:
'London swing like a pendulum do'
Cheers, Cookie
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:14, Reply)

No
It was Roger Miller
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:24, Reply)

Or have I missed another Thats The Joke?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:25, Reply)

Errr ... kinda.
It was an obscure quote from (I think) That Was The Week That Was ... hence the Cook cite ...
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:48, Reply)

Ah I see...
Jonathan Miller makes sense now. Too obscure for me though...
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:53, Reply)

I only know two:
Janis Joplin: greatest white female rock/blues vocalist ever
John Bonham: Led Zeppelin drummer, regarded by many as the best/iin top three all time greatest rock drummers
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:06, Reply)

I like to think that the names I associated them with above proves that greatness is not necessarily exaggerated by an early death
Except in the case of Kurt Cobain
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 15 Nov 2011, 12:12, Reply)