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This is a page dedicated to The Stupid Club
The "Stupid Club" refers to the group of musicians who died in their
prime. Mostly at, or around, the age of 27. The "Birth" you might call it, of the "Stupid Club" was a few
days after Kurt Cobain died. Wendy O'Connor, Kurt Cobains mother, was quoted as saying "Now he's gone and joined that
stupid club, I told him not to join that stupid club."
I KNEW there was something else besides what Kurt Cobains mother
had said days after his death... Thanks to the annoymous surfer who put this in my guestbook.
Like she told him, I'll tell you - "Don't ever join the stupid club.
You would break more hearts than you know. You are loved for your kindness, your generosity to your friends ,your music, yourself.
You are the strongest most real person I know."
The group of musicians in the stupid club reads like a book on the history
of Rock. . .
Brian Jones 1942 - 1969
Jimi Hendrix 1942 - 1970
Janis Joplin 1943 - 1970
Jim
Morrison 1943 - 1971
Kurt Cobain 1967 - 1994
Shannon Hoon 1967 - 1995
Bradley Nowell 1968 - 1996
Below is a short bio on each member of the stupid club
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| Brain Jones |
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Born February 28th 1942
Oldest of three children
Parents Lewis Blount and Louisa Beatrice Jones
Member of The Rolling Stones
Left Rolling Stones in June of 1969
Died July 2 1969 by dorowning in a swimming pool accident
| Jimi Hendrix |
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Born James Marshal Hendrix November 27th 1942 in Seattle, Washington
Got first guitar at age 12
Voluntarily joined the army at 17
Played woodstock in 1969 walking off the stage after 2 songs
Last concert Sept 14 1970
Died Sept 18 1970 suffocated in his own vomit after an overdose of barbiturates
| Janis Joplin |
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Born January 19th 1943 in Port Arthur Texas
Made her performing debut in December 19 1961
Became addicted to amphetamines in 1965
Known for her brash, uncompromising vocal style and boas
Bands - Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band
Final tour with Full Tilt Boogie Band along with Grateful Dead in July of 1970
Died October 4th 1970 of a herion overdose
| Jim Morrison |
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Born December 8th 1943 Melbourne, Florida
Frontman of The Doors
Real ambition was to be a film maker, got in to music by accident
Joined a band called Rick and the Ravens later to be known as The Doors
The name "The Doors" comes from 2 things...
Aldous Huxley's cult hit, "The Doors of Perception"
and a quote by William Blake. "There are things known, and there are things unknown and in
between are the doors"
Died July 3rd 1971of an apparent heart attack
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| Kurt Cobain |
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Born February 20th 1967 in Hoquaim Seattle soon moving to Aberdeen
Parents divorced at age 7
At age 11 first heard the Sex Pistols
Frontman of grunge band Nirvana
Stomach problems plaguaged him his whole life
Started taking herion in the early 90's said it help his stomach
Married Courtney Love in February of 1992
Died between april 4th and 6th 1994 of a shotgun wound to the head
| Shannon Hoon |
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Born Sept 26th 1967 in Lafayette, Indiana
Lead singer of Blind Melon
Fall 91 asked by Axl Rose, sings backup vocals & appears in G'N'R video, "Don't Cry,"
Album became major hit in '93, also Hoon started numerous drug problems
Performed at Woodstock II in August 1994
Daughter, Nico, Born July 11th 1995
His voice was often compared to that of Janis Joplin
Died Oct 21st 1995 found dead on tour bus in New Orleans of a
cocain overdose
| Bradley Nowell |
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Born February 22, 1968, in Long Beach California
Formed the band Sublime in 1989
40oz of freedom was their first CD released in 91
Sold 60,000 copies, selling the CD's from the trunk of their car
Started a two year "experiment," where he would shoot heroin to boost his "creativity"
Released second album "robbin the hood" in 1994 while their songs "Date Rape" from their first album became a huge hit.
Son,
Jakob James Nowell was born June 1995
Went to record their self-entitled album in 96
Heroin problem was getting out of control, put himself into rehab for Troy and Jakob After about six months
came home clean
Life back together again, brought in the new year by. . . shooting up on heroin
May 18, 1996 married Troy Dendekker, May 20, went on tour, May 24th after playing a in Petalum, Ca called
Troy and told her how well the show had gone, and how happy he was
Died May 24/25th '96 of a heroin overdose onlya few hours
after speaking with his wife
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"Its better to burn out, then to fade away" One of the last things writtin in Kurt Cobains suicide note
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