The late rapper was aware he was in danger of joining the dreaded list of musicians who died at age 27. In 2015, Miller’s song…
The late rapper was aware he was in danger of joining the dreaded list of musicians who died at age 27.
In 2015, Miller’s song “Brand Name” referenced the infamous “27 Club” that includes a list of actors, artists, and musicians who tragically died at age 27, including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones.
“To everyone who sell me drugs / Don’t mix it with that bulls**t, I’m hoping not to join the 27 Club,” Miller said.
“I’d rather be the corny white rapper than the drugged out mess who can’t even get out of his house. Overdosing is just not cool. There’s no legendary romance, you don’t go down in history because you overdosed. You just die.”
Mac Miller won’t be part of the dreaded 27 Club, but the day of his tragic drug overdose will always be remembered by fans and hopefully serve as a wakeup call to other struggling addicts.
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The exclusive “club” also famously includes Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones (who died in 1969), legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1970), rock and blues singer Janis Joplin (1970), the Doors frontman Jim Morrison (1971), and singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. (2011).
Jim Morrison’s long-time companion, Pamela Courson, who was with him when he was found dead in his Paris apartment in 1971, also died of an overdose three years later at age 27, as did Kurt Cobain’s widow Courtney Love’s Hole bandmate, Kristen Pfaff, who died of a heroin overdose at age 27 two months after Cobain’s death in 1994.
