27: A History of the 27 Club through the Lives of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse

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When singer Amy Winehouse used to be found dead at her London home in 2011, the press inducted her into what Kurt Cobain’s mother named the 27 Club. “Now he is gone and joined that stupid club,” she said in 1994, after being told that her son, the front man of Nirvana, had committed suicide. “I told him not to…” Kurt’s mom used to be referring to the unusual roll call of stars who died at the same young age, including Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison of the Doors. All were talented. All were dissipated. All were 27.

In this haunting book, writer Howard Sounes conducts the definitive forensic investigation into the lives and deaths of the six most iconic members of the Club, in addition to some lesser known members, to discover what, except accident, this phenomenon signifies.

In a grimly fascinating journey through the dark side of the music business, Sounes uncovers a common story of excess, madness, and self-destruction. The fantasies, half-truths, and mythologies that have grow to be associated with the Club are debunked. As a substitute, a clear and compelling narrative emerges, one in keeping with hard facts, that unites these lost souls in both life and death.
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