27 Club
Musicians' fatal age
The 27 Club is the informal grouping of famous musicians and artists who died at age twenty-seven—including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse.
The pattern has acquired mystique in rock mythology, though statistically it may be coincidence.
He joked darkly about joining the 27 Club.
- 27Integer following twenty-six
- legacyWhat's passed down
- blues rockGuitar genre merging traditions
- gone too soonDied before expected
- burning outDepleting through overuse
Janis Joplin · Robert Johnson · depression · tortured artist · myth-making · Jimi Hendrix · numerology · fatalism · addiction · Kurt Cobain · fame · soul music · superstition · Jim Morrison · folklore · tragedy · psychedelic rock · grunge
lifespan/longevity
27 Clublongevity
Duration of existence
long life · nonagenarian · elder statesman · Keith Richards · Mick Jagger