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is there a celebrity death that really bothered you?

It really got to me when Marvin Gaye was killed....maybe how it happened more than anything.

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pedrohedgerow · 61-69, M

David Bowie,as a teen he helped me break free.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

Robin Williams death touched me. He was gone way too soon

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

@cherokeepatti That was so tragic!

Pitchblue

John Lennon died on my birthday. Dec 8th It was like Peace and Love was being stamped out.

SW-User

Chester Bennington

istillhaveanameitsrick · 56-60, M

Elvis Presley, I was really young and my dad had promised that he was going to take me to a concert shortly before he passed.

MrBlueGuy

Chris Cornell hit me hard for some reason

craig7 · 70-79, M

None that really "bothered" me as such,though some certainly grabbed my attention at the time - the first that did was Marilyn Monroe in 1962.

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craig7 · 70-79, M

@SW-User I also remember Clark Gable's death being reported,as I recall it was the first item on the TV news here in Australia at the time,but I wasn't so aware of who he was back then - but I remember my mother reacting to it.

originnone · 61-69, M

@craig7 I remember my mother being upset when Jack Cassidy died. I barely knew who he was.

SW-User

@originnone

His idol was John Barrymore. You can see it in the way he carried himself.

TheFragile · 46-50, M

George Michael

bijouxbroussard · F

@TheFragile Yes. 🥺

Torn60 · M

Kurt Cobain

HannahSky · F

That was tragic. I remember trying to figure out what it really meant when Lennon was killed.

nedkelly · 61-69, M

Princess Di, John Lennon, Bon Scott

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@nedkelly

Yes, yes and yes.

craig7 · 70-79, M

@nedkelly Just 5 days before Diana's death,my wife and I had travelled through the same traffic tunnel in Paris,where she was fatally injured.

originnone · 61-69, M

@nedkelly no Malcolm?

Confined · 56-60, M

George Carlin, Sam Kinison and others.

fanuc2013 · 51-55, F

Would it bother a celebrity if I died?

Bignakedguy · 31-35, M

Prince’s death.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

There have been a few over the years. The first one I remember was Kurt Cobain. Not just because I liked his music but at 12 it was the first time I was exposed to the idea of suicide and a graphic one at that. At the time I could not wrap my brain around that.

InOtterWords · F

A few
Robin William
Prince
George Michael
Chadwick Boseman

bijouxbroussard · F

@InOtterWords Yes. Chadwick Boseman’s death was so unexpected and tragic. 😞

SW-User

Jim Morrison.

https://youtu.be/aKd6yarfkxA

DiegoWolfe · 36-40

Bill Paxton and John Ritter, both of their deaths really bothered me, i guess it was because they were not really that old and they still had so much life left to live...

revenant · F

Not really no. I get a bit mournful when people who bring joy die. Freddy Mercury, David Bowie, Rutger Hauer..
But since I never knew them personally...

DoubleRings · 51-55, F

Princess Diana and Robin Williams. Two genuinely good loving people taken long before their time in shattering ways.

BrewCityBarfly · M

Not bothered per se, like someone I know personally. More along the lines of "oh, that's too bad, because I liked them" kind of thing. I think Steve Irwin was one, because my kids were young and watched the show.

The most shocking was Dale Earnhardt. We had come back from a night out, and proceeded to watch the Daytona 500 as recorded. For some reason, the recording stopped a few laps before the end of the race. We turned on ESPN to try and catch who won the race and...

originnone · 61-69, M

@BrewCityBarfly Yeah, I get sad about Irwin every time I see his kids on their show.

SW-User

Brittany Murphy, Robin Williams and Paul Walker. I watched a lot of movies with my mom when I was younger.

Entwistle · 56-60, M

Jimi Hendrix death at the age of 27 still bothers me when i think of what the music world has lost. We are talking absolute genius here.
A man who never played any song the same way twice. So creative and a gentle soul too.
For me the loss of Hendrix is on par with the loss of Mozart.

bijouxbroussard · F

Robin Williams’ death was especially a shock here, because he’d lived in the Bay Area for so long. 😞

SethGreene531 · M

Anthony Bourdain
Michael Jackson
James Avery

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SethGreene531 · M

@originnone Definitely, Valerie had such a dear heart. I really admired her.

Suzanne was earlier I believe, and a more obscure actress. She was Bob Newhart's wife where he played the psychologist.

originnone · 61-69, M

@SethGreene531 I remember her on Bob Newhart. She was beautiful. I remember many scenes of the two lying in bed, talking.

SethGreene531 · M

@originnone Yeah, she was elegant. Her and Bob had a great relationship, largely owing to her affable nature. Their before bed chats always ended an episode!

Spoiledbrat · F

I was sad when John Ritter died. It doesn't bother me necessarily even though the doctor treated him for a heart a attack and he could have lived if treated for the right ailment.

NoGamesTolerated · F

This American was sad when the Queen died! 😢

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NoGamesTolerated · F

@nedkelly Elizabeth

NoGamesTolerated · F

@nedkelly Queen had some good music tho!

NoGamesTolerated · F

@NoGamesTolerated Well ya know.. Freddie

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

When I learned about X Japan and Hide. Damn, that man was just starting his career anew in LA with a new band. 😞

DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F

Bowie, Princess Di, and Bill Paxton all really bothered me, unexpectedly.

SilkandLace2 · 46-50, M

Ronnie James Dio, he's been my favorite for forever it seems, and i had just been to what would end up being his last show with Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath) the summer before, i was stunned the morning i heard about it, i didn't even know he had been sick😞

SW-User

Yeah, countless

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

MJ Cha’mon 🕺

mrh1972 · MVIP

Prince

ServantOfTheGoddess · 61-69, M

@mrh1972 Yes, way too young and didn't need to happen

MasterLee · 56-60, M

Nope

wildbill83 · 36-40, M

Only ones I knew/had met at some point

Dale Earnhardt Sr., Junior Johnson, Johnny Cash, Roy Clark, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, etc.

originnone · 61-69, M

@wildbill83 Earl Scruggs. I haven't heard his or Lester's name in a while.

bijouxbroussard · F

Yes. His father had reportedly been a real head case for some time, a [b]minister[/b] who was abusive to his wife and all of his children, but especially to Marvin. The mother said he was actually jealous of his son. I hate that it took him killing Marvin for her to finally leave the father.

TurtleEclipseOfTheHeart · 22-25, F

Cameron Boyce
Gilbert Gottfried
Sandy from Grease
Regis Philbin
Kobe Bryant

Crazywaterspring · 61-69, M

Senator Moynihan (D-NY) and Frank Zappa.

Men! Get that prostate checked!

TurtleEclipseOfTheHeart · 22-25, F

Cameron Boyce
Gilbert Gottfried
Sandy from Grease
Regis Philbin
Kobe Bryant

pdockal · 56-60, M

Why would a celebrity death bother me unless i knew them personally ?????

ServantOfTheGoddess · 61-69, M

John Lennon 😪

originnone · 61-69, M

@ServantOfTheGoddess I was in high school. I remember some kids wore black. His death really didn't hit me like some. I think it bothered me more when George passed. Now I'm getting upset....