Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

male, deceased (1994)
Nirvana member, grunge, From Seattle, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana, death by firearm in the United States…drugaddiction, treated for drug addiction
Kurt Donald Cobain was the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the Seattle-based rock band Nirvana. Cobain was born in Aberdeen, Washington...
Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

male, deceased (2003)
Omaha, Portland, Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith, bass guitar, autopsy, Miss Misery…drugaddiction
Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an Academy Award-nominated American singer-songwriter and musician. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he...
Steve Earle

Steve Earle

male, 54 years old
from Virginia, rock, political activist, American, drugaddiction, Kerrville New Folk Competition finalist
Steve Earle (born Stephen Fain Earle January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, well known for his rock and country music, as well as for...
Johnny Thunders

Johnny Thunders

male, deceased (1991)
The New York Dolls member, rock and roll, drugaddiction, American, American punk rock singer, Punk rock guitarist…died from drug overdose
Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr (July 15, 1952 - April 23, 1991), was a rock and roll guitarist and singer, first with the New York...
Gia Carangi

Gia Carangi

female, deceased (1986)
Roman Catholic, Child molestation victim, fashion magazine, hiv, supermodel, Cosmopolitan…drugaddiction, treated for drug addiction
Gia Marie Carangi was an American fashion model during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Carangi, who was of Italian, Welsh and Irish ancestry, was...
Tao Ruspoli

Tao Ruspoli

male
Gitanos, photographer, Documentary film, Debra Berger, Dado Ruspoli, University of California, Berkeley…drugaddiction
Tao Ruspoli (born 7 November 1975) is an Italian-American documentary film maker, photographer, and flamenco guitarist. He is the son of Italian...
Dee Dee Ramone

Dee Dee Ramone

male, deceased (2002)
American punk rock bass guitarist, from Virginia, from New York City, From Queen, bass guitar, ramones…drugaddiction, died in accidental drug overdose
Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin) (September 18, 1952 - June 5, 2002) was a German American songwriter and bassist, best remembered as a...
Christiane F.

Christiane F.

female, 47 years old
first-person narrative, teenaged, news magazine, Stern magazine, English-speaking, Berlin-Zoologischer Garten station…drugaddiction
Christiane F. (full name: "Vera Christiane Felscherinow"), was born in Hamburg on May 20, 1962. Her family moved to West Berlin when she was a...
George Segal

George Segal

male, 75 years old
Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe, newtown, George School, Ship of Fools, Law & Order Special Victims Unit cast, United States National Medal of Arts recipient…drugaddiction
George Segal (born February 13, 1934 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York) is an American film and stage actor. He was educated at the George...

Robert Hunter

male, 68 years old
Lyricist, poet, Grateful Dead, I Know You Rider, Stanford University, palo alto…drugaddiction
Robert C. Hunter (born June 23, 1941) is an American lyricist, singer songwriter, and poet, best known for his association with Jerry Garcia and...