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People that were taken before their time

Beasty

Rather than being intermingled with the "things that were taken before their time" I think this is worthy of a thread of its own.

I will kick off with three individuals whose performances I have witnessed personally:

Freddie Mercury - I saw Queen 3 or 4 times during the 1980's, and Freddie Mercury was the best "performer" I have ever seen. I witnessed him at Knebworth in 1986 when Mercury had the 100,000+ eating out of his hands. His greatest performance, in my view, was one of his shortest - 13 July 1985, Wembley Stadium when he quite literally stole the show at Live Aid

Michael Jackson - I was never a particular Jackson fan, but I did take my teenage cousin (who was a big fan) to see him at Roundhay Park in Leeds in 1992 - I was absolutely astounded at the all-round quality of his performance

Phil Lynott - I saw Thin Lizzy a couple of times in the early 1980's. One was at Manchester Apollo, the night of a United victory, and so he was on very good form. Thin Lizzy were always a band whose live performances far outweighed their albums (I am not putting their albums down at all - they were excellent also) - Lynott was the guy who brought it all to life. He was, however, guilty of always relaying his classic line - "is there anyone out there with any Irish in them? Are there any girls out there who would like some Irish in them?" - sheer class!

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Red Hand

Marty McFly had his picture taken in 1885...way before his time in Back to the Future 3.

the_barfly1

Hendrix, Morrison, Jones, Cobain, Joplin.
(the 27 club)

PCPhoto

not trying to be smart or anything but hasn't everyone who has died been taken before their time...I mean with the obvious exception of death by old age.

Agricola

PCPhoto wrote: »

not trying to be smart or anything but hasn't everyone who has died been taken before their time...I mean with the obvious exception of death by old age.

I think the op means famous / important people. Not common or garden plebs!

The Pontiac

James Dean was just so cool. JFK too. Syd Barrett, although he was technically alive up until recently.

phasers

Jesus

Beasty

<Ollie> wrote: »

James Dean was just so cool. JFK too. Syd Barrett, although he was technically alive up until recently.

You can't mention JKF without also including Marilyn Monroe

xw2lj9uspm1eyh

I agree with the OP's choices i would add to the list

Jeff Buckley
Kurt Cobain
Jim Morrison

My name is URL

Jade Goody

Rented Mule

<Ollie> wrote: »

James Dean was just so cool.

The most over-rated actor of all time.

Beasty

Agricola wrote: »

I think the op means famous / important people. Not common or garden plebs!

..and in particular people that you would argue still had so much more to offer, perhaps at or near their prime when taken (I appreciate that may be arguable in the case of Jacko)

Duncan Edwards would be a good sporting example

spurious

Kirsty McColl, Dermot Morgan, Tony Gregory.

Rented Mule

I was at Stevie Ray Vaughn's last show at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin. He was really coming into his own after kicking drink/drugs when he was killed on that foggy night.

SRV taken well before his time,

Saibh

Stephen Gately

Brittany Murphy

MaybeLogic

Liam Neeson.

o1s1n

mendusa wrote: »

Jeff Buckley

Not taken soon enough! :mad:

GrizzlyMan

Numerous mates:(.....

and as for celebs : Randy Rhodes! and Cliff Burton!!

mikom

Beasty wrote: »

People that were taken before their time

Liam Neeson....

Pyr0

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Dimebag Darrel
Layne Staley
Sinatra
Chuck Schuldiner
Randy Rhodes

mikemac

Heath Ledger

The Pontiac

Rented Mule wrote: »

The most over-rated actor of all time.

Some would say the same about Monroe. They're still cultural icons though. They easily beat the Paris Hiltons, Goody et al. of today's so called socialites/iconic figures or whatever they call themselves.

I wouldn't call Dean overrated as a actor anyway. The youth back then could identify with him and the roles he played.

Beasty

Some I never saw, but wish I had:

Keith Moon
John Lennon
George Harrison
Bon Scott
Marc Bolan

Rented Mule

<Ollie> wrote: »

I wouldn't call Dean overrated as a actor anyway. The youth back then could identify with him and the roles he played.

Go back and watvh those films. Rebel Without a Cause makes me cringe when watching it. I'm not even talking about the sexual tension between Dean and Sal Mineo. It has certainly not withstood the test of time.

He was young and good looking when he died. This is what he is remeberred for more than anything else.

The Pontiac

Rented Mule wrote: »

Go back and watvh those films. Rebel Without a Cause makes me cringe when watching it. I'm not even talking about the sexual tension between Dean and Sal Mineo. It has certainly not withstood the test of time.

He was young and good looking when he died. This is what he is remeberred for more than anything else.

I've watched all three already. I'm not saying he was the greatest actor of all time, like Brando or someone. But he's by no means a crap actor. I don't think Rebel Without a Cause is cringeworthy at all - one has to remember it was made in 1955, and it's probably a honest depiction of youth life back then.

The Pontiac

When someone like Bob Dylan modeled himself on James Dean, then that to me says it all really, even if someone thinks he was a crap actor (which I don't).

Chinafoot

Bill Hicks.

Thrill

patrick swayze
Princess Diana

CR 7

mink_man.

ToniTuddle

Some of these you may not recognise their names but I remember them and they deserve a mention.

Jonathan Brandis

Brad Renfro

Merlin Santana
Lamont Bentley
River Phoenix

David Strickland
John Belushi
Tupac Shakur

TheZohanS

Maddie.